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WEBHere are three features of Digital Democracy: 1-Browse the database through the navigation above or search it in the bar to the right. 2-Below, see the latest state agenda on six major topics, as curated by our reporters. 3-Look up any of California’s 120 legislators to see data and stories about their activities, politics, policy interests ...
Fire Map: Track California Wildfires 2024 - CalMatters
WEBThe Park Fire is the largest fire this year, and it is currently the 4th largest fire in California history. Aug 13, 2024. 1. wildfire-related fatality this year. Preliminary data. Deadliest year was 2018, where 100 civilians and firefighters were killed in wildfires. Human remains were found in a home burned down in the Mina Fire in Mendocino ...
Filing for California unemployment benefits? Here's how
WEBJul 30, 2020 · In California, normal unemployment payments range from $40-$450 a week. An online EDD calculator estimates how much those payments will total. Regular benefits tend to replace around 45% of prior weekly earnings. That can leave families stretched thin by unemployment, particularly in California’s high-cost cities.
Look up your California election districts - CalMatters
WEBJan 31, 2022 · California election districts have changed for 2022 and beyond. Type in your address and find out your new legislative and congressional districts. Hundreds of thousands of voters were shifted in the new California election districts drawn by the state’s independent redistricting commission. A bushel of state legislators are retiring or ...
CA minimum wage increases to $20 or more for 2 industries
WEBDec 21, 2023 · California-based fast-food workers for chains with 60 or more locations around the nation will earn at least $20 an hour beginning in April, $4 higher than the overall state minimum wage of $16 that will be effective Jan. 1. In June, health care workers will earn a minimum of $18, $21 or $23 an hour, depending on what type of facility employs ...
AB 1840: Home Purchase Assistance Program: eligibility.
WEBExisting law establishes the Home Purchase Assistance Fund, which is continuously appropriated for expenditure pursuant to the program and defraying the administrative costs for the agency. Existing law requires, on and after July 1, 2016, unobligated amounts remaining in any fund established for specified purposes to be transferred to the fund ...
California's mental health system, explained - CalMatters
WEBApr 30, 2019 · Mental health advocates have long described California’s fragmented mental health system with words like “struggling” and “broken.”. Evidence of its consequences can be found in our jails and prisons, our hospitals and clinics, our schools and colleges. The problem touches those living in comfortable middle class suburbs, remote rural ...
The open secret about California taxes - CalMatters
WEBMay 8, 2018 · California state and local governments received $419 billion from taxes, fees and federal funding in 2015, the most recent data available from the U.S. Census Bureau. Of that, $93.3 billion came from Washington, while state and local governments raised $325.7 billion from a combination of taxes and fees. This included not only common …
2024 California Water Tracker - CalMatters
WEBUpdated May 7, 2024. On April 23, the California Department of Water Resources increased State Water Project allocations to 40% of the amounts requested by water agencies, up from 30% in March. The increase, while lower than the 75% allocated at this time last year, takes into account an above-average water year, when statewide …