calmatters.orgadded August 2026
CalMattersby Lynn La13d ago
Locals in Pacifica have had enough of Airbnb. In recent years, the number of listings from the short-term rental platform increased 70% in the city just south of San Francisco that’s known for its...
CalMattersby Dan Walters13d ago
California’s Nov. 3 ballot contains 14 statewide ballot measures and five of them pertain to taxes, including the much-debated Proposition 40, which would tax the wealth of the state’s...
CalMattersby Eva Pagaling13d ago
My path to advocating for ocean protection began when I was about 10, watching my dad and other Chumash community members build our traditional maritime tomols, or canoes, using redwood planks and...
CalMattersby Rachel Becker13d ago
IN SUMMARY - After years of hoses run town to town during wildfires, Fire Chief Willie Sapeta built an alliance to fix it himself.
CalMattersby Kathryn Wheeler13d ago
In summary Residents of cities like Pacifica want to limit the presence of visitors and corporations. Companies like Airbnb want to keep their lucrative coastal listings.
CalMattersby Ben Christopher and Nigel Duara14d ago
In summary The California Supreme Court ruled Sheriff Chad Bianco violated the state’s election law when his office seized ballots from the Riverside County registrar.
CalMattersby Lynn La14d ago
Billionaires really don’t want voters to pass Proposition 40. Not only have they poured more than $187 million so far to try and defeat the measure, they’ve also placed two other measures — Prop.
CalMattersby Marisa Kendall14d ago
In summary New legislation forces the city and county of Sacramento to collaborate on homelessness. Stakeholders say it could have repercussions California-wide.
CalMattersby Paul R. Parker14d ago
California’s county jails are in crisis. Despite a declining jail population statewide, deaths in jails have occurred at record-high levels in recent years.
CalMattersby Kristen Hwang14d ago
IN SUMMARY - Recent polling shows voters narrowly support Prop. 40 — the billionaire tax — and two measures designed to kill it. - Only one outcome can prevail.
CalMattersby Dan Walters14d ago
The deal that California Attorney General Rob Bonta made this week to allow the $111 billion merger of entertainment media powerhouses Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros.
CalMattersby Mikhail Zinshteyn14d ago
In summary Overall, unionized staff and faculty compensation at the California State University is on par with national averages for similar public universities, but about a third of workers’ total...
CalMattersby Lynn La15d ago
If you want to build a housing project somewhere in California like Los Angeles, you’ll have to wade through an ocean of red tape to secure the right permits.
CalMattersby Ben Christopher15d ago
In summary Tanner Blackman’s job is to push housing projects through Los Angeles’ famously Byzantine permitting process.
CalMattersby Mark Butler15d ago
When reports surfaced recently that Interior Department Secretary Doug Burgum spent the last year quietly working to hand over a portion of Yosemite National Park to a developer, I was angry but...
CalMattersby Carolyn Jones15d ago
In summary A state audit found Highlands charter school in Sacramento allegedly misspent $180 million.
CalMattersby Levi Sumagaysay15d ago
Insurance companies are starting to write new policies in California again after years of holding back as wildfire risk climbed higher.
CalMattersby Dan Walters15d ago
In sheer economic terms, Southern California’s movie and television production industry is not terribly important, generating scarcely 1% of the state’s $4 trillion-plus annual economic output.
CalMattersby Lynn La16d ago
The Northern California County that often seems to be at the center of election drama is bracing for another potentially bumpy one.
CalMattersby Matt Vespa16d ago
Recently I spoke with a Californian whose yard was torn apart when his local utility arrived to replace his aging gas pipeline. The utility had blocked off the road and started digging.
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