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H1 Home
H2 Newsom promised to help Californians build new careers. Now, the money is running out
H2 California union’s billionaire tax qualifies for ballot amid fierce opposition
H2 He spent 19 years in isolation on death row. Then the handcuffs came off
H2 Some California schools get three times more funding than others. Here’s why
H2 New commission takes aim at California’s broken public defense system
H2 How a George Floyd-inspired California law accidentally weakened police accountability
H2 5 things to know about California’s backlog of police shooting investigations
H2 5 things to know about the Trump administration’s new green card policy
H2 Federal judge orders immigrant detention center to allow San Diego County health inspection
H2 In a first, California Supreme Court reverses a death sentence under new racial justice law
H2 California judges are testing a new AI clerk, and you won’t know if it’s looking at your case
H2 He saw an abandoned trailer. Then, he uncovered a surveillance network on California’s border
H2 From Vallejo to Riverside, VotingMatters brought CalMatters’ primary voter guide to life
H2 Digital Democracy, by CalMatters, wins The Trust in American Institutions Challenge
H2 Nonpartisan, independent California news for all
H2 ‘Little death bombs’: Illegal cannabis farms poison California’s forests. Who’s cleaning them up?
H2 California scales back golden mussel safeguards at vital reservoir, alarming experts
H2 California Democrats threaten to block Newsom priorities over imperiled climate deal
H2 The chemical that caused the Garden Grove evacuations is stored all over California
H2 A chemical tank nearly exploded. Did California’s regulators miss the signs?
H2 California overhauls carbon market — critics say it’s a giveaway to oil
H2 water watch
H2 She directed $2.7 million from her elderly clients to her husband’s company. The judge approved every penny
H2 Your medical provider might be recording your mental health care visits
H2 Split verdict on taxes to fund health care as cost-of-living anxiety takes its toll
H2 These teens have the weight of the world on their shoulders. Mental health is taking a nosedive
H2 Young survivors of gun violence find therapy helps. But will California do more?
H2 The form asked my permission to share my health data. Then it wouldn’t let me say no.
H2 INVESTIGATION
H2 More candidates are using their personal wealth to campaign than ever before. Should voters care?
H2 Newsom says he’s on Trump’s ‘hit list’ as Justice Department interviews governor’s friends
H2 California admits using high-risk AI — including systems it failed to report last year
H2 California Democrats approve budget deal, opening negotiations with Newsom
H2 The Board of Equalization has little power. Campaign donors still spent millions on it
H2 This Bernie Sanders-endorsed Democrat will try to oust California’s toughest GOP incumbent
H2 The top-two primary was supposed to change California politics. Did it flop?
H2 Did Newsom’s $3.8 billion hotels-to-housing program pay off? We filed 100 records requests to find out
H2 Trump administration blocks federal homelessness funds in Los Angeles
H2 A California housing bill would raise wages to $28. Why do some unions hate it?
H2 Homelessness is down in California and across the country, says new federal report
H2 Where does California rank in homelessness? The federal report that could tell us has been delayed for months
H2 Governor YIMBY: In California’s unsettled race, most candidates see eye-to-eye on housing
H2 Homelessness
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H2 How one Cal State campus is trying to break out of a doom loop of declining enrollment
H2 The federal government is offering new job-training grants. California says it’s not ready yet
H2 Shaw, Barrera win state superintendent primary, advance to November election
H2 ‘I felt like I wasn’t learning’: Community college students struggle with online education
H2 ‘Feels like erasure’: Why Native American students may be undercounted by 90% in California schools
H2 California community colleges crack down on fake students stealing financial aid
H2 K-12
H2 ‘A betrayal:’ California to share data on immigrant drivers nationally
H2 California Legislature in standoff with DMV over sharing driver license data with other states
H2 California insurance commissioner race is set: Kim vs. Allen
H2 California wants to cap business tax credits, alarming life sciences and tech industries
H2 Kim, Allen lead in California insurance watchdog race
H2 It’s easier for Californians to escape data brokers following a CalMatters investigation
H2 series spotlight
H2 Immigration raids have made skin color top of mind for a new generation of California Latinos
H2 Guest Commentary
H2 DAN WALTERS
H2 Trump administration acknowledges it needs immigrant farmworkers as it moves to cut their pay
H2 A $7 cheeseburger reopened debate over bail in California. Here’s what the Supreme Court found
H2 A California lawmaker has a first-in-the-nation plan to boost child support payments
H2 California is renaming César Chávez’s holiday. Now, cities are slowly erasing his name from streets
H2 A California county’s only hospital cleared a federal hurdle, but it still needs millions to reopen
H2 These California trucking schools broke state laws. Regulators couldn’t do anything about it
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H2 About
H2 Topics
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H2 General Inquiries
H2 Membership Inquiries
H2 Gift this article
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H3 INSIDE THE NEWSROOM
H3 ENVIRONMENT
H3 Data centers are guzzling California’s water. We have no idea how much
H3 HEALTH
H3 He built a nursing home empire despite state investigations. Now, lawsuits are piling up
H3 POLITICS
H3 HOUSING
H3 A new homelessness strategy is sweeping California
H3 Californians: Here’s why your housing costs are so high
H3 EDUCATION
H3 Considering TK for your child? Take a peek inside one ideal classroom scenario
H3 ECONOMY AND TECHNOLOGY
H3 Internal documents reveal the story behind California’s unemployment crash
H3 CALIFORNIA VOICES
H3 Higher ed funding for California veterans is under threat. How a $12 billion bond could help
H3 During Garden Grove evacuations, did seniors and people with disabilities get out safely?
H3 Why California must keep children 16 and under off addictive social media platforms
H3 Single-payer healthcare in California is possible. An economic and political thicket stands in the way
H3 CALIFORNIA DIVIDE
H3 What to know about California reparations: Is the state’s apology the beginning or the end?
H4 Pratt out, Raman in: What Los Angeles voters can now expect in the mayoral race
H4 License to Kill
H4 They were convicted of killing with their cars. No one told the DMV
H4 Lake Tahoe: A tarnished jewel
H4 No Deliveries
H4 Digital Democracy
H4 Why California backed off again from ambitious AI regulation
H5 Voices Spotlight
H5 Series Spotlight
H5 Investigation
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H5 Series Spotlight Duplicate text
H5 Project Spotlight
H5 Tech Spotlight
H6 CalMatters en Español
H6 About College Beat
H6 We want to hear from you!
H6 Inequality Insights
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/commentary/2026/06/raman-prat...Pratt out, Raman in: What Los Angeles voters can now expect in the mayoral race
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/series/license-to-kill/License to Kill
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