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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, …
Fire Map: Track California Wildfires 2024 - CalMatters
Map of active wildfires burning across California. Explore wildfire history and when fire season starts in California.
Californians: Here’s why your housing costs are so high in 2024
Oct 15, 2024 · California is an expensive place to call home. It’s such a fundamental part of California life it almost feels silly to say. Along with good weather, sunny beaches, Hollywood and the Golden Gate Bridge, the skyhigh cost of housing has become part of …
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.
California election: Your guide to voting - CalMatters
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, the top two legislative leaders are ...
2024 California Ballot Propositions - CalMatters
Propositions Jump to section. Prop 2 School bond; Prop 3 Same-sex marriage; Prop 4 Climate bond; Prop 5 Voting threshold; Prop 6 Involuntary servitude; Prop 32 Minimum wage; Prop 33 Local rent control; Prop 34 Patient spending; Prop 35 Health care tax; Prop 36 Criminal penalties; Watch 1-minute videos; California voters decided on only one proposition on the March primary ballot — narrowly ...
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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 California on a path to a $15 ...
California U.S. Senate Race: 2024 Election - CalMatters
While California and the rest of the nation hasn’t sunk into recession, inflation remains stubbornly high, rising to an annual rate of 3.4% in December from 3.1%. And polls show that despite some job growth and wage gains, Californians are still anxious about their personal finances and pessimistic about what lies ahead in 2024.