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Unsure about the bond measures on California’s ballot? These 2 questions can help
There are two main questions to consider when evaluating bond measures on the November ballot. And the answers vary depending on the proposition.
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They made misleading election claims. Now they’re targeting CA counties
Are election deniers and affiliated groups gathering evidence for a potential Stop the Steal 2.0 campaign in California? That was the question CalMatters reporters set out to answer earlier this year. We made requests in a sampling of geographically and politically diverse counties for logs from their elections offices that detail who’s seeking election records…
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Where Starter Homes Still Exist: A Metro-by-Metro Look
The worst of the starter home crunch appears to be behind us, but the damage runs deep. There are roughly 300,000 fewer affordable listings on the market today than before the pandemic.
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El mismo sindicato que apoya el impuesto a los multimillonarios quiere que los votantes limiten el gasto en clínicas. Esto es lo que debes saber sobre la Proposición 44
La Proposición 44 exigiría a las clínicas invertir más en la atención al paciente. El sindicato que impulsa esta medida es el mismo que apoya la propuesta de impuestos a los multimillonarios.
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¿Por qué multimillonarios de otros estados están financiando una medida de identificación de votantes en California?
Los grandes donantes republicanos están impulsando la medida de identificación de votantes de California con la esperanza de que su éxito, o fracaso, pueda revelar cómo pueden funcionar medidas similares en estados más moderados.
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Why are out-of-state billionaires funding a California voter ID measure?
Republican megadonors are boosting California’s voter ID measure in the hopes its success, or failure, can reveal how similar measures can perform in more moderate states.
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The same union supporting a billionaire tax wants voters to limit clinic spending. Here’s what to know about Prop. 44
Proposition 44 would require clinics to spend more money on patient care. The union pushing the measure is the same one supporting the billionaire tax proposal.
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MAGA media’s election denial in LA mayoral race is a warning for the midterms
A media analyst warns that right-wing pundits are creating a dangerous environment where the reflexive rejection of negative election results is the new normal.
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Why you’re voting on how medical clinics spend their money
Do clinics spend enough on patient care? The union behind Proposition 44 says no, and they want voters to decide. As CalMatters’ Kristen Hwang explains, Prop. 44 would require community health clinics to spend 90% of their revenue on “program services” that provide charitable care to low-income and uninsured patients. Clinics that don’t comply could…
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Toward a people-centered agenda
Throughout this series, we have explored how California can ensure that essential goods and services reach the people who need them. Across housing, food, energy, education, and care, one question connects these challenges: How can we ensure that the people most affected by public problems play a central role in shaping solutions?
