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Are you a college student whose semester has been turned upside down by the pandemic? Are you a professor who is getting acclimated to teaching your students via video conference? CalMatters College Journalism Network Editor Felicia Mello and fellow Aidan McGloin moderated a conversation with California State University Chancellor Tim White on April 2 to […]

This timeline tracks how California state and local governments tackled the evolving COVID-19 crisis since the first case was detected. 

The director of California’s Department of Aging said Wednesday that the coronavirus pandemic is not only helping inform the state’s evolving Master Plan on Aging but also putting the state’s response to its senior population to its “ultimate stress test.” Kim McCoy Wade made the remarks in a wide-ranging web conversation with CalMatters health care […]

State of the State Address Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by California Governor Gavin Newsom February 19, 2020 Thank you, Madame Lieutenant Governor. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for welcoming Jen and me to your house. Madame Pro Tem, Members of this Legislature, fellow Californians. Thank you once again for the privilege of this podium. Traditionally, […]

Homelessness, education, climate action, health, consumer protection, school lunches: Gov. Gavin Newsom's agenda couldn't differ more from President Donald Trump's. Budgets are a statement of values, notes Newsom. Here’s what his choices say about California’s.

Muchos de los que se han ido dicen que simplemente no podían permitirse quedarse. En un informe se indicó que la mayoría de los que se van ganan menos de 100,000 dólares.

New laws in a minute, court challenges to AB 5, homelessness tops the agenda for 2020 in California, and a look back at the old year, via satellite.

We covered how Californians were affected by the workings — or non-workings — of their state government. Here are highlights:

Our reporters are tracking California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s policies as he seeks to tackle big issues including housing, climate change, health care and more.