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Speaker of the Assembly Anthony Rendon speaks during the State of the State ceremony in Sacramento on March 8, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters California Assembly Speaker Rendon: The exit interview
Gov. Gavin Newsom announces a proposed a 2024 ballot initiative to improve mental health services across the state, at Alvarado Hospital in San Diego on March 19, 2023. Photo by Adriana Heldiz, The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Pool Big proposals by Gov. Newsom, big pushback
A young child walks past a painting depicting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during a Juneteenth celebration in Los Angeles on June 19, 2020. Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to take control of the state and ensure all enslaved people were freed, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong Why Juneteenth isn’t a full California state holiday
Assemblymember Corey Jackson, a Moreno Valley Democrat, at his legislative office at the state Capitol in Sacramento on April 12, 2023. Photo by Rahul Lal for CalMatters Meet Corey Jackson, one of the new class of California lawmakers
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Good morning, California. How about those Warriors and the Sharks? Happy Tax Day. Pleased to meet you: I’m Dan Morain. I came to CALmatters because I want to help build a great and lasting journalism organization. This newsletter, which CALmatters launches today, is part of my contribution. My goal is to deliver quick and timely takes that explain California […]
By • April 16, 2018