by jpitney | Jan 15, 2026 | California Politics, Health, Homelessness
Ian Bradley at KTVU-TV: Berkeley city leadership issued a public health warning on Monday after animals in a homeless encampment tested positive for leptospirosis, a bacterial disease that can be fatal in dogs and humans. City staff discovered the disease was present...
by jpitney | Jan 14, 2026 | California Politics, Journalism, Journalists, Los Angeles
James Rainey at LAT: L.A. Reported comes from another former Times opinion staffer, Karin Klein, and a Forbes journalist Scott Woolley. Starting this weekend, the founders intend to initially offer about one article per week. They will be “investigative pieces that...
by jpitney | Jan 13, 2026 | Budget, California Politics
From the California Legislative Analyst’s Office: Multiyear Budget Deficits Alarming. Both our office and the administration expect the state to face multiyear deficits, with estimates ranging from $20 billion to $35 billion annually. These deficits are...
by jpitney | Jan 7, 2026 | California Politics, Insurance, Los Angeles
Levi Sumagaysay at CalMatters: A year after the deadly Los Angeles County fires, California’s property insurance market remains problematic; survivors are suing insurers over delayed or denied claims; and most of the state’s policyholders are likely to see their...
by jpitney | Jan 6, 2026 | California Politics, Economic Policy
Vince Ybarra at KFSN-TV: A new U-Haul report suggests the California exodus is still happening despite an increase in population. For people looking to move, California is not a desired location, according to data collected by U-Haul. The moving company compiled more...
by jpitney | Jan 1, 2026 | Budget, California Politics
Yue Stella Yu at CalMatters: The deficit is projected to reach nearly $18 billion next year, mostly because the state is expected to spend so much money that it would offset, if not eclipse, the strong tax revenues driven by an AI boom, said the nonpartisan...
