CALMATTERS

• Estos estudiantes universitarios de Los Ángeles usan el transporte público para ahorrar dinero. Así son sus viajes.
  July 3, 2026
  Los estudiantes que se desplazan a la universidad en autobús y tren en el área de Los Ángeles suelen sufrir retrasos y se enfrentan a riesgos para la seguridad pública. Sin embargo, tampoco tienen que […]
• Gas prices are high for July 4. California’s price-gouging fixes are still on the shelf
  July 3, 2026
  California’s gasoline watchdog found Chevron stations charged the highest average price of any major brand tracked in late May.
• On USA’s 250th birthday, Californians should remember when we saved the world from tyranny
  July 3, 2026
  There is one event that encapsulates USA’s unique place in human history: World War II, when we saved the world during one of its darkest periods.
• California spends a lot on education, yet teachers can’t afford to live near their schools 
  July 3, 2026
  It’s expensive for schools in California to recruit and pay enough to fully staff their campuses. That means housing is an education issue, too.
• Top science research jobs lack diversity. A California college program aims to curb that
  July 2, 2026
  The climate of STEM higher education programs can be unwelcoming for some minority populations. A state-funded program is trying to change that by providing mentors, relationship-building and financial assistance to California college students.
• Judge shoots down Trump’s homeless funding shift:  ‘The hallmark of unreasoned decision making’
  July 2, 2026
  In a legal win for California, a federal judge rejected President Trump’s efforts to funnel money away from permanent homeless housing.
• New fights over how to help L.A. fire victims rebuild
  July 2, 2026
  Scheduling note: WhatMatters is celebrating the Fourth of July and will return to your inboxes Monday. A year and a half after deadly wildfires ripped through Southern California, state lawmakers are asking what kind of […]