December 13, 2020 Can ‘Fire Hardening’ Solve State’s Home Insurance Crisis? By James Bikales, CalMatters Incentives for homeowners to mitigate wildfire risk would be a win-win for insurers and consumers. Creating one is the hard part. Read More 1
December 1, 2020 California Lawmakers Demand Unemployment Answers From Bank of America CEO By Lauren Hepler, CalMatters The push for details about breakdowns in the job safety net follows a CalMatters probe into problems impacting 350,000 EDD debit cards. Read More 1
December 1, 2020 Calif. Well Water Contaminated With ‘Forever Chemicals’ By Rachel Becker, CalMatters These chemicals are everywhere. They last forever. They’re expensive to get rid of. And many Californians don’t know they’re drinking them. Read More 3
October 23, 2020 Why Do We Keep Voting on This? Exploring Proposition 13’s ‘Tax Revolt Family Tree’ By Ben Christopher, CalMatters In the current election cycle, Californians are being asked to weigh in on two more changes to the tax-slashing constitutional amendment. Read More 9
May 21, 2019 With California’s Most Closely Watched Housing Bill on Life Support, What’s Next? By Matt Levin, CALmatters SB 50 would have prevented cities from banning mid-rise apartments around public transit, but it failed to advance past a key committee. Read More 3
December 26, 2018 Five Remarkably Candid Tips From Departing Gov. Brown By Ben Christopher, CALmatters Don’t hold regular press conferences. Reward loyalty. If you’re a Californian with presidential aspirations, move to New York. Read More 4
November 13, 2018 Vote by Mail? Better Make Sure Your Ballot Wasn’t Rejected By Elizabeth Castillo, CALmatters Anyone who dropped off or mailed a ballot Nov. 6 should check its status, because a missing or a mismatched signature could void their vote. Read More 5
November 2, 2018 Election 2018: With California School Bonds, Rich Get Richer By Ricardo Cano, CALmatters California’s school bond system amplifies existing inequities for the state’s public school students, a new analysis finds. Read More 3
October 11, 2018 How State Sen. Kevin De León Became the Democrat Trying to Topple Sen. Dianne Feinstein By Lauren Rosenhall, CALmatters Perhaps nothing Kevin De León has done is more polarizing than his challenge to Feinstein, a 26-year incumbent and Democratic legend. Read More 6