By Richard Montenegro Brown CALEXICO — Jinx Rivera smiled proudly as she stood next to her stunning creative interpretation of The Bride of Frankenstein, done completely in blue and gray hues with small cylindrical Lego pieces. She is one of the 78 artists who submitted their work for display at the “Creative Young Minds” exhibit […]
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Will CA tax limit measure stay on the ballot?
By Lynn La Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero, right, speaks next to Associate Justice Carol A. Corrigan at the California Supreme Court in San Francisco, on May 8, 2024. The court heard arguments about […]
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California lawmakers keep killing bills by not voting on them. Do the rules need to change?
By Ryan Sabalow Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. Among the most controversial bills that died this spring was a measure prompted by allegations that Gov. Gavin Newsom secured a lucrative benefit for a billionaire supporter by exempting his […]
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When is a California college degree worth the cost? A new study has answers
By Mikhail Zinshteyn Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. Nathan Reyes lives with his family five minutes from Cal State Los Angeles, where he’s paying close to nothing to earn a bachelor’s degree that typically lands graduates a salary […]
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Menstrual health isn’t part of California sex education. Why that needs to change
By Sriya Srinivasan Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. Guest Commentary written by Sriya Srinivasan Sriya Srinivasan is a high school student based in Solano County. She’s also a member of Advocates for Youth’s Young Womxn of Color for […]
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Will California Supreme Court knock anti-tax measure off the November ballot?
By Dan Walters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. When California’s voters 46 years ago passed Proposition 13, its iconic property tax limit, they ignited a perpetual conflict over how much tax money state and local governments need and […]
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Paris Hilton Joins California Lawmakers to Push for Better Protections in Youth Residential Care
By Sara Tiano California state Sen. Shannon Grove, second from left, listens as Paris Hilton speaks at an April press conference in support of SB 1043, the Accountability in Children’s Treatment Act. Photo by Kevin Ostajewski. California has spent years developing some of the nation’s strictest rules for residential treatment of foster children. The state […]
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Ritchie: The personality of ownership
By Mark Ritchie As we see the first distressed office building sale transactions of what is romantically called The Great Reset — also known as the greatest single asset class value extinction event in commercial real estate history — a few observations about the leasing of these battered towers come to mind. Selling for pennies […]
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Will California voters decide tax limits in November? It’s up to the Supreme Court
By Alexei Koseff Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. The California Supreme Court will decide in the coming weeks whether to remove a sweeping anti-tax measure from the November ballot, blocking an effort to increase the requirements for implementing […]
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Santa Clara County closes deficit but can’t escape budget cuts
By Brandon Pho Santa Clara County officials are bridging a massive deficit through an infusion of new revenue and realigned costs to balance the upcoming fiscal year’s $12.4 billion budget. But it will still require painful cuts. The county’s May 1 budget proposal manages to close half of its $250 million gap through several tactics. […]
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