CalMatters @calmatters.org · 12hCalMatters won first place for immigration reporting for “Agents of Chaos: Tracking Border Patrol Operations Across the US,” a joint project with Evident Media and Bellingcat. CalMatters was also a finalist for a single newsletter for “My Legislator.” cal.news/4AP8X4V 1499
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 13hOpinion | Billionaires such as Peter Thiel or Mark Zuckerberg may be behind the political marketing materials you get. cal.news/4rPOk4y 📝 Crystal Zermeño 📸 Tony Avelar, AP 3197
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 15hFollowing the failed 2021 recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom, Democrats had the political will and momentum to call for changes to the recall process. What emerged was Proposition 5. cal.news/4y1Xooa 📸 NewsBase 083
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 16hOpinion | This is the political moment of now, when the solutions to the privatization of government are more privatization — and the result is steeper inequality. cal.news/46Xq2vR 📝 Bryant Simon 📸 John Gibbins 1116
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 18hCalifornia voters haven’t had to make so many decisions about tax policy at the ballot since 1994. Our analysis shows voters to reject new taxes. cal.news/4i2g4iR 📸 Rich Pedroncelli, AP 150
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 19hThe federal program sends the money to low-income families whose children are eligible for free or reduced-price school lunches or who receive MediCal. The benefits are expiring on a rolling basis this fall. cal.news/47yKeEr 📸 John Gastaldo 093
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 21hEven in Bakersfield, the heart of conservative California, insurgent populism is having a moment. cal.news/47FqzCI 📸 Larry Valenzuela 0163
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 05/10/2026Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a first-in-the-nation law that requires large companies to disclose if they or their predecessors profited from chattel slavery. cal.news/4zjLwPL 📸 Semantha Norris 23513
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 04/10/2026Proposition 40 would levy a one-time tax on billionaires. Some say the initiative opens the door to tax flight and more aggressive taxation. Others say there’s no way to predict the outcome. cal.news/4y0ws8i 📸 Jae C. Hong, AP 794
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 04/10/2026Newsom vetoes bill to stop DMV from keeping money from sales of towed cars The bill was inspired by a CalMatters investigation showing how the agency made millions without notifying car owners.cal.newsNewsom vetoes bill to stop DMV from keeping money from sales of towed carsThe bill was inspired by a CalMatters investigation showing how the agency made millions without notifying car owners. 2229
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 04/10/2026Doctors, insurers sue Newsom over health insurance premium increases California lawmakers passed a healthcare tax in June that could increase premiums by $100 annually, but groups representing doctors and insurers say it violates the law.cal.newsDoctors, insurers sue Newsom over health insurance premium increasesCalifornia lawmakers passed a healthcare tax in June that could increase premiums by $100 annually, but groups representing doctors and insurers say it violates the law. 0115
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 03/10/2026Could California lawmakers expand the billionaire tax to everyone? Opponents say Prop. 40 opens the door to broader taxes. Experts explain what the measure allows and what would take another vote.cal.newsCould California lawmakers expand the billionaire tax to everyone?Opponents say Prop. 40 opens the door to broader taxes. Experts explain what the measure allows and what would take another vote. 494
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 03/10/2026Doctors, insurers sue Newsom over health insurance premium increases California lawmakers passed a healthcare tax in June that could increase premiums by $100 annually, but groups representing doctors and insurers say it violates the law.cal.newsDoctors, insurers sue Newsom over health insurance premium increasesCalifornia lawmakers passed a healthcare tax in June that could increase premiums by $100 annually, but groups representing doctors and insurers say it violates the law. 081
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 03/10/2026Opinion | Democrats will retain supermajorities in both houses of the Legislature and probably gain a few congressional seats, thanks to gerrymandered districts that voters adopted last year to help neutralize Republican gerrymanders in other states cal.news/4hBysxJ 📝 Dan Walters 📸 Larry Valenzuela 0153
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 03/10/2026Opinion | Announced commitments matter, but binding rules matter more, because every frontier company should face the same floor. cal.news/4y2DAB3 📝 Gleb Tsipursky 📸 Florence Middleton 262
