Major climate and energy reforms hang in the balance as California leaders talk in private to reach last-minute deals. The secrecy leaves little time for the public to weigh in.

The first excerpt from 107 Days

The 270-unit is proposed behind the city’s historic Mission, and in the district of incoming Senate president Monique Limón.

Major climate and energy reforms hang in the balance as California leaders talk in private to reach last-minute deals. The secrecy leaves little time for the public to weigh in.

Major climate and energy reforms hang in the balance as California leaders talk in private to reach last-minute deals. The secrecy leaves little time for the public to weigh in.

A plan to create a secretive infrastructure entity glided through the state Senate. Lawmakers are now backtracking after transparency advocates sounded the alarm.

CalMatters spoke with a number of migrants about their arrests and detentions after the first weekend of LA raids. Their accounts raise potential legal questions about the government’s operation.

Newsom argues that the network deliberately misled its viewers on the timing of his call with the president and accused the governor of lying.

CalMatters asked all Republicans in the state Legislature about the president overriding California’s governor. Most wouldn’t talk. The rest are on Team Trump.

Gov. Newsom argues Los Angeles does not need the military to keep the peace: "To put it bluntly, there is no invasion or rebellion in Los Angeles; there is civil unrest that is no different from episo...

Ruben Salazar died 55 years ago while covering a protest in LA. His case illustrates the dangers journalists face today as police fire “less lethal munitions” into crowds.

The final showdown in that long-standing battle may have just arrived.

In December, California’s Democratic legislative leaders deemed affordability an “urgent” issue this year. So far they have little to show for it.

The California DMV routinely allows deadly drivers to operate on our roadways, a CalMatters investigation has found.

Transparency alert: While Californians confront officials at town halls, politicians are pushing bills to shield themselves from public view.

Investigators find that Assemblymember Evan Low's tech nonprofit paid Alec Baldwin $227,000 to appear at two events, then deliberately tried to conceal part of it

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development likely violated the Constitution and blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from further cuts to the agency.

The California Department of Motor Vehicles has collected more than $8 million from about 5,000 car sales since 2016.

As President Trump ramps up threats against sanctuary states and cities, California's Democratic leaders no longer trumpet the concept.

Much attention has been paid to the young Silicon Valley engineers working for Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, but the group has also hired high-powered legal talent.

Their report laid out dozens of potential violations by Low involving a non-profit tech foundation for which he raised a half-million dollars.

Political groups get state OK to create affiliated committees with different heads & coordinate fundraising and candidate donations.

Do they fight for unconditional fight for wildfire victims in their home state? Or fall in line behind President Trump?

California sued Donald Trump 123 times during his first presidency. It won on health care, the environment and DACA. Gavin Newsom is preparing for new cases.

LA fires expose California’s difficult road to navigate between disaster risk and solving the state’s housing crisis.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is releasing details on a 2025 California budget proposal. His office anticipates economic uncertainty from President-elect Donald Trump's policies.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is releasing details on a 2025 California budget proposal. His office anticipates economic uncertainty from President-elect Donald Trump's policies.

As climate change warms the planet, California's worsening wildfires have become unpredictable and extreme.

The Palisades fire has charred more than 15,000 acres as of Wednesday, burning about 1,000 structures, including many homes. Five people have died in the Eaton fire.

Thousands of acres are aflame, with homes and businesses destroyed and many residents injured

The Biden administration is banning a cancer-causing substance used in dry cleaning and is also banning most uses of another, similar chemical. The administration’s ban is on a chemical known…