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Dec 15, 2025 - Our 10up WordPress practice created a first-of-its-kind, AI-powered platform that makes understanding California politics easier.

Mar 27, 2024 - California once criminalized abortion. Now it's the US leader on abortion rights, and may become a 'sanctuary' for out-of-state seekers.

Nov 26, 2025 - Dawn Addis, [dd-age], is a former special education teacher. She is the Assembly appointee to the Ocean Protection Council and chairs the budget health...

Jan 4, 2024 - Teacher pay, creative writing, tutoring and attendance monitors helped a California school district improve test scores for Black students.

Stan Ellis, [dd-age], is an inventor and business owner. He won the Assembly seat vacated by Vince Fong, who ran for Congress. Ellis started several small...

Feb 1, 2025 - Bob Archuleta, [dd-age], is a former city council member and U.S. Army veteran. He’s a member of Gov. Newsom’s Military Council. Former President Barack...

Jun 23, 2020 - On the outskirts of Los Angeles, inside a nondescript laboratory building, a man in a yellow T-shirt and helmet sits on a stationary motorcycle, looking...

News and analysis on environment, climate change, wildfires and water issues in California.

Dec 1, 2021 - Kern County has had the state’s highest homicide rate since 2016, with rival prison gangs warring on its rural northern border.

Sep 12, 2025

Nov 12, 2025 - A warning about criminal penalties for false claims against police can deter "truthful" complaints against LAPD officers, the California Supreme...

Nov 26, 2025 - California under Gov. Gavin Newsom is suing the Trump administration to protect birthright citizenship, stop the mass firing of federal workers and sustain...

Nov 7, 2024 - The California school bond measure, Proposition 2, would provide $10 billion to K-12 schools and community colleges to fix aging buildings.

Oct 23, 2025 - A new California housing law, SB 79, allows mid-rise apartment buildings near major transit stops, giving housing foes a new reason to battle the bus.

News and analysis about California politics and policy.

Dec 4, 2025 - Trump cut funding for students with disabilities. He also gutted the Office of Civil Rights, which helps enforce disability law.

Sep 10, 2025 - Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, [dd-age], is the Assembly Majority Leader. She has degrees in business administration and accounting from San Jose State. She was the...

Aug 22, 2025

Jun 13, 2025 - Many undocumented immigrants have long feared that their Medi-Cal data would be used against them. Newsom calls it "an abuse."

Apr 3, 2025 - Steven Choi, [dd-age], was an Assemblymember and Irvine mayor. He narrowly defeated Democratic Sen. Josh Newman in 2024 in one of the state’s most...

Feb 1, 2025 - María Elena Durazo, [dd-age], is a longtime labor activist. She’s a graduate of St. Mary’s College, where she was part of the Chicano Movement. She began...

Jun 27, 2025 - California could lose votes in the electoral college and suffer economic setbacks if President Trump's immigration crackdown deters people from moving to...

Nov 7, 2025 - California is under pressure to embrace more temporary homeless shelters that require sobriety, at the potential expense of long-term housing.

Aug 18, 2025 - The Trump administration is encouraging immigrants to self-deport, and its raids in Los Angeles are making life miserable for many who stay.

Nov 25, 2025 - Roger Niello, [dd-age], is a car dealer and former CEO of the Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce. After earning a bachelor’s from UC Berkeley and a...

Feb 1, 2025 - Diane Dixon, [dd-age], first ran for the Assembly in 2020, losing by just 2,500 votes to Democrat Cottie Petrie-Norris. After the region’s districts were...

Nov 27, 2023 - A new school construction bond could help rural California districts that are often last in line for funding.

Feb 1, 2025 - John Laird, [dd-age], was a member of former Gov. Jerry Brown’s cabinet, a city council member and a member of the Assembly. Laird was Brown’s secretary of...

Nov 26, 2025 - A Turkish immigrant who married a U.S. citizen fears deportation after being summoned to a late-notice check-in at a San Diego ICE office.

Nov 26, 2025 - Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, [dd-age], sometimes referred by her initials “RBK,” rode the “blue wave” of anti-Trump sentiment in 2018 to narrowly defeat...

Nov 26, 2025 - Steve Bennett, [dd-age], is a former high school economics and American history teacher. He also is a former Ventura City Council member and Ventura County...

Nov 19, 2025 - The annual increases will be tied to inflation, and capped at 5% per year. Tuition won’t change for six years for each incoming class.

Jun 9, 2023 - Lawmakers signal plan to cut $400 million from a new program to prepare school kids for college and career.

Jun 14, 2025 - Fear of immigration raids is driving Southern California patients to cancel health care. A third of medical appointments and half of dental appointments at St....

Nov 3, 2025 - California's falling prison population gives policymakers a choice: Provide more single-person cells in the interest of safety or close more prisons.

Sep 29, 2021 - Humboldt County, in the state's North Coast, has a much higher suicide rate than most of California. The pandemic has fueled new concerns.

