New column: Californians are worried about crime, setting the stage for a ballot measure showdown calmatters.org/commentary/202…

New column: Will Attorney General Rob Bonta jump into the 2026 race for California governor? calmatters.org/commentary/202…

Don’t like it? Don’t read it.

New column: If Newsom truly follows the science, why not adopt the 'science of reading' in California schools? calmatters.org/commentary/202…

New column: California's high construction costs limit housing. A Supreme Court decision might help calmatters.org/commentary/202…

New column: ‘Digital Democracy' project penetrates California's opaque political processes calmatters.org/commentary/202…

New column: While California politicians skirmish over housing, the shortage keeps growing calmatters.org/commentary/202…

New column: California audit says results on homelessness are unclear. The numbers tell a different story calmatters.org/commentary/202…

CalMatters’ Digital Democracy fuses journalism, AI and data to supercharge legislative transparency for California calmatters.org/inside-the-new…

How California legislators got more than $1.4 million in travel and gifts in 2023 calmatters.org/digital-democr…

New column: Business groups and lawmakers battle over ballot measure to limit California tax increases calmatters.org/commentary/202…

Power is never having to say ‘no.’ How California Democrats kill bills without voting against them calmatters.org/digital-democr…

This is what the bill says: 'excluded workers who are ineligible for the state or federal unemployment insurance benefits administered by the Employment Development Department and who are unemployed...'
Probably undocumented immigrants.

New column: Political ritual: California labor priorities and business 'job killers' again on a collision course calmatters.org/commentary/202…

More than likely

Reporters and the public rely on Cal-Access to track campaign fundraising, as well as how much is being spent by lobbyists. But the antiquated web portal probably won’t be replaced until at least after the 2026 statewide election. cal.news/4akN3bZ

📝 Sameea Kamal

New column: California enjoys healthy water supply, but battles over its uses continue to fester calmatters.org/commentary/202…

Gavin Newsom says baseball saved him. But the legend of his career doesn’t always match the reality calmatters.org/politics/2024/…

New column: California progressives forced to play defense as state faces huge budget deficits calmatters.org/commentary/202…

California’s most controversial housing law could get a makeover calmatters.org/housing/2024/0…