"California’s port traffic is beginning to look worse now, under the effects of President Donald Trump’s fickle tariff policy, than it did at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic," writes Levi Sumagaysay of CalMatters. https://alamedapost.com/news/trump-trade-war-has-already-had-huge-effect-on-ca-ports/
#alameda #california #CalMatters @calmatters
How gentrification is killing the bus: California’s rising rents are pushing out commuters
https://calmatters.org/housing/2025/05/la-gentrification-public-transit/
"Any Californian can purchase naloxone, an opioid overdose reversal medication, directly from the state at a discounted price," reports Kristen Hwang of CalMatters. "...Previously, the discount was available only to government organizations and businesses." https://alamedapost.com/news/steeply-discounted-overdose-reversal-medicine-available-any-californian/
#alameda #california #CalMatters @calmatters
CalMatters Dives Into the Deadly Relicensing Practices at DMV
https://cal.streetsblog.org/2025/04/15/calmatters-dives-into-the-deadly-relicensing-practices-at-dmv
How CA’s DMV allows deadly drivers on the road
https://calmatters.org/newsletter/dmv-vehicular-manslaughter-newsletter/
This is the power of nonprofit investigative journalism.
Cal Matters documents case after case where driver's licenses were renewed after the driver caused (some times repeatedly) fatalities.
This is a huge story, and only possible because they took months of grinding file-by-file investigation time to report it.
#CalMatters
#InvestigativeJournalism
https://calmatters.org/investigation/2025/04/license-to-kill/
State of #California collected $1.33 million via towed #CarAuctions in 2023. This was after tow yards raked out their $500 towing fees, $2500 a month storage bill$ etc before the #auctions.
Few towed car owners know they could've received excess fund$ from the sales of their cars that oft eventually go to #CHP in arcane schema when no owner inquires...
#FOIA requests were refused to #CalMatters when they inquired about numbers and proceeds, as the cities, state and counties involved apptly prefer the #profits of the arcane confiscation process be confusing to track and obfuscated from public view...
https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2025/03/dmv-towed-car/
7 takeaways from our investigation into California homeless shelters
#AP #CalMatters #WorkingPoor #ClassWar
https://apnews.com/us-news/homelessness-california-los-angeles-shelters-grants-pass-77f9921d550af2e9bfb64e80ff85b5fb
Should fossil fuel companies be forced to pay for Los Angeles wildfire losses?
https://calmatters.org/commentary/2025/02/fossil-fuel-companies-wildfire-liability/
California has known that disabled people need help in fires. After LA, can it better prepare for the next one?
https://calmatters.org/health/2025/02/california-wildfires-emergency-preparedness/
California’s aging population will test whether its demography is destiny
https://calmatters.org/commentary/2025/02/californias-aging-populationtiny/
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Palm Springs airport gets okay for multi-billion dollar upgrade
https://calmatters.org/economy/2025/02/palm-springs-airport-upgrade/
Newsom temporarily changes rent rules for some LA mansions in wake of fires
https://calmatters.org/housing/2025/02/newsome-executive-order-mansion-rent-rules/
Why California keeps putting homes where fires burn
https://calmatters.org/housing/2025/01/ca-wui-housing-policy/
The state Senate Insurance Committee doesn't have a chair as the huge fires in LA escalate the state's insurance crisis because of questions around a federal corruption investigation reports Ryan Sabalow for CalMatters
https://calmatters.org/politics/2025/01/california-democrat-senate-bribery-investigation/
"California businesses are suing to halt a new state law that bars them from requiring employees to attend anti-union meetings at work," writes Jeanne Kuang for CalMatters. https://alamedapost.com/news/businesses-sue-state-over-new-workplace-law/
#alameda #california #CalMatters @calmatters
"Starting Jan. 1, California employers won’t be able to require workers to attend any meetings related to their political or religious views — or how their bosses feel about unions," writes Jeanne Kuang of CalMatters. https://alamedapost.com/news/new-ca-law-bans-your-boss-ordering-attend-anti-union-meetings/
#alameda #california #CalMatters #LaborLaws @calmatters
This nonprofit helps Californians get back on their feet with bikes
https://calmatters.org/economy/2024/12/breaking-barriers-grants/
Two new California laws "aim to increase central city foot traffic, which has yet to fully recover from the COVID-19 pandemic," writes Jenna Peterson of CalMatters. The new legislation will allow for public consumption of legal cannabis and alcohol in designated areas called "cannabis cafes" and "entertainment zones." https://alamedapost.com/news/california-new-laws-for-2025-cannabis-cafes-and-entertainment-zones/
#alameda #california #CalMatters @calmatters
California’s housing crisis has gotten worse, not better, over the last 30 years
https://calmatters.org/commentary/2024/12/california-housing-crisis-worse/
