Compiled from CalMatters reports and news releases The California Supreme Court sided with Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic leaders in the Legislature on the constitutionality of a sweeping anti-tax measure,
By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer California Gov. Gavin Newsom said this week that he intends to restrict the use of phones in schools following Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s warning about the
By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer Amazon is facing fines of nearly $6 million after California authorities found that the company was not giving written quotas to its warehouse workers as required
By Nigel Duara CalMatters Writer You can talk about guns at California state fairgrounds. You can advertise guns there, too. You can even, in the words of a gun rights group,
News release Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced his school transparency measure, Senate Bill 1194, was approved by the Assembly Education Committee. SB 1194 would provide parents and the public
By Ryan Sabalow CalMatters Writer Los Angeles and the Bay Area tend to get their way in the California Legislature. So do labor unions, social justice organizations and defense attorneys. On
News release Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced the appointments of a pair of Santa Clarita residents to two different state boards. According to a news release from the governor’s office,
By Levi Sumagaysay CalMatters Writer Uber on Monday lost its long-running attempt to overturn a California law that would require it to provide employment rights to its drivers and delivery workers.
By Khari Johnson CalMatters Writer Your children could be among a growing number of California kids having their writing graded by software instead of a teacher. California school districts are signing
By Alexei Koseff CalMatters Writer The man who would finally break up California is a real estate developer from Rancho Cucamonga. Jeff Burum knows this may sound crazy. He heard that
By Marisa Kendall CalMatters Writer Desperate for a way to help the tens of thousands of people living in tents, cars and RVs on California’s streets, lawmakers are attempting to upend
News release The California Department of Water Resources has finalized its first comprehensive, public-facing Long-term Drought Plan for the State Water Project as part of an expanded effort to prepare
News release Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced his bill to help reduce overcrowding at animal shelters across the state, by expanding access to low- and no-cost spay/neuter services, was
News release Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, announced that six out of her nine bills that were placed on the Assembly Appropriations Committee suspense file have advanced to the Assembly
By Nigel Duara CalMatters Writer By most metrics, Gerald Kowalczyk was a uniquely bad candidate to leave jail before his trial. He had a criminal record of more than 60 convictions,
By Mikhail Zinshteyn CalMatters Writer Nearly a third of the academic and graduate student workers of the University of California are on strike, after the union of 48,000 employees escalated its
News release Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced that his bill to make wildfire settlement payments tax-free was approved unanimously on the Senate floor. “Wildfire victims, who have lost everything
News release Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced that his second school transparency bill, which mandates the California Department of Education to publish information on its website about the members
News release Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, issued the following statement after his bill to study the feasibility of a new Cal State University campus in the High Desert was
News release In recognition of his advocacy for the arts throughout his career in Sacramento, Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, received a 2024 Artistic License Award from California Lawyers for
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