Dan Walters
Newsom’s budget shows big revenue gain, but we’ve been down that path before
The Newsom administration once overstated income by $165 billion over four years. Now Newsom has announced $42 billion in new revenues over three years. Read more.
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They were convicted of killing with their cars. No one told the DMV
A CalMatters investigation found that courts didn’t report hundreds of vehicular manslaughter convictions, prompting officials to belatedly take many drivers’ licenses.
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Tech Spotlight
Why California backed off again from ambitious AI regulation
For the third year, the state delayed AI regulations for disclosing and appealing many automated decisions.
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No Deliveries
Explore why hospitals are shutting down maternity wards, what this means for parents-to-be with limited options, and whether anything can be done to protect access.
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Lake Tahoe: A tarnished jewel
Lake Tahoe is an innocent victim — but there isn’t just a single villain. This series reveals the problems plaguing this alpine treasure.
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Candidate comment: California’s insurance crisis is pervasive but fixable
Insurers in California pulled back coverage or left the state after years of over-regulation, price controls and poor wildfire prevention.
For families like mine, the Eaton Fire disaster didn’t arrive on neutral ground
Property loss in Black and Brown communities hasn’t been accidental. It comes from redlining, racial covenants, gentrification, discriminatory lending, insurance practices and now disaster recovery practices.
Candidate comment: After disasters, California should ensure people recover, not be forced out
Legislators passed a law making insurers pay more upfront for the loss of personal property, rather than force disaster victims to itemize possessions. But more can be done.
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DAN WALTERS
Newsom’s budget shows big revenue gain, but we’ve been down that path before
The Newsom administration once overstated income by $165 billion over four years. Now Newsom has announced $42 billion in new revenues over three years.
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