#calmatters — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #calmatters, aggregated by home.social.
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@anirvan
1) Grateful to #CalMatters for their coverage of this profiteering by the #FossilFool majors2) A reminder that #profiteering only works with essential goods & services. That's why #Chevron et al con do so with near impunity. AND if we were powering mobility, from e-scooters to trains, with electricity from #renewables (wind, water, solar (#WWS) and advanced geothermal, we wouldn't be totally dependent on #FossilFuel. And profiteering would be harder to do.
Guess what? We have the technology to convert. Why do we let the FossilFools stop that conversion?
The real case for #PowerToThePeople by renewables.
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"‘We’re talking about people’s lives:’ California lawmakers grill #DMV director on deadly failures”
The California Senate’s hearing on driving laws was spurred by a #CalMatters investigation into California’s approach to deadly #drivers https://calmatters.org/investigation/2026/03/california-dmv-hearing/
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CalMatters: These public documents are hidden from view. Two California lawmakers want to change that. “Two California lawmakers are trying to open up legislative documents that are technically public records, but difficult for even the most seasoned Capitol insiders to access. The documents are letters registered lobbyists and advocacy groups send the Legislature to support or oppose bills. […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/09/cal-matters-these-public-documents-are-hidden-from-view-two-california-lawmakers-want-to-change-that/ -
Linking California with the Minnesota food aid probe is a stretch
An applicant signs up for food stamps, known as CalFresh in California, at a low-income health clinic in Contra Costa County. (Foe; photo by Anne Wernikoff/ CalMatters) This column was originally published by CalMat…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Food #audit #california #CALmatters #Foodaid #GavinNewsom #Minnesota #Politics
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2463124/linking-california-with-the-minnesota-food-aid-probe-is-a-stretch/ -
Hundreds of new California laws took effect on the first day of 2026. CalMatters highlights some of the most remarkable ones, including requirements for more insurers to cover in vitro fertilization, automatic college admission, and more. https://alamedapost.com/news/new-california-laws-change-life-2026/
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#DataBrokers Are Hiding Their Opt-Out Pages From #GoogleSearch
Dozens of companies are hiding how you can delete your personal data, The #Markup and #CalMatters found.
#optout #privacyhttps://www.wired.com/story/data-brokers-hiding-opt-out-pages-google-search/
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Ben Christopher of CalMatters reports, "...most urban developers will no longer have to study, predict and mitigate the ways that new housing might affect local traffic, air pollution, flora and fauna, noise levels, groundwater quality and objects of historic or archeological significance." https://alamedapost.com/news/biggest-obstacles-building-ca-housing-vanished/
#AffordableHousing #alameda #california #CalMatters #housing @calmatters
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Me, too. I also dropped the #LATimes at the same time for the same reason.
Support and read #TheGuardian #CalMatters #KPFK #KALW #KQED #PacificaNews #HCN (HighCountryNews) #Cityside #Berkeleyside #TheAtlantic #BayNature #BerkeleyScanner
Reluctantly subscribe to #NYTimes , but my commitment to that rag is tenuous.
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"California’s port traffic is beginning to look worse now, under the effects of President Donald Trump’s fickle tariff policy, than it did at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic," writes Levi Sumagaysay of CalMatters. https://alamedapost.com/news/trump-trade-war-has-already-had-huge-effect-on-ca-ports/
#alameda #california #CalMatters @calmatters
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"Any Californian can purchase naloxone, an opioid overdose reversal medication, directly from the state at a discounted price," reports Kristen Hwang of CalMatters. "...Previously, the discount was available only to government organizations and businesses." https://alamedapost.com/news/steeply-discounted-overdose-reversal-medicine-available-any-californian/
#alameda #california #CalMatters @calmatters
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This is the power of nonprofit investigative journalism.
Cal Matters documents case after case where driver's licenses were renewed after the driver caused (some times repeatedly) fatalities.
This is a huge story, and only possible because they took months of grinding file-by-file investigation time to report it.
