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CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: Longtime political columnist Dan Walters joins us to talk about his 50 years covering CA politics. Walters started that beat in 1975 – just months after Jerry Brown was sworn in for his first term as Governor. #caleg capitolweekly.net/dan-walters-ma…

One of the best journalism jobs in the world is now open: NYT is looking for a new bureau chief to replace me in the Pacific Northwest.

California Democratic lawmaker exaggerated his record as a police officer calmatters.org/politics/2025/…

Too many women have miscarriage stories. This is mine. Now w free gift link, bc I think people should talk openly and honesty about pregnancy loss: theatlantic.com/family/archive… (But also, obvi, subscribe to The Atlantic! Lots of good work over here...)

news - Xavier Becerra announces bid for California governor politico.com/news/2025/04/0…

Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond has regularly taken side jobs running Bay Area nonprofits during his tenure as California’s elected schools chief, earning tens of thousands of dollars to supplement his income, financial disclosures show. calmatters.org/politics/2025/…

I am sure the CalSTRS chief investment officer would have been happy to be wrong. Two weeks before Trump's tariffs, the California pension leader anticipated "unprecedented" and "world-changing" investment risks because of policy decisions. calmatters.org/economy/2025/0…

Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, who earns millions of dollars annually from extensive property investments around the Sacramento region and beyond, told me she