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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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
California’s homeless crisis explained - CalMatters
WEBDec 31, 2019 · California is home to an estimated 181,399 unhoused residents, according to the latest data. That means 28% of the country’s entire homeless population lives in California. Of those, an estimated 123,423 are “unsheltered,” meaning they sleep outside, in tents, in cars or in other places not meant for human habitation.
Why the California housing market is so expensive in 2024
WEBAug 21, 2017 · In the Bay Area, however, that cost jumped up by $81 a square foot, according to the Terner Center. And affordable housing was more expensive to build than market rate housing. The reasons are many and complicated. Land costs, permitting delays, borrowing costs, local fees and the threat of litigation can all add up.
California Legislator Tracker - CalMatters
WEBCalifornia budget approved: What to know about record spending plan. Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature have benefited from record surpluses in crafting the state budget, which hit a record $308 billion in the general fund for 2022-23. But early numbers project a $25 billion deficit for 2023-24, which changes the dynamics of the budget debate.
California crime numbers explained - CalMatters
WEBFeb 3, 2022 · Kern County once again had the state’s highest homicide rate in 2021, at 13.7 homicides per 100,000 people. That was also the case last year, when the county’s homicide rate per 100,000 people was 12.7 in 2020 — the state’s highest — or about one for every 8,000 people. Statewide, the average homicide rate climbed to 6 …
Abortion in California: Creating the easiest access in the US
WEBApr 21, 2022 · California lawmakers have declared the state a “safe haven” for abortion providers and people seeking to end a pregnancy. Since the U.S. Supreme Court ended a federal constitutional right to an abortion by overturning Roe vs. Wade, Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed some of the strongest state abortion protections in the country: measures that ...
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