With promising early results, prevention programs are expanding nationwide as a potentially more effective and cheaper model.
Deaths dropped 10 percent but the mortality rate remains far higher than for the general population.
Homeowners in major metros are holding onto properties for longer periods, with Los Angeles topping 20 years and state tax laws helping discourage moves.
While rivals like Texas and Florida posted gains, California lost jobs and recorded the nation’s highest unemployment rate.
With a multibillion-dollar deficit, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget leaves tens of thousands of promised subsidized slots unfunded, keeping families on waitlists for years.
The state will need to reform its antiquated tax code, warily approach bond measures that tie the hands of policymakers, and get serious about spending oversight.
Despite fears they’d shift Idaho left, newcomers from California are reinforcing the state’s conservative tilt.
Researchers say better modeling of multi-ignition fires could help protect firefighters and guide smarter deployments.
Gov. Bob Ferguson supports a proposed nearly 10 percent tax on incomes over $1 million.
Sixty-five people from a long-standing encampment have been placed in stable housing, and outreach efforts are expanding under a structured rapid-rehousing strategy.
Federal policy fights, a proposed state funding holdback and declining student counts are squeezing school district budgets.
A decades-old payroll system and advance pay practices are costing the state millions and frustrating employees forced to pay it back.
Officials have pledged faster permitting and infrastructure fixes, but residents point to broken promises after earlier wildfires.
The president cites fraud concerns, while state officials call the plan politically motivated and warn of impacts on social services.
An onerous 1970 law remains an open invitation for lawsuits. And reforms should make it easier to build the kind of housing most Californians want.
Only a fraction of planned vouchers reached residents before the state shifted funding to a car trade-in program
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