Tag: News

CALmatters Four years ago, Gov. Jerry Brown launched a program to boost California jobs by giving tax credits to the businesses that create them. The upshot? Two-thirds of those available credits are unclaimed — a sign that most expected jobs have not yet materialized. Read the story at CALmatters.

CALmatters A few months ago, CALmatters created an explainer to answer two questions: How bad is California’s housing crisis, and how did it get so bad? It could not address all the issues, so it asked readers: “What did we miss?”  CALmatters received more than 130 questions, and here are some the frequently asked questions.  […]

KQED News Fix The Coalition on Homelessness held a sleepout for Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week to illuminate the continuing encampment sweeps and the adult city shelter waitlist that has exceeded 1,100 people. Dozens of homeless people and community allies gathered for the event on Thursday as people left work and rush hour began. Read […]

EdSource As California’s housing shortage worsens, the number of homeless children is expected to climb. Since 2014, the number of homeless youth has risen to more than 202,329, nearly 4 percent of the public school population. An EdSource special project explored the issue in detail. Read the complete story at EdSource.

KQED News Fix Federal officials suspect that fraudulent claims filed for disaster relief following the deadly Northern California fires are a bigger problem than they had initially thought. They estimate that there may have been tens of thousands of these claims; a few weeks ago, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said there were thousands.  “It is an […]

KALW/Crosscurrents San Franciscans  have the power to stop new construction projects in the city. With about $600 and some paperwork, anyone can start a process called  “discretionary review” and a project could grind to a halt.  Read the story at KALW/Crosscurrents.

Public Policy Institute of California Did you know the following information? California has many diverse — and aging — county jail facilities. The jail population is mostly male, most of whom are  being held for felonies. Read the story at Public Policy Institute of California.

CALmatters The hosts of the U.N. climate change conference in Bonn, Germany, have a problem. The U.S. government — the longtime leader of the climate battle — has dwindling interest in this issue under the Trump administration, but it has sent a delegation to join international leaders as they hash out further terms of the […]