Even for young people who aren’t as politically aware, the presidential race — particularly Harris, who officially secured the Democratic nomination this week — has been front and center in the social feeds of young voters through memes. 📸 Zaydee Sanchez 1/4

.California Democratic Party and Kamala Harris are counting on a surge of young voters. Matthew Reagan and Jenna Peterson of CalMatters talked to Figueroa and others: calmatters.org/politics/elect…

New Los Angeles Times Institute of Governmental Studies poll shows support for Kamala Harris is up 23 percentage points over that for Joe Biden Context from Matthew Reagan and Jenna Peterson of CalMatters calmatters.org/politics/elect…

📻 Listen: Insight interviews reporter Matthew Reagan alongside his source Christian Figueroa as they discuss how Vice President Kamala Harris has attracted a lot of enthusiasm - particularly on social media - from young voters cal.news/3yE89Vf

California’s journalism funding bill appears to be turning into more of an “AI innovation” funding bill. And more of the funding for journalism in this draft proposal would come from taxpayers than tech companies.

NEW: Gavin Newsom gives a rousing endorsement to Kamala Harris at the #DemocraticConvention roll call. Sameea Kamal of CalMatters reports from Chicago: calmatters.org/politics/elect…

Had to give CalMatters Digital Democracy shoutout this morning when Deirdre Fitzpatrick asked if reporters are using AI to track CA bills. Because of easy access to videos/time codes on bill debates, we could quickly do story about bill extending last call to 4am in LA Clippers VIP club

Could this week's heat be the new norm? Use CalMatters new lookup tool too see how many high heat days are in your neighborhood's future. calmatters.org/environment/cl…

“A lot of facilities don’t provide higher education, especially in maximum security prisons. I vividly remember a prisoner once telling me that he’s more liable to see a UFO than a college degree.” opencampusmedia.org/2024/09/04/an-…

The president of the University of California wrote a letter telling the system’s 10 campuses to ban encampments and regulate other protest-related conduct. But most of those regulations were already on the books for the schools. cal.news/4gqmrda 📝 Mikhail Zinshteyn (he/him) & Matthew Reagan

BREAKING: Gavin Newsom signs a bill to give tenants more time to respond before eviction. Ben Christopher of CalMatters explains: calmatters.org/explainers/new…

❌ A bill vetoed by the governor would have increased the number of classes part-time community college faculty can teach at a single campus. Part-timers often have to commute between multiple campuses to make ends meet. cal.news/3BzfOoJ 📝 Delilah Brumer

#breakingnews by Andrew Lopez Boyle Heights Beat Former L.A. City Councilmember Jose Huizar has surrendered to federal prison

Hey LA! I'll be leading a breakout session tomorrow for this event by CalMatters and JANM with my colleague Matthew Reagan. Come by, say hi and let's chat A.I.

“I make $19.64 an hour. I’m not going to be a martyr for $19.60 an hour.” Election workers quit in Shasta as self-appointed observers roam office. W/ @Add 📷 Miguel Gutierrez Jr. calmatters.org/politics/2024/…

.Jenna Peterson + Matthew Reagan of CalMatters talked to him for a story on the impact of young voters in #Election2024 x.com/CFigueroaCA/st… calmatters.org/politics/elect…

Save this page if you want to see how all 10 statewide propositions are faring. calmatters.org/politics/elect…

Gen Z voters like Christian could have an outsized impact on elections in California. In six close house races, young voters could push Dem candidates to victory, if they show up. Jenna Peterson and I chatted with young voters in August for CalMatters calmatters.org/politics/elect…

A great array of perspectives collected by our CalMatters College Beat fellows and contributors who spoke with college voters from around the state! 👀🗳️

Due to financial collapse brought on by enrollment declines, Cal Maritime is poised to merge with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. The merger is expected to pass a final vote by Cal State leaders tomorrow after being approved in committee today. cal.news/3OkYUxs