Apr 20, 2023 - A year of feuding between community colleges and CSUs over bachelor’s degrees has pushed legislators to intervene.

Oct 15, 2025 - How a California-based digital investigative platform is using AI to support – and explain – democracy.

Nov 6, 2024 - Expect four more years of combative showdowns between California's Democratic leadership and a second Trump White House.

Nov 26, 2025 - Dr. Jasmeet Bains, [dd-age], is a family physician who was elected to the Assembly in 2022. She’s running against Republican U.S. Rep. David Valadao for...

News and analysis about affordable housing, the cost of living and the housing market in California.

Nov 7, 2025 - The California Supreme Court upheld a law protecting the rights of LGBT people in nursing homes, including by forbidding employees from misgendering those...

Jan 31, 2025 - Anamarie Avila Farias, [dd-age], is a former vice mayor of Martinez and a Contra Costa County Board of Education trustee who was on the board of directors of...

Sep 5, 2025 - California may soon ban unaccredited consultants from charging fees for helping veterans prepare disability claims, a practice that some view as exploitative.

Famously one of the world’s largest economies, California is a major player in just about every field — from agriculture to tech. We delve into the...

Oct 23, 2025 - President Trump first called up the National Guard in Los Angeles. Months later, Democratic cities and states are still suing to block more deployments.

Feb 1, 2025 - Marie Alvarado-Gil, [dd-age], suddenly switched her party affiliation from Democrat to Republican in August 2024, saying she was frustrated with the majority...

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Jan 22, 2025 - California voters passed a bond to pay for school repairs statewide, but schools damaged in the LA fires may get the bulk of that money.

Nov 24, 2025 - Tax receipts are down almost 30% in one California farm town, where immigrants are afraid to go out and some longtime workers are weighing self-deportation.

Dec 17, 2025 - The impact of journalism. Here's how the work of journalists at CalMatters makes a real difference in California.

Our unprecedented, custom-built AI tool tracks every word spoken in public hearings, every dollar donated to politicians, every bill introduced, every vote...

The death of Stephon Clark has sparked a debate in California between the police lobby and families whose loved ones have died at the hands of law enforcement.

Dec 15, 2025 - Schools that rely on foreign workers to fill teacher jobs say they can’t afford the new $100K fee for H-1B visa applications.

Dec 1, 2025 - The Trump administration is suing over California’s policy of providing in-state tuition, scholarships and loans to some immigrant students.

Nov 23, 2025 - For champions of more housing development, ditching the extra staircase has become a buzzy cause in fighting California's housing crisis.

Oct 30, 2023 - Lack of teachers for computer science classes puts California near the bottom of a national ranking for access.

Feb 1, 2025 - Jerry McNerney, [dd-age], returns to office after serving 16 years in the U.S. House of Representatives – where he was known as Congress’ science guy. He...

Sep 10, 2025 - Jesse Arreguín, [dd-age], most recently served as the mayor of Berkeley – the city’s first Latino mayor, elected in 2016 after three terms as a city...

Jul 28, 2023 - California school boards operate under a policy of local control, but in some cases they are testing the limits.

Aaron Schrank is a senior reporter at LAist covering health and housing. He has worked as a public radio journalist and audio producer since 2013.

News and analysis on poverty and income inequality in California.

Nov 7, 2025 - Gov. Gavin Newsom is also facing pressure to oust Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara as policyholders struggle with delayed claims months after the L.A. fires

Dec 17, 2024 - What the California Legislature and education department have — and have not — done to ensure access to bilingual education.

Apr 28, 2021 - Continued funding for a Cradle-to-Career Data System would empower communities and educators to demand better from schools.

Carolyn Jones covers K-12 education at CalMatters. A longtime news reporter, she’s covered education for nearly a decade, focusing on everything from special...

Sep 10, 2025 - Patrick Ahrens, [dd-age], is the former district director for Assemblymember Evan Low, who vacated his seat in a failed Congressional bid in 2024. Before...

Sep 7, 2023 - As chronic absenteeism reaches all-time high, school officials fear some students will fall behind and never catch up.

Nov 13, 2025 - CoreCivic turned a former state prison into an ICE detention center. Several detainees now are suing over conditions in the California City site.

Oct 22, 2025 - After a decade of battling, lawmakers just exempted infill urban development from the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA.

Jun 28, 2023 - Californians desperate for homeless solutions are looking to successful Texas programs, but replicating them might be too costly.

CalMatters Commentary features staff columnists, guest opinions, and reader reactions to amplify the issues that matter to Californians.

Dec 20, 2024 - Angelique Ashby, [dd-age], is a former Sacramento City Council member. She was elected to the Senate in 2022, narrowly beating former insurance commissioner...

Jun 12, 2025 - CalMatters photographers captured immigration protests leading to President Trump's deploying the National Guard to Los Angeles.