‘Soul-hurting pain’: Victims’ families enraged at Newsom’s death row decision
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. They’ve lived through the worst horrors a family can endure, and they were promised their murdered loved ones would receive justice through an execution.They suffered through years, if not decades, of appeals and hearings where they were forced to hear the stories of […]
Distant polls, spotty mail obstruct Native American voting 6 years after law meant to help them
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Six years after California passed a law requiring the secretary of state to form an advisory committee to help improve voting access for Native Americans, the committee still has not been formed, the secretary of state’s office confirmed to CalMatters/ICT. Advocates from the…
California’s first carbon capture project shot down in court in setback for climate policy
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A Kern County judge ruled that approval of California’s first operating carbon capture and storage project — a technology the state is counting on to meet its climate goals — violated state environmental law and must be set aside. Judge Marcos Camacho found…
California tiene un punto problemático en el recuento de votos. Es el condado supervisado por un negacionista de las elecciones
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. This article is also available in English. Read it here. Al final, no fueron hombres siniestros rellenando urnas ni agentes federales quienes causaron disturbios la noche de las elecciones en el bastión republicano rural del condado de Shasta, en el norte de California.…
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What Gavin Newsom’s commutations mean for the death penalty in the U.S.
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California Gov. Gavin…
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California billionaires faced down a tax and won new protections for their wealth
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The proponents of a California billionaire tax didn’t just lose their campaign to…
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Xavier Becerra is California’s next governor: Five things to know
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California Gov.-elect Xavier Becerra will take the reins during a delicate time for…
