CALMATTERS

• Reimagining Care Across Generations
  February 25, 2026
  Three policy experts explore how California can expand access to childcare, healthcare, and eldercare through abundance policy design.
• Mientras Escondido debate contrato con ICE, otros funcionarios locales evalúan si cooperar en la aplicación de la ley migratoria
  February 25, 2026
  Críticos han instado a Escondido a cancelar su contrato de larga data que permite a ICE utilizar el campo de tiro de la policía de la ciudad, ya que los gobiernos locales en todo el […]
• “¿Qué pasará cuando yo ya no esté?”: Padres de personas con discapacidad presionan para ampliar los servicios
  February 25, 2026
  En California, la discapacidad de una persona debe comenzar antes de los 18 años para poder acceder a los servicios de los centros regionales. Padres activistas afirman que esto excluye a aquellos cuya discapacidad comenzó […]
• Power outages can be costly for CA schools
  February 25, 2026
  Planned power outages by utility companies are intended to lower the risk of wildfires during severe weather events. But as climate change prompts more extreme weather events and outages become more frequent, some California school […]
• California is ‘nowhere near’ emissions goals. It’s still sending organic waste to landfills
  February 25, 2026
  California trucks much of its organic waste to landfills instead of recyclers, largely because of an exclusive franchise hauling system.
• What California’s planned power outages are costing schools: darkness, disruption and debt
  February 25, 2026
  California schools faced repeated planned power outages in 2024-2025 as Edison cut electricity to prevent wildfires, forcing closures and costly backup power solutions.
• California’s reading reforms drive push for better math skills in early grades
  February 25, 2026
  Some of the supporters of the phonics curriculum California adopted last year are now urging statewide math screening for young students.
• As Escondido debates contract with ICE, other local officials weigh whether to cooperate on immigration enforcement
  February 24, 2026
  Critics are urging Escondido to cancel its long-standing contract allowing ICE to use the city’s police firing range, as local governments across San Diego County differ over how much to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement […]
• Uber fighting lawyers, doctors to CA ballot box
  February 24, 2026
  A multimillion-dollar battle is playing out between Uber and an opposition coalition over a November ballot initiative that could affect every driver on California roads, writes Levi Sumagaysay. Since last fall, the ride-hailing service has […]
• Uber ballot initiative sparks showdown with lawyers, doctors
  February 24, 2026
  Lawyers and doctors oppose Uber’s proposed California ballot initiative, which would cap contingency fees and limit recoveries of medical costs for all car crashes in the state.