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Newsom: Encampment sweeps results are a city problem
WEB4 hours ago · According to Gov. Gavin Newsom, cities and counties are to blame for failing to get people off the street — despite all the money he’s given them to do so. That was the message the governor pushed Thursday as he signed a package of housing and homelessness bills at an event in San Francisco with legislators, carpenters’ union members, and ...
Apple rolls out support for California digital IDs - CalMatters
WEB6 hours ago · Following a public records request, CalMatters obtained a memorandum of understanding signed in 2022 by an Apple executive and Digital ID program director Greg Fair, a California Department of Technology employee. That agreement requires the government to pay for staff and computer systems necessary to …
How California government works: Your updated primer- CalMatters
WEBDec 20, 2022 · And once again this year, they have created an updated primer on how California state government works and what it’s been up to in the past year. One of the things we saw in 2022 is that when you essentially live in a one-party state, elections can be predictable. Democrats won all nine statewide campaigns without any serious threat.
California takes steps to battle climate change - CalMatters
WEBSep 1, 2022 · California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s last-minute legislative plan for tackling the climate crisis was largely victorious as lawmakers approved laws to set interim targets for 100% clean energy, regulate projects to remove carbon from the atmosphere and smokestacks, and end new oil drilling near communities. One ambitious bill …
Home | Digital Democracy
WEBHere are three features of Digital Democracy: 1-Browse the database through the navigation above or search it in the bar to the right. 2-Below, see the latest state agenda on six major topics, as curated by our reporters. 3-Look up any of California’s 120 legislators to see data and stories about their activities, politics, policy interests ...
SB 1047: Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial ...
WEBSep 9, 2024 · Existing law requires the Secretary of Government Operations to develop a coordinated plan to, among other things, investigate the feasibility of, and obstacles to, developing standards and technologies for state departments to …
Dan Walters - CalMatters
WEBDan Walters is one of most decorated and widely syndicated columnists in California history, authoring a column four times a week that offers his view and analysis of the state’s political, economic, social and demographic trends. He began covering California politics in 1975, just as Jerry Brown began his first stint as governor, and began writing his column in 1981, first for the ...
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Explainers - CalMatters
WEBSep 4, 2024 · Explainers. California is the first state to tackle reparations for Black residents. What that really means. California’s first-in-the-nation task force on reparations is handing lawmakers dozens of recommendations, including a proposal that the state apologize for slavery and racist policies, and make financial amends.