Manuel Orbegozo
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CalMatters
California’s main source of homelessness funding would drop from $1 billion last year to $0 this year in the proposed state budget.
Courtesy of Dr. Ken Tate and Dr. Tina Saitone
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Lauren Justice/CalMattersMany undocumented immigrants have long feared that their Medi-Cal data would be used against them. Newsom calls it “an abuse.” -
Fred Greaves/CalMattersThe California Legislature has rejected many of the spending cuts Gov. Gavin Newsom is seeking to close a $12 billion budget deficit, relying on internal borrowing to put off difficult decisions.
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2025 is shaping up to be a banner year for legislation aimed at boosting new housing construction. Rental rights bills are facing an “uphill battle.” -
The proposed budget for the elections department in Shasta County gives some insight into the new clerk’s goals to overhaul the department. -
California is suing the Trump administration again — this time, in response to the president sending the national guard into Los Angeles over protests. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed major cuts to Medi-Cal and other social programs to close a $12 billion deficit. Democrats in the state Legislature are pushing back, proposing more borrowing. -
President Trump’s deployment of California National Guard soldiers in spite of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s objections escalated tensions between the Republican administration and the Democratic state. -
Carbon credits are supposed to fight climate change, letting companies offset emissions by funding projects that pull carbon from the air. But a carbon credit startup with deep ties to Northern California is facing a lawsuit that alleges it misled investors. -
If you’re accused of a crime, will someone investigate your side of the story? In California, there’s no guarantee. -
Proposed legislation hasn’t moved out of the state Assembly or Senate, raising questions about how far California will go in its efforts to make oil and gas companies pay for climate damage. -
Pianist Hunter Noack combines two of his passions, music and nature, to present unique outdoor concerts. He spoke with JPR’s Vanessa Finney on location, during his tour with “In a Landscape: Classical Music in the Wild", which since 2016 has presented 305 concerts in Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, California, New York and Canada to over 75,000 people. His current tour has stops in Oregon and California. -
Environmental groups want to revive higher payments to panel owners. But the subsidies were unfair to non-solar ratepayers, regulators say. -
Officials warn that sinking ground, linked to groundwater loss, threatens infrastructure and long-term water storage. -
Ruling also rejects Trump’s attempt to get California’s case transferred. State takes its tariffs fight to the 9th Circuit appeals court, which experts believe is more likely to give it a favorable ruling.
