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CALmatters is a Sacramento-based nonpartisan, nonprofit journalism venture committed to explaining how California's state Capitol works and why it matters. It works with more than 130 media partners throughout the state that have long, deep relationships with their local audiences, including Embarcadero Media (publisher of the Palo Alto Weekly, Mountain View Voice, Pleasanton Weekly and The Almanac in Menlo Park and their websites.)

Here are the most recent stories reported by CALmatters' team of journalists:

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated job displacement and unemployment trends — precipitated by advancements in technology and automation. Although these disruptive forces impacting the workforce are not new, they do exacerbate long standing social inequities embedded in our pre-COVID economic landscape. CalMatters and the Milken Institute are hosting a discussion to reimagine traditional economic development approaches that prioritize […]

Mon, Apr 19, 2021 1:19 pm

Key reason unemployment rate fell: Californians dropped out of workforce

Mon, Apr 19, 2021 5:40 am

Child care providers ask state to hold off on in-person inspections

California wants to restart in-person inspections of child care centers. Providers are worried that the inspectors, who may not be vaccinated, could jeopardize the health of their charges and their business.

Mon, Apr 19, 2021 5:30 am

Has California given up its climate ambitions?

I’ve led the state Democratic Party’s environmental caucus for eight years, but I am alienated by leadership that prefers jobs on a dying planet.

Mon, Apr 19, 2021 5:25 am

Water infrastructure package needed to deal with drought

California’s water infrastructure is deteriorating and in need of the kind of financial investment that only the federal government can afford.

Mon, Apr 19, 2021 5:20 am

Comentario: California se invierte, ahora cierra prisiones

California triplicó el número de sus prisiones durante las décadas de 1980 y 1990, pero ahora, a medida que la población de reclusos disminuye, está comenzando a cerrar algunas instalaciones más antiguas.

Mon, Apr 19, 2021 4:09 am

Los proveedores de cuidado infantil solicitan al estado que postergue las inspecciones en persona

California quiere reiniciar las inspecciones en persona de los centros de cuidado infantil. A los proveedores les preocupa que los inspectores, que pueden no estar vacunados, puedan poner en peligro la salud de sus empleados y su negocio.

Mon, Apr 19, 2021 2:46 am

California reverses, now shutting prisons

California tripled the number of its prisons during the 1980s and 1990s, but now, as inmate populations drop, it's beginning to shut down some older facilities.

Mon, Apr 19, 2021 12:01 am

A reminder about supplies and demands

Californians should remember that having abundant goods and services requires raw materials and industrial processing.

Sun, Apr 18, 2021 12:01 am

Podcast: Will California’s wildfire prevention efforts be enough?

California is facing a drought again. Governor Gavin Newsom prepared for wildfire season by signing a deal to set aside $536 million for prevention efforts, including forest health maintenance and fuel breaks. CalMatters’ Emily Hoeven helps review the deal, which some critics say isn’t enough to fix California’s severe and worsening wildfires. And nearly 40,000 […]

Fri, Apr 16, 2021 5:46 pm