#CalMatters
#InvestigativeJournalismhttps://calmatters.org/investigation/2025/04/license-to-kill/
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7 takeaways from our investigation into California homeless shelters
#AP #CalMatters #WorkingPoor #ClassWar
https://apnews.com/us-news/homelessness-california-los-angeles-shelters-grants-pass-77f9921d550af2e9bfb64e80ff85b5fb -
The state Senate Insurance Committee doesn't have a chair as the huge fires in LA escalate the state's insurance crisis because of questions around a federal corruption investigation reports Ryan Sabalow for CalMatters
https://calmatters.org/politics/2025/01/california-democrat-senate-bribery-investigation/
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"California businesses are suing to halt a new state law that bars them from requiring employees to attend anti-union meetings at work," writes Jeanne Kuang for CalMatters. https://alamedapost.com/news/businesses-sue-state-over-new-workplace-law/
#alameda #california #CalMatters @calmatters
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"Starting Jan. 1, California employers won’t be able to require workers to attend any meetings related to their political or religious views — or how their bosses feel about unions," writes Jeanne Kuang of CalMatters. https://alamedapost.com/news/new-ca-law-bans-your-boss-ordering-attend-anti-union-meetings/
#alameda #california #CalMatters #LaborLaws @calmatters
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Two new California laws "aim to increase central city foot traffic, which has yet to fully recover from the COVID-19 pandemic," writes Jenna Peterson of CalMatters. The new legislation will allow for public consumption of legal cannabis and alcohol in designated areas called "cannabis cafes" and "entertainment zones." https://alamedapost.com/news/california-new-laws-for-2025-cannabis-cafes-and-entertainment-zones/
#alameda #california #CalMatters @calmatters
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@druid @jeffjarvis This is great! I am moving my cancelled #LATimes subscription funds to #calmatters
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Absurd, ridiculous, and *outrageous*.
https://calmatters.org/politics/capitol/2024/06/gavin-newsom-california-workplace-safety-board/
#CalMatters #Newsom #California #WorkplaceSafety #WorkersRights #LaborRights #OSHA
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A $20 billion affordable housing bond — which would have been the largest ever of its kind and the subject of a campaign half-a-decade in the making — won’t go before San Francisco Bay Area voters this November after all. Ben Christopher of CalMatters explains the sudden change.
https://alamedapost.com/news/californias-largest-ever-affordable-housing-bond-pulled-from-ballot/
#AffordableHousing #alameda #california #CalMatters #election2024 @calmatters
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Khari Johnson of CalMatters reports that California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug on landlines, saving the service that is a lifeline for many throughout the state.
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Californians pay more at the pump than residents of any other state — an average of $5.34 a gallon for regular unleaded, compared to the national average of $3.64, according to AAA. Lynn La of CalMatters investigates the huge price spikes that are plaguing Californians at the pump.
https://alamedapost.com/news/will-californians-get-any-relief-on-gas-prices/
#alameda #california #CalMatters #GasPrices @calmatters
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Khari Johnson from CalMatters reports that for the first time this year California requires digital data brokers — companies that knowingly collect and sell consumer’s data to third parties — to report if they collect location data.
https://alamedapost.com/news/whos-selling-your-digital-data/
#alameda #california #CalMatters #DigitalPrivacy #OnlineSafety #technology
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Study shows regular blood donation could remove PFAS from firefighters' bodies
Not everyone can have blood transfusions but for firefighters who are “the most occupationally exposed cohort” there is an obligation to help them.
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California is well-known for taking a long time to tally votes, largely due to the high number of mail-in ballots. Alexei Koseff of @CalMatters gives quick, easy tips for how to get your vote counted faster—and maybe even speed up the entire process.
https://alamedapost.com/news/how-to-make-sure-your-ballot-gets-counted-first/
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Yue Stella Yu of CalMatters tallies up the finances of U.S. Senate candidates and finds that Rep. Adam Schiff has more money than all others combined.
https://alamedapost.com/news/analysis/whos-raking-in-the-cash-for-u-s-senate/
#alameda #CalMatters #election2024 #UsSenate @CalMatters
