Author: CalMatters
Community
CalMatters: Fraud Pushes California’s Community Colleges to Consider an Application Fee. Is it Worth it?
May 27, 2025
Under scrutiny from state and federal lawmakers, California’s community colleges are trying to crack down on financial aid fraud. Scammers...
CommunityPublic Safety
CalMatters: San Francisco Bay Fish are Contaminated with Levels of “Forever Chemicals” that Could Harm Anglers
May 22, 2025
Contaminants known as “forever chemicals” have been discovered in San Francisco Bay fish at levels that could pose a health...
Community
CalMatters: Why a Contentious Project to Raise California’s Shasta Dam Could Move Forward Under Trump
May 14, 2025
Near the southern flank of Mount Shasta, springs and snowmelt converge to form the McCloud River. This Sacramento River tributary,...
Community
CalMatters: Unprecedented Vote Shows Dems Fractured Over Housing Policy
May 9, 2025
One of the most controversial housing bills of the year has lived to be voted upon another day, but only...
CommunityPublic Safety
CalMatters: How the State Sent Californians’ Personal Health Data to LinkedIn
April 29, 2025
The website that lets Californians shop for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, coveredca.com, has been sending sensitive data...
Schools
CalMatters: Fight Over Phonics, Will California Require the “Science of Reading” in K-12 Schools?
April 25, 2025
Can you spell deja vu? The battle over the best way to teach children how to read has re-erupted in...
Public Safety
CalMatters: California Could Ban Teens from Riding in Front Seat
April 9, 2025
Calling “shotgun” to ride in the front seat may no longer be an option for small-sized California middle and high...
Schools
CalMatters: Cal State is Automatically Admitting High School Students with Good Grades
April 4, 2025
More than 17,400 high school seniors last fall got the sweetest news any anxious student can get: Congratulations, because of...
Community
CalMatters: Alec Baldwin, A $227,000 Payment and San Jose Fundraiser at Heart of Allegations Against Former Lawmaker
April 2, 2025
Former California Assemblymember Evan Low used his technology-focused nonprofit to pay actor Alec Baldwin more than $227,000 to appear at...
Business
CalMatters: California in Settlement Negotiations with Uber, Lyft in Massive Wage-Theft Case
March 31, 2025
Uber and Lyft drivers rallied at three California city halls on Wednesday, March 26, calling attention to a long-running lawsuit...