CALMATTERS

• Gobierno de Trump reconoce que necesita trabajadores agrícolas inmigrantes pero toma medidas para recortar sus salarios
  March 20, 2026
  La administración Trump promulgó una norma que reduciría el salario mínimo para los inmigrantes con visas H-2A, incluidos los trabajadores agrícolas. El sindicato United Farm Workers presentó una demanda, argumentando que el cambio perjudicaría los […]
• California le cambió el nombre al día de César Chávez. Ahora, las ciudades quieren sacar su nombre de las calles
  March 20, 2026
  Los legisladores de California prometieron cambiar el nombre del Día Festivo de César Chávez. Eliminar su nombre de calles y edificios probablemente llevará mucho más tiempo.
• State finds ‘systemic’ failures in how a California school district handles sex abuse allegations
  March 20, 2026
  Attorney General Rob Bonta issues sweeping reforms for the El Monte Union High School District after an investigation found “systemic” failures in its handling of staff sexual misconduct allegations.
• Nevada utility to Lake Tahoe: Find electricity elsewhere
  March 20, 2026
  Lake Tahoe’s longtime power supplier, NV Energy, will cut off the region next year. It has said data centers are driving “unprecedented” demand.
• Scrubbing César Chávez from California
  March 20, 2026
  I’m CalMatters reporter Ryan Sabalow, and I’m pinch hitting for Lynn today.  No more César Chávez Day, California. Democratic leaders said Thursday they’re going to fast-track legislation to rename the March 31 holiday “Farmworkers Day.” […]
• Pebble Beach golf, Maui resorts, European tours: How special interests woo California lawmakers
  March 20, 2026
  Why learn about policy in Sacramento when you can do it in Maui? Special interests spent at least $1.2 million sending lawmakers to luxury destinations last year and handing out perks.
• It’s supposed to be a race for governor, but candidates and voters seem disengaged
  March 20, 2026
  Two Republican candidates are leading the pack of 10 main candidates for governor, while lukewarm Democratic support is split eight ways.
• If California forces state workers to commute, it passes up $225 million in savings. Can we afford that? 
  March 20, 2026
  State workers must go to offices four days a week starting July 1. But if lawmakers let them telework, they’d save on gas and reduce carbon emissions.
• Record heat, melting snow: What does it mean for California’s reservoirs?
  March 20, 2026
  A record-baking heat wave is scalding California, with major consequences for the state’s most important reservoir: its snowpack.  Providing about a third of the state’s water supply, the Sierra Nevada snowpack is a vital source […]
• Trump administration acknowledges it needs immigrant farmworkers as it moves to cut their pay
  March 19, 2026
  The Trump administration handed down a rule that would cut the minimum wage for immigrants with H-2A visas, including farm workers. The United Farm Workers sued, arguing the change would depress pay to all agricultural […]