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Fire Map: Track California Wildfires 2024 - CalMatters
Map of active wildfires burning across California. Explore wildfire history and when fire season starts in California.
2024 Election: California Voter Guide - CalMatters
Your CalMatters 2024 Voter Guide is a team effort, made possible by the following: Reporters: Ben Christopher, Nigel Duara, Wendy Fry, Kristen Hwang, Carolyn Jones, Sameea Kamal, Marisa Kendall, Alexei Koseff, Jeanne Kuang, Alejandro Lazo, …
Look up your California election districts - CalMatters
Jan 31, 2022 · Hundreds of thousands of voters were shifted in the new California election districts drawn by the state’s independent redistricting commission.A bushel of state legislators are retiring or seeking another office in the 2022 election.Quite a few Californians have moved from one place within the state to another during the pandemic.
CA minimum wage increases to $20 or more for 2 industries
Dec 21, 2023 · In June, health care workers will earn a minimum of $18, $21 or $23 an hour, depending on what type of facility employs them and where they work. The industry-specific wage increases reflect a shift in unions’ strategies at the Capitol. After the Great Recession, labor groups led campaigns that resulted in then-Gov. Jerry Brown signing a law in 2016 that put …
Here’s your guide to voting in the 2024 California election
Feb 6, 2024 · The California Senate swore in a new leader Monday — Mike McGuire, who succeeds Toni Atkins of San Diego as president pro tem.. As CalMatters Capitol reporter Alexei Koseff explains, the Healdsburg Democrat will help direct budget and policy decisions that will likely impact millions of Californians. Along with Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas of Hollister, …
Abortion in California: Creating the easiest access in the US
Apr 21, 2022 · California lawmakers have declared the state a “safe haven” for abortion providers and people seeking to end a pregnancy. Since the U.S. Supreme Court ended a federal constitutional right to an abortion by overturning Roe vs. Wade, Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed some of the strongest state abortion protections in the country: measures that protect women …
California U.S. Senate Race: 2024 Election - CalMatters
First, we must attack the increased cost of goods in each sector of our economy by addressing scarcity: Dramatically expanding our supply of affordable housing by increasing housing federal investments and tax credits, boosting the production of renewable sources of energy, expanding the number of healthcare professionals, and increasing the supply of affordable childcare.
California wildfires explained: What to know in 2024 - CalMatters
Oct 25, 2019 · It’s Southern California’s turn: Wildfires are blazing out of control in mountain areas of Orange and San Bernardino counties, forcing evacuations, destroying homes and injuring residents. And it’s not even Santa Ana wind season yet — those devil winds are likely to ignite even more wildfires this fall.