This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Over the years, casino-owning tribes have spent millions in court, in the Legislature and at the ballot box trying unsuccessfully to force their only competitors out of California’s casino business. A judge today blocked their latest effort. Last year, tribes persuaded the California […]| Mountain View Voice
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. No tax on tips, a campaign promise by President Donald Trump, is now part of the U.S. tax code, but experts across the political spectrum see limited benefits for California workers. The Treasury Department and the IRS late last month released details of […] The post Why ‘no tax on tips’ may have limited benefits for California workers appeared first on Mountain View Voice.| Mountain View Voice
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. One of Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s marquee mental health programs may broaden its reach despite persistent questions about the number of people it’s helping and whether it’s achieving the goals he set out for it when it launched. Newsom today signed a law that […] The post Newsom signs law expanding one of his marquee mental health programs. Will it help more people? appeared first on Mountain View Voice.| Mountain View Voice
After weeks of waiting, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 79, which will allow mid-rise apartment buildings near major transit stops in California’s biggest metro areas, including Santa Clara County. The post Gavin Newsom signs law overhauling local zoning to build more housing appeared first on Mountain View Voice.| Mountain View Voice
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. An aerial photo near Los Altos Hills in 2014. Photo by Jewel Samad, AFP via Getty Images Scheduling note: WhatMatters is taking Indigenous Peoples’ Day off and will return to your inboxes Tuesday. When the town council of Los Altos Hills approved construction […] The post Another rich town stares down the CA housing department appeared first on Mountain View Voice.| Mountain View Voice
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Commentary written by Joanna Hernandez Joanna Hernandez is the director of strategic partnerships at the San Francisco Pre-Trial Diversion Project and owns a barber shop with her family in Contra Costa County. At 15, I became a mom. Desperate to make money […] The post California expungement law offers a fresh start to rehabilitated people held back by a conviction appeared first on Mountain View Voice.| Mountain View Voice
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. There’s no question that the proponents of Proposition 50 have a partisan goal. By seeking to adopt a map to put more Democrats in power in areas currently represented by Republicans, they are asking voters to temporarily bypass the state’s independent, nonpartisan redistricting […]| Mountain View Voice
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The horrific string of wildfires that has plagued California in recent years, taking dozens of lives and destroying many billions of dollars in property, also created a crisis in property insurance. Some insurers have abandoned California altogether, some have refused to take more […]| Mountain View Voice
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In a few weeks, over 100 colleges and universities across California will lose access to essential funding for tutoring, academic counseling and other support services aimed at helping Black, Latino, Asian and Native American students succeed in college. The change comes after the […]| Mountain View Voice
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed a set of bills meant to check the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration crackdown in California, including measures that limit their access on schools and force them to identify themselves in public. The new laws echo the “resistance” measures […]| Mountain View Voice
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Several candidates for the board of California’s largest public pension fund are complaining that the fund put its thumb on the scale of this month’s election by sending a message to all members before voting concludes. The message promoted the California Public Employees’ […]| Mountain View Voice
Posted inCalMatters | Redwood City Pulse
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Gov. Gavin Newsom signs the Election Rigging Response Act at the Capitol Annex Swing Space in Sacramento on Aug. 21, 2025. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters California will hold a special election on Nov. 4 after the Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom […]| Redwood City Pulse
California is facing a housing crisis due to local regulations that undermine state efforts to increase housing supply, such as inclusionary zoning and development impact fees, which act as a hidden tax on housing construction and slow production.| Davis Vanguard
Thousands of Angelenos are stuck with costly, exhausting commutes due to decades of housing policies that have prevented working people from living near jobs and transit systems, and a bill in the state legislature, SB 79, offers a commonsense fix by requiring cities to allow more housing near transit.| Davis Vanguard
Posted inCalMatters | Redwood City Pulse
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A courtroom at the San Diego County Superior Court in San Diego on Oct. 9, 2023. Photo by Adriana Heldiz, CalMatters From CalMatters Digital Democracy reporter Ryan Sabalow: California’s court reporter shortage has gotten so bad that thousands of people, including alleged domestic […]| Redwood City Pulse
California lawmakers are rushing to repair changes made to the lemon law to satisfy car companies, while consumer groups have expressed concern about the confusing two-tier lemon law with fewer consumer protections.| The Sacramento Observer