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 02/10/2026The officer’s illegal use of the network was among the findings in a report on “improper activities” by California state workers. cal.news/4hrPMq7 📸 Damian Dovarganes, AP 0123
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 02/10/2026Nancy Pelosi’s possible successors are bending over backwards to prove they’ll protect voters from the potential harms of San Francisco’s most lucrative industry: artificial intelligence. cal.news/4dgtbdN 📸 Santiago Mejia 030
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 02/10/2026Gov. Gavin Newsom this week vetoed a bill that would’ve stopped the Department of Motor Vehicles’ practice of keeping excess proceeds from the sales of towed cars. cal.news/4j2ubWt 📸 J.W. Hendricks 174
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 02/10/2026Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a package of four bills on Wednesday meant to speed up the process of building student housing and reduce the cost for developers. cal.news/4hsBGoE 📸 Paul Bersebach 190
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 02/10/2026Gov. Gavin Newsom claimed a major victory for his signature mental health court on Thursday, but critics say his math appears more than a little fuzzy. cal.news/3Vk8Zl7 📸 Manuel Orbegozo 021
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 02/10/2026Opponents of Proposition 40 have a message for voters: Don’t be fooled. The billionaire tax is a “Trojan horse” for new taxes on all Californians, ads proclaim. But is that true? cal.news/4yuNeOb 📸 Jeff Chiu, AP 5116
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 02/10/2026Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a first-in-the-nation law that requires large companies to disclose if they or their predecessors profited from chattel slavery. cal.news/4AJW5Nf 📸 Semantha Norris 4102
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 02/10/2026Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a measure to ban anyone from marrying anyone under the age of 18, making California the 18th state to do so in a decade-long nationwide push to outlaw the practice. cal.news/3U3J14X 📸 Rahul Lal 04012
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 02/10/2026Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that aimed to boost oversight of California’s High-Speed Rail Authority. cal.news/47x9dIc 📸 Larry Valenzuela 1127
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 02/10/2026On the final day to act on his last scheduled legislative session, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed several bills to protect workers from artificial intelligence, including limits on the use of AI in patient care and in firing people. cal.news/4yq5Sq9 📸 Manuel Orbegozo 1154
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 01/10/2026Lyft must pay $272.5 million in a historic settlement with the state of California and three cities over allegations that the company misclassified its drivers before it helped write a law that allowed it to consider them independent contractors. cal.news/47r9axE 📸 Justin Sullivan 0165
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 01/10/2026Opinion | Neither candidate has produced a plan that would reduce the price of anything, at least anytime soon. That’s not because they don’t care. cal.news/4rIcr4T 📝 Jim Newton 📸 David Crane 020
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 01/10/2026All kindergartners, first- and second-graders in California will take a basic math skills test under a law signed last week by Gov. Gavin Newsom. cal.news/3VhLhpD 📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr. 142
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 01/10/2026Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday signed a law to protect young people facing criminal allegations from deceptive law enforcement techniques by limiting how police use undercover agents. cal.news/4y2yJQx 📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr. 0141
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 01/10/2026Proposition 40 would levy a one-time tax on billionaires. Some say the initiative opens the door to tax flight and more aggressive taxation. Others say there’s no way to predict the outcome. cal.news/4yxn912 📸 Jae C. Hong, AP 073
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 01/10/2026Opinion | It’s rare for debates to have any material effect on the outcome of political contests. That’s especially true when contestants repeatedly utter pre-digested talking points rather than actually conduct a dialogue. cal.news/4ykGYZ3 📝 Dan Walters 📸 Grace Widyatmadja 6152
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 01/10/2026Californians watching Wednesday night’s gubernatorial debate would be forgiven for thinking the candidates for governor are President Donald Trump and the Democratic Party. cal.news/3TiZRfY 📸 Grace Widyatmadja 3191
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 01/10/2026Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1776 on Wednesday, modernizing state antitrust legislation. However, former supporters argue the bill was defanged after a multimillion-dollar lobbying effort by business groups. cal.news/3Vc96z8 📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr. 051
