Dan Walters – CalMatters

California's liberal politicians are talking tough on criminals as the state sees an upsurge in robberies, homicides and other crimes.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom once promised to bring single-payer health coverage to the state but is now content to settle for something less.

As California politicians boast about nation-leading policies, they are also unwinding older policies that once led the nation.

A concerned doctor reads medical information in a hospital hallway. More than 1300 doctors applied for a new California program in which the state pays down their student loans in exchange for their agreement to treat Medi-Cal patients. Faced with myriad social pathologies, California will try a new approach - more integrated and aggressive treatment.

Gov. Gavin Newsom addressed the media during a press conference where he unveiled his budget proposal for 2022-23 in Sacramento on Jan. 10, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters California Gov. Gavin Newsom's new budget would spend nearly $300 billion in the 2022-23 fiscal year, but will the revenues support the plan?