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State Government

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.

Mark Leong / CalMatters

A boom for concealed carry classes, but long waits for permits

March 21, 2023

Many more gun owners are seeking California concealed carry permits, even in blue, coastal counties. Gov. Newsom and Democrats in the Legislature are trying again to limit where weapons are allowed.

Rahul Lal / CalMatters

Mobile home parks offer refuge from California's housing squeeze. Who's watching them?

March 21, 2023

When mobile home parks fall into disrepair, residents look to the government for help. But it turns out the state has limited options.

Miguel Gutierrez Jr. / CalMatters

Student housing: State’s promise to build more dorms hits setbacks

March 19, 2023

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to delay state funds to student housing because of the state’s budget deficit. Lawmakers have different ideas on what kind of compromise might be reached.

Rahul Lal / CalMatters

State Government

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

State Government

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.

Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters

Environment

No California salmon: Fishery to be shut down this year

March 15, 2023

The salmon industry, worth about half a billion dollars, is devastated. The culprits: Drought and decades of water diversions and development.

Ben Margot / AP Photo

State Government

Court upholds California Prop. 22 in big win for gig firms like Lyft and Uber

March 14, 2023

An appeals court ruled Monday in favor of companies that want to classify some workers as independent contractors, saying that Proposition 22 is mostly constitutional.

Illustration by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters; iStock

State Government

Is your boss complying with California’s new pay transparency law? Here’s how to find out

March 13, 2023

Businesses and workers have questions about California’s new pay transparency law. CalMatters answers which companies need to post pay ranges in job openings, who can ask for their current pay scale, and more.

Lauren Justice / CalMatters

Helping the ‘unbanked’: California mulls entering banking business to serve disadvantaged consumers

March 12, 2023

Studies say 1 in 4 Californians lacks full access to banks and many pay big fees. A state commission is weighing how to provide public banking options, such as no-fee checking accounts.

 

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