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Bill to extend time to investigate scams against older Californians advances

March 28, 2023

The new bill proposes to extend the current time to investigate scams from 30 days before and after an incident to 90 days, both before and after the alleged illegal activity.

Jeff Chiu / AP Photo

State Government

‘Prove you’re not price gouging:’ Newsom signs special session bill to monitor oil industry profits

March 27, 2023 | Nicole Nixon

The bills’ passage signals the end of a special legislative session, which some lawmakers described as a rushed process with little opportunity for input or debate. Newsom called it “a great day for consumers.”

Stephanie Hughes

State Government

Garbology is the study of trash. This is why students love it

March 24, 2023

A professor lends worms to students, takes them to sewage processing plants and encourages them to answer their own questions about garbage. Sometimes, they even make a career out of it.

Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

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State may scale down its new home loan program designed to assist first-time homebuyers

March 22, 2023

Gov. Newsom wants to spend $300 million the first year, which could help about 2,300 buyers. But home prices are falling and mortgage rates are rising, complicating the launch.

Rich Pedroncelli / AP Photo

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Proposed bill would overhaul referendum petition process in California

March 22, 2023 | Mike Hagerty

A California assembly member says some petition circulators misrepresent who they work for and what their petitions would do. He’s introducing a bill he says would require more transparency during the signature collection process.

Photo by Jeff Chiu, AP Photo

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Court ruling opens door to gig driver unionization bill, union says

March 20, 2023

A court ruling last week upheld much of Proposition 22, but found part of the measure was invalid in a way that could favor gig workers.

Andrew Nixon / CapRadio

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Wildfire victims left ‘in the dark’ after U.S. Forest Service briefs Congress about the Caldor Fire

March 20, 2023 | Scott Rodd

A CapRadio and California Newsroom investigation prompted the Forest Service to answer U.S. lawmakers’ questions about a stalled fire prevention project, but little information from these meetings has been shared with the public.

AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File

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California’s Covid misinformation law is entangled in lawsuits, conflicting rulings

March 19, 2023

A state law says giving false information to patients about covid-19 constitutes unprofessional conduct for which regulators can discipline doctors. Vaccine skeptics, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., join civil liberties groups and others.

Rahul Lal / CalMatters

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California colleges rush to get more students on food assistance before pandemic rule ends

March 18, 2023

Most college students don’t qualify for CalFresh, California’s food stamps program, despite high rates of food insecurity. A pandemic-era rule that made it easier to get aid ends soon.

AP Photo/Eric Risberg

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Gavin Newsom moves to ‘transform’ San Quentin as California prison population shrinks

March 17, 2023

San Quentin housed California’s death row for decades. Now Gov. Newsom wants the prison on San Francisco Bay to emphasize rehabilitation and helping inmates re-enter society.

 

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