Author: CalMatters
City Politics
CalMatters: Gavin Newsom’s MAGA-Curious Podcast Mystifies Listeners – Sets Democratic Lawmakers on Edge
March 28, 2025
When Gov. Gavin Newsom launched his new podcast last month, he touted it as an opportunity to understand the MAGA...
Business
CalMatters: Newsom’s AI Panel Wants More Transparency from Companies and Testing of Models
March 26, 2025
A group of artificial intelligence luminaries convened by Gov. Gavin Newsom issued what is expected to be an influential set...
Public Safety
CalMatters: Bipartisanship is Rare in the California Legislature. Here are the Bills Breaking the Divide
March 19, 2025
In these hyper-partisan times, Democrats and Republicans can’t seem to agree on much. That includes the members of the California...
Community
CalMatters: Even in Wet Years, Wells are Still Dry. Why Replenishing California’s Groundwater is Painfully Slow
March 17, 2025
After abundant rain and moderate snowfall this year in the northern half of the state, California’s largest reservoirs are holding...
Public Safety
CalMatters: Audit Found California was Unprepared to Help Vulnerable People in a Fire. Five Years Later, Lawmakers Finally Talk About it
March 11, 2025
Five years ago, as COVID-19 hit the state, legislators cancelled a hearing to discuss a state audit that found the...
Community
CalMatters: “Afraid to go to School”: Immigrant Families in the Salinas Valley are Gripped by Fear
March 7, 2025
E., a mother of three in Salinas, is extra careful when she takes her kids to school. She switches up...
Community
CalMatters: California Lawmakers Scramble to Fix “Lemon” Vehicle Law – Again
March 2, 2025
For more than half a century, California’s “lemon” law was considered one of the best in the nation at giving...
Community
CalMatters: California’s Controversial New Fuel Rules Rejected by State Legal Office
February 28, 2025
In a surprising twist, California’s controversial new fuel standard — a key part of its effort to replace fossil fuels...
Schools
CalMatters: How Trump’s Drastic K-12 Plans Will and Won’t Change California Schools
February 20, 2025
From private school vouchers to threats over “woke” curriculum, the Trump administration has launched a slew of reforms intended to...
CommunityPublic Safety
CalMatters: California Regulator Shoots Down State Farm’s Big Homeowner Rate Hike
February 17, 2025
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Friday rejected State Farm’s request for “emergency” rate increases, setting up what could be...