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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 ...
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’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.
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 ...
California gun laws, explained (2024) - CalMatters
WEBNov 14, 2019 · California has a reputation for being tough on guns. That reputation is well-earned. Researchers at Boston University have counted 111 California laws that in some way restrict “the manner and space in which firearms can be used.” They include regulations on dealers and buyers, background check requirements, and possession bans directed at certain “high risk” individuals.
AB 1840: Home Purchase Assistance Program: eligibility.
WEBSep 6, 2024 · Existing 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 ...