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Renters Could Get A Break On Security Deposits With New Proposal

State lawmakers are trying to make renting more affordable by capping how much landlords can charge for security deposits. 

Reporter: Alejandra Reyes-Velarde, CalMatters

There's been some very un-Calif…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

San Francisco Faces Challenges As It Prepares To Roll Out CARE Court

By next year, every county in California will have to implement a new statewide program called CARE Court. It focuses on getting unhoused people with severe mental health disorders into treatment.  E…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Catalytic Converter Theft Frustrates LA Residents

Catalytic converters are a part that all gas-powered vehicles in California are required to have in order to keep their exhaust up to our air quality standards. Thousands of cars across Los Angeles h…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Inside Carmel-by-the-Sea's Address Controversy

Fentanyl Deaths Up in California, New Data Show

New Federal data show overdose deaths in California up slightly, and drug policy experts say lasting change requires lawmakers to examine and treat unde…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Beaver Seen As Climate-Saving Creature In California

Consider the beaver. Once thought of as a “nuisance rodent,” yes it’s a rodent, for flooding roads, farmland and other properties that we want to keep dry, the beaver is now embraced as a “climate so…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Cal State System Has Massive Financial Gap, May Have To Raise Tuition

The California State University system has some of the lowest tuition rates in the country. But a huge budget gap could force new tuition hikes. 

Reporter: Mikhail Zinshteyn, CalMatters

Stanford Univer…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Salmon Run Highlights Efforts To Protect Klamath Watershed

Every year for the past two decades, tribes along the Oregon-California border have come together for an event known as the Salmon Run. It’s a spiritual run and prayer for the health of the Klamath w…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Plan To Turn Los Angeles Gas Plant To Hydrogen Not Without Critics

This year, the city of Los Angeles decided to turn one of its methane gas plants into a hydrogen plant. It's part of the city’s ambitious goal to run on 100% renewable energy by 2035. It might sound …

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

States Reach Colorado River Water Deal

A historic agreement has been reached between seven Western states to cut the amount of water they take from the Colorado River. But what are California's responsibilities under the deal? And which p…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

California Food Banks See Major Spike In Demand

California’s food banks are reporting alarming spikes in demand, that’s according to the state’s association of food banks, which says the end of pandemic-era food benefits and record high inflation …

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago