By Annalise Freimarck Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez may pursue legal action against San Diego County after being snubbed twice for one of the region’s top jobs. Chavez’s lawyer, B.J. Chisholm of San Francisco-based law firm Altshuler Berzon LLP, submitted a letter to San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Nora Vargas on Tuesday — […]
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California’s staggering budget deficit squashes hundreds of bills
By Alexei Koseff and Sameea Kamal Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. California’s budget crunch is forcing the Legislature to scale back its agenda this session, with bills to legalize psychedelic therapy, offer reparations to the descendants of enslaved […]
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Winnebago Tribe Sues the Army Over Native Children’s Remains in an Indian Boarding School Cemetery
By Nancy Marie Spears The Carlisle Indian Boarding School Cemetery in the 1930s. Photos courtesy of Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections. Roughly 35 years ago, Congress passed a federal act ensuring that the remains of deceased Indigenous people and sacred and cultural artifacts would be repatriated to the tribes where they belong. The Native […]
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San Jose commission wants to split parkland for commercial use
By Randy Diamond Plans for a 40-acre park in San Jose that was previously home to hundreds of homeless residents are shrinking as officials consider other uses for the space. The San Jose Airport Commission is recommending the City Council scale back building a park on vacant downtown land south of San Jose Mineta International Airport […]
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Locals Unite At Holtville Council Meeting to Discuss Recent Fee Hike
By Richard Montenegro Brown HOLTVILLE — Concerned community members joined the Holtville City Council at its meeting on Monday, May 13, to discuss a costly county fee update that they say will prove detrimental to local food vendors who consistently participate in monthly and yearly events in the city. An announcement from the Imperial County […]
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$20 billion: The Delta tunnel’s new price tag
By Rachel Becker Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. California’s contentious and long-debated plan to replumb the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and pump more water south finally has a price tag: about $20 billion. The new estimate for the Delta […]
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San Jose District 2 candidate bridges labor-business divide
By B. Sakura Cannestra San Jose’s long-standing divide between business and labor interests might come down to the District 2 race and could bring more collaboration to the City Council. District 2 candidate Pamela Campos announced a slate of endorsements on Friday from both sides of the council’s business and labor divide. She is running […]
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California budget: More detail on cuts, more pushback
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. Service Employees International Union California and youth advocates rallied at the state Capitol in Sacramento to protest proposed budget cuts on May 15, 2024. Photo by Renee Lopez for CalMatters […]
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No matter what district attorney candidates say, Los Angeles is much safer than it used to be
By Jim Newton Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. It’s hard to generalize about a city like Los Angeles, and even harder to do so about Los Angeles County. What could 10 million people, who speak scores of languages, […]
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Gig companies spent $200 million to write their own labor law. The state Supreme Court could throw it out
By Levi Sumagaysay 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 hear oral arguments next Tuesday in a case that could change the fate of more than 1 million gig workers in the state — and […]
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