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Another notable announcement from the governor ahead of this morning's full budget proposal, as he backtracks on the expansion of Medi-Cal to undocumented immigrants amid soaring costs calmatters.org/health/2025/05…

California is facing a $12 billion deficit next year, Gavin Newsom announces. His budget proposal focuses on rolling back health care benefits to close that gap. calmatters.org/politics/2025/…

The deal California struck with Google last year to fund local journalism may be falling apart before it's delivered any money, Jeanne Kuang reports: calmatters.org/politics/2025/…

Newsom's proposal to shift billions of dollars from cap-and-trade funding to pay for firefighting is complicating his push to renew the program this year, Alejandro Lazo reports calmatters.org/environment/cl…

Before session today, CA Latino Caucus members say they flatly reject Newsom’s proposed funding cuts for immigrant Medi-Cal expansion. The caucus wouldn’t name specific other budget solutions, but Sen. Lena Gonzalez says everything is on the table, including tax increase.

As California maternity wards shutter, Catholic hospitals now operate 20% statewide — and more than a third in the rural north. This has created complications for patients who need emergency abortions. calmatters.org/health/2025/05…

Celebrating CA’s press corps at Sacramento Press Club. These journalists inspire and inform my work every day and are worth following: Among them: Ashley Zavala, Eytan Wallace, Alexei Koseff, Melanie Mason, Christopher Cadelago, Dustin Gardiner, Nick Gerda, Julia Marsh, Debra Kahn, Kevin Riggs

In a late-night vote, the U.S. Senate overturned California’s zero-emission vehicle mandate, likely setting up a legal battle over the state’s authority to regulate its air pollution, Alejandro Lazo reports calmatters.org/environment/20…

From the roof of the CalEPA building, Rob Bonta and Gavin Newsom announce California’s 23rd lawsuit against the Trump administration, this one challenging the recent congressional vote to overturn California’s waiver for its zero-emission vehicle mandate.

It's so fun working alongside Ashley in the press corps and fighting for better media access in the Capitol. Californians are lucky to have her!

Newsom's office refuses to say if he spoke to Trump today about this situation, as the president suggested they would. But in a statement, Newsom endorsed this proposal from CIF that would allow transgender athletes to continue to compete, calling it "a model worth pursuing."

California's port traffic is beginning to look worse now, under the effects of President Donald Trump’s fickle tariff policy, than it did at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Levi Sumagaysay writes. calmatters.org/economy/2025/0…

“It’s not cheap being disabled. I’m really scared. I cannot live without my help.” calmatters.org/health/2025/05…

Inside the newsroom: Congratulations to Alexei Koseff, @RA_Becks, Yousef Baig, Ryan Sabalow and Foaad Khosmood. Their work was praised for showing “deep reporting” and “empathy” at this year's Golden State Journalism Awards. cal.news/4kKoudA 📝 Sonya Quick

As Democrats face growing internal tension over their aging leadership, Yue Stella Yu spoke to young attendees at this weekend's California party convention about what they believe Democrats need to do to start winning again. calmatters.org/politics/2025/…

The Trump administration’s vow to “aggressively revoke” Chinese student visas could affect as many 50,000 students in California calmatters.org/education/high…

A "MAGA-nificent" city council transformed Huntington Beach into the conservative bulwark of California. Liberal critics hope they've finally gone too far as a special election next week has become "ground zero" in the national battle over library books. calmatters.org/politics/2025/…

MAGA-aligned leaders took over the city council and set up a community review board for library material and singled out LGBT books. Have they gone too far? cal.news/43oGeoS 📝 Alexei Koseff

The looming election over a library book review board in Huntington Beach is a test of its conservative city council’s growing clout and the national movement to restrict access to sexual content in children’s books. calmatters.org/politics/2025/…

An effort to make oil and gas companies pay for climate damage has stalled in California, Alejandro Lazo reports. Similar programs in other states now face legal challenges from the Trump administration: calmatters.org/environment/cl…