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Newsom return-to-office order delayed for one state worker union- CalMatters

4 days ago | calmatters.org | Adam Ashton

Gov. Gavin Newsom in May announced that he wanted state workers in the office four days a week. One union negotiated a pause on that policy. Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering issues that affect all Californians. Sign up for WhatMatters to receive the latest news and commentary on the most important issues in the Golden State. Gov.
PG&E is hiring an executive bodyguard. Combat shooting experience required

4 days ago | calmatters.org | Malena Carollo

PG&E has twice hired executive protection staff in the last three months, raising questions about the threats it faces. Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering issues that affect all Californians. Sign up for WhatMatters to receive the latest news and commentary on the most important issues in the Golden State.
Californians once supported denying immigrants social services and education

1 week ago | calmatters.org | Ben Christopher |Mikhail Zinshteyn

Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering issues that affect all Californians. Sign up for WhatMatters to receive the latest news and commentary on the most important issues in the Golden State. In 1994, a 26-year-old Alex Padilla, sporting a newly minted engineering degree from MIT, was back at home living with his parents in the San Fernando Valley when that fall’s most heated ballot measure campaign dragged him into a life of politics.
New AI safety report to shape California regulations

1 week ago | calmatters.org | Lynn La

Scheduling note: WhatMatters is taking Juneteenth off and will return to your inboxes on Monday. From CalMatters technology reporter Khari Johnson:When Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed California’s most high-profile artificial intelligence regulation last fall, he simultaneously asked the state’s deep bench of AI researchers to recommend guardrails that balance safety and innovation. The result of that work, The California Report on Frontier AI Policy report, was released earlier this week.
California politicians agree on school money, but poor test scores need attention | Opinion

1 week ago | calmatters.org | Dan Walters

Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering statewide issues that affect all Californians. Sign up for WeeklyMatters for a Saturday morning digest of the latest news and commentary from the Golden State. This story is part of California Voices, a commentary forum aiming to broaden our understanding of the state and spotlight Californians directly impacted by policy or its absence. Learn more here.
California Dems rethink Newsom's call for constitutional convention

1 week ago | calmatters.org | Lynn La

From CalMatters Capitol reporter Jeanne Kuang:The California Senate voted this week to reverse course on the state’s calls for a constitutional convention, one of which many Democrats supported just two years ago at Gov. Gavin Newsom’s urging. With the President Donald Trump administration at the helm and Republicans running Congress, Sen.
A California county may lose its only hospital. How a dispute over roads is endangering it

1 week ago | calmatters.org | Ana B. Ibarra

Glenn County’s only hospital may be forced to close because a federal agency is removing its “critical access” designation. Patients would have longer waits for ambulances and longer drives for emergency care. Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering issues that affect all Californians.
Lawsuit says federal government discriminates by funding Hispanic-serving colleges

1 week ago | calmatters.org | Denise Smith Amos

The group whose lawsuit resulted in the US Supreme Court striking down affirmative action in college admissions is behind this challenge which could affect dozens of California colleges. A lawsuit recently filed in Tennessee could affect colleges that serve large numbers of Latino students in the Inland Empire and throughout California.
Bay Area transit systems want more money. But their payrolls soared as ridership declined | Opinion

1 week ago | calmatters.org | Dan Walters

Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering statewide issues that affect all Californians. Sign up for WeeklyMatters for a Saturday morning digest of the latest news and commentary from the Golden State. This story is part of California Voices, a commentary forum aiming to broaden our understanding of the state and spotlight Californians directly impacted by policy or its absence. Learn more here.
Showdown in court today over Trump’s National Guard deployment

1 week ago | calmatters.org | Lynn La

It’s been more than a week since President Donald Trump deployed the California National Guard in Los Angeles without the consent of state officials, and the battle over who has control of the troops is still winding its way through the courts, report CalMatters’ Mikhail Zinshteyn and Ben Christopher.