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 01/10/2026The governor signed a bill Wednesday to give local newsrooms $20,000 in tax credits for up to five journalists and an additional $15,000 for every additional reporter, with no cap. cal.news/4jz1WyR 📸 Alisha Jucevic 02814
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 01/10/2026The governor, widely understood to be gearing up for a run for president, wanted the spotlight on some bills more than others. Special attention was paid to placing guardrails on artificial intelligence and standing up to President Donald Trump. cal.news/4hvSj1d 📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr., 082
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 01/10/2026Schools seeking to spend their windfall of Proposition 28 arts education money will have more clarity and guidelines under a law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed over the weekend. cal.news/4hFJJNF 📸 David Rodriguez 0121
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 30/09/2026Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a measure to ban anyone from marrying anyone under the age of 18, making California the 18th state to do so in a decade-long nationwide push to outlaw the practice. cal.news/4e77cGl 📸 Rahul Lal 06015
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 30/09/2026Opinion | Los Angeles proved it can put on a show. It has two years to prove it can also clean up after itself. cal.news/3Tvrv9A 📝 Fiona Hines 📸 Damian Dovarganes 0102
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 30/09/2026Opinion | While Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislators have pledged millions of dollars to support Hollywood, they’ve ignored agriculture’s problems — and even worsened them via water restrictions. cal.news/4xVfl7Z 📝 Dan Walters 📸 Larry Valenzuela 150
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 30/09/2026Community colleges in California will be required to offer abortion medication through campus health centers starting in 2029, under a law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday. cal.news/4z7bA03 📸 Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, AP 02210
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 30/09/2026California’s High-Speed Rail Authority failed this year to push through most of the state legislation it deemed necessary to keep construction of the 171-mile rail line connecting Merced and Bakersfield on its current schedule. cal.news/4ABF5ch 📸 Larry Valenzuela 4166
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 30/09/2026Throwaway vapes will be illegal in California under a new law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed this week that’s aimed to reduce the risk of battery fires at landfills and recycling centers. cal.news/4rD4oX4 📸 Justin Sullivan 0212
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 30/09/2026Opinion | Unwarranted loopholes, such as the custom software tax exemption or the film industry tax credits, are welfare for the wealthy and should be closed as a matter of equity. cal.news/4hBXBZi 📝 Dan Walters 📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr. 0185
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 30/09/2026Opinion | For an immigrant, it can feel like your financial life just disappeared at the border. cal.news/4hkZXgi 📸 Rich Pedroncelli, AP 032
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 30/09/2026Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill intended to free up state funds for homeless housing that requires sobriety after vetoing a similar effort last year. cal.news/4rC04r4 📸 Manuel Orbegozo 1101
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 29/09/2026Gov. Newsom vetoed two bills that would have helped improve the insurance-claims process for consumers but signed one that also addresses claims-related issues. cal.news/4jv93IA 📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr. 1148
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 29/09/2026A new law will require local agencies to publicly disclose audio recordings and written records of 911 calls originating from privately run immigration detention facilities. cal.news/4iWaik2 📸 Gregory Bull, AP 2215
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 29/09/2026Even with an El Niño winter looming and memories of flooding still fresh, Gov. Newsom vetoed a bill aimed at shoring up the Delta’s aging levees and protecting the region and vital water infrastructure from flooding and sinking land. cal.news/4e5AzJ8 📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr. 01111
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 29/09/2026Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills Sunday designed to help his mental health court reach more vulnerable Californians. cal.news/4rHx0Pc 📸 Adriana Heldiz 021
CalMatters @calmatters.org · 29/09/2026The San Joaquin Valley has fewer doctors than other parts of California and a long history of poor access to medical care. New medical schools could help increase the pipeline of new physicians, though it will take years. cal.news/3ViQU6U 📸 Sarahbeth Maney 083