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California won’t prosecute LAPD officer who shot teenage girl in store’s dressing room
The California Justice Department investigates all fatal police shootings of unarmed civilians. It has not filed charges against any officers since the program began two years ago.
Which bills will survive California Legislature committees?
California’s Legislature is getting crazy busy as key bill deadlines get closer — and we’re keeping track. Tuesday, some bills didn’t survive crucial committee hearings, while others were watered down to stay alive. CalMatters homelessness reporter Marisa Kendall watched the Senate Public Safety Committee kill a bill for a statewide ban on homeless encampments near […]
California hospitals keep closing their labor wards. Can lawmakers do anything about it?
Two California lawmakers introduced bills intended to slow maternity ward closures after a CalMatters investigation found nearly 50 hospitals had ended labor and delivery services between 2012 and 2023.
Pacific Coast Highway could get speed cameras following deaths of 4 Pepperdine students
After an allegedly speeding driver killed four Pepperdine students last fall on the Pacific Coast Highway, a pending bill could add Malibu to a list of six California cities testing out automated cameras to ticket speeders.
California schools aren’t equipped to handle mental health issues. That needs to change
The youth mental health crisis is well documented, yet most California schools lack the resources, training and capacity to identify concerns and respond. Greater investment, including funds to hire more school counselors, could make a difference.
If Newsom truly follows the science, why not adopt the ‘science of reading’ in California schools?
California Gov. Gavin Newsom contends that he followed science when battling COVID-19. But when it comes to the "science of reading" in schools, California has continued to oppose a proven method for improving comprehension.
When celebrities push bills at California’s Legislature
It was a somber, and at times tearful, gathering Monday as legislators and advocates promoted a bill to hold behavioral treatment centers for teens more accountable. Most of the attention was focused on one (some might say, unexpected) speaker: The hotel heiress, socialite and media personality Paris Hilton. Hilton is the latest celebrity to utilize […]
Vital climate tool or license to pollute? The battle over California’s first carbon capture project
Rural Latino communities are divided about the project, which would capture carbon from an oilfield and power plant — and allow an oil company to keep operating as the state struggles to slash greenhouse gases.
A student sent a swastika to a Jewish lawmaker’s daughter. The response led to his new bill
Democratic Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal wants to give school administrators the authority to suspend students for cyberbullying after his daughter was sent a swastika in social media. Will the bill run afoul of recent reforms to make schools less punitive?
A student sent a swastika to a Jewish lawmaker’s daughter. The response led to his new bill
Democratic Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal wants to give school administrators the authority to suspend students for cyberbullying after his daughter was sent a swastika in social media. Will the bill run afoul of recent reforms to make schools less punitive?
Much of California’s homeless population is stuck in cycles of substance use. These strategies can help
Many Californians experiencing homelessness do not have access to the kind of care they need to overcome substance use disorder, which is almost always a significant barrier to finding stable employment or securing permanent housing.
Could a California bill on tortillas improve maternal health?
California is struggling to provide maternal health for its residents. But as one proposal aims to prevent birth defects, another has received hateful pushback that’s been condemned by both political parties. As CalMatters health reporter Ana B. Ibarra writes, Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula has introduced a bill that would require corn masa flour makers to add […]
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