In California, Saving Teeth And Money—One Mouth At A TimeSeptember 18, 2018In California, tooth decay in children outpaces the national average. Hoping to get more kids into a dentist's chair, state officials are overhauling Denti-Cal, part of the Medi-Cal health system for low-income Californians.
Californians Still Really Like Prop. 13. Except For The Big Parts They Don’t Like.September 7, 2018Forty years after its passage, California's landmark anti-tax measure remains as popular as ever. But there's more nuance in the polling than you might think.
EnvironmentClimate Change Is Going To Cost California, And The Bill Will Be StaggeringSeptember 4, 2018It could soon cost us $200 million a year in increased energy bills to keep homes air conditioned, $3 billion from the effects of a long drought and $18 billion to replace buildings inundated by rising seas, just to cite a few projections.
Why Stockton Believes A Cal State Could Seal Its ComebackAugust 23, 2018Local elected officials see a potential Cal State campus as the climax of Stockton’s redemption story — a chance to boost local businesses and create a college-going culture among the city’s youth.
State GovernmentRequire Ethnic Studies To Graduate High School? California Inches Closer To The Idea.August 18, 2018This week the Legislature — which had been considering a bill to make California the first state to require ethnic studies for high school graduation — backed away from creating such a statewide mandate, settling on a pilot program instead.
Poverty In California Is Getting Better — Except Where It Isn’tAugust 16, 2018The number of people living in poverty in California has dropped since the beginning of the decade. But the decline in the overall poverty rate masks considerable geographic differences within the state.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezNews Network: Wildfire Liability Inspires Increased LobbyingAugust 14, 2018CALmatters politics reporter Laurel Rosenhall reviewed lobbying and campaign finance records for the first half of 2018. She found that groups that stand to lose millions in damages from wildfires have been furiously lobbying the state legislature. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California Won't Judge Schools On Whether Student Test Scores Improve Over Time—Not Yet, AnywayJuly 26, 2018There's a raging debate over how California reports schools’ test scores to parents and the public. Advocates for struggling students say a "growth model" — measuring how students perform over time — is key to closing the achievement gap.
Native American Tribes Clash With UC Over Bones Of Their AncestorsJuly 16, 2018Native American tribes seeking to recover the bones of their ancestors from University of California museums are backing state legislation that could speed up the process.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezHousing Crisis Means Six-Figure Incomes Might Still Qualify For Home Buying AssistanceJune 20, 2018 | Cody DrabbleCALMatters data journalist Matt Levin reports on one strange symptom of the housing crisis — families making six-figure incomes can still qualify for help from the state to buy their first home. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
