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As we emerge from the pandemic, California needs job training that focuses on results for people and businesses.

In summary As we emerge from the pandemic, California needs job training that focuses on results for people and businesses. By Patrick Johnston, Special to CalMatters Patrick Johnston served in the Assembly from 1981 to 1991 and in the state Senate from 1991-2000, pj@patrick-johnston.com. He taught public policy at UC Berkeley and served as CEO of the California Association of Health Plans. Forty years ago California was in a recession with 10% unemployment, yet employers said that good jobs were going begging for lack of skilled workers.   The state spent hundreds of millions of dollars o...

37% of Californians are fully vaccinated. A Message from our Sponsor Other stories you should know 1. California’s main broadband challenge Mario Ramirez Garcia, 10, attends online school in the bedroom he shares with his sister on April 23, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters A photo of two Salinas students trying to log into Zoom classes via wifi in a Taco Bell parking lot went viral last year, symbolizing how unequal internet access could block children from their right to an equal and high quality education. Lawmakers have since introduced at least 20 proposals aiming to close Ca...

Longtime San Joaquin County lawmaker Cathleen Galgiani has been appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to the California Gambling Control Commission, the governor’s office has announced. Galgiani, 57, of Sacramento, served as a California state senator from 2012 until being termed out in 2020 and as a state assemblywoman from 2006 to 2012. At the time a fifth-generation Stocktonian, she also served as chief of staff and consultant to the University of California, Merced for Assemblywoman Barbara Matthews from 2000-2006 and as deputy director for special projects for first lady Sharon Davis, wife of...

It was nice to see Fin back at Rogers Arena earlier this week. The Vancouver Canucks mascot attended Tuesday’s win against the Toronto Maple Leafs, which was the first time he has been spotted at a game since the start of the pandemic. Fin was in attendance for autism acceptance night, and the plan is to bring him back for the final game of the season as well. The person that plays Fin — yes, it’s the same person every time — has worked for the Canucks for almost 20 years. Prior to the pandemic, Fin (we’ll protect the person’s secret identity) worked for the team full-time.