February 28, 2019 Jobs Report Argues For Offshore Wind Farm on Central Coast By Tom Gogola A Berkeley nonprofit says that two California wind farms could create 18,000 jobs green sector jobs. Read More 3
February 22, 2019 Can Reformers Trust Xavier Becerra to Police the Police? By Laurel Rosenhall, CALmatters When it comes to law enforcement accountability, the AG is at odds with the push by many in his own party to better police the police. Read More 6
January 24, 2019 Santa Clara County DA: ‘No Matter How Long It Takes, We Will Bend the Arc Toward Justice By Silicon Valley Newsroom A transcript of the speech Jeff Rosen delivered at his Jan. 23, 2019, swearing-in to a third term as district attorney. Read More 25
January 18, 2019 Senate Report: U.S. Approved Thousands of Child Marriages By Jennifer Wadsworth U.S. immigration authorities approved nearly 9,000 petitions to bring in child brides since 2007, most involving an adult male and underage girl. Read More 26
January 3, 2019 More than 1,000 New California Laws Take Effect in 2019 By Jennifer Wadsworth Here’s a look at some of the state legislative proposals that became the law of the land when the clock struck Jan. 1 of the new year. Read More 11
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
December 10, 2018 Redevelopment 2.0: State Sens. Jim Beall, Mike McGuire Push New Affordable Housing Bill By Tom Gogola The two policymakers say their proposal will take an aggressive approach to California’s unprecedented affordable housing crisis. Read More 2
December 5, 2018 How Silicon Valley’s Lila Rose Became the Face of Millennial Anti-Abortion Activism By Tori Truscheit Lila Rose became an anti-abortion activist after famously making hoaxy undercover videos in hopes of getting Planned Parenthood defunded. Read More 13
November 23, 2018 Why Does PG&E Get to Decide When to Turn Off the Power? By Tom Gogola Will lawmakers de-energize PG&E’s power to shut off the juice when the Red Flag warnings start flying again next year? Read More 3
November 20, 2018 Tony Thurmond Becomes California’s New Superintendent of Public Schools—Now What? By By Ricardo Cano, CALmatters Bay Area Democratic Assemblyman Tony Thurmond declared victory Saturday as the state’s new superintendent of public instruction. Read More 5
November 17, 2018 Jerry Brown Signed $1 Billion in Wildfire Prevention—and None of It Applies to This Year’s Fires By Laurel Rosenhall and Judy Lin, CALmatters Many provisions of Senate Bill 901 have not yet taken effect, and even when they do, will impact the state gradually. Read More 3
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 26, 2018 New California Laws Open Some Law Enforcement Records By Michael Moore Body-cams, 911 calls and dash cams will be more accessible under legislation signed by Gov. Jerry Brown this month. Read More 2
October 22, 2018 Councilman Raul Peralez Urges San Jose to Reaffirm Support for Unions in Wake of Janus Ruling By Jennifer Wadsworth Raul Peralez is urging his colleagues to pass a resolution affirming the city’s support for its unions in the wake of Janus v. AFSCME. Read More 0
October 2, 2018 Gov. Brown Signs Slew of Laws on Criminal Justice, Cannabis, Net Neutrality, #MeToo and More By Silicon Valley Newsroom In his 16 years as governor, Jerry Brown has signed nearly 20,000 bills, including 1,016 this year and the final one on Sunday. Read More 1
September 19, 2018 California Ends Money Bail, But Reformers Say Landmark Law Gives Judges Too Much Power By Alisha Green What would have been a milestone for social justice advocates instead exposed deep divisions in the criminal justice movement. Read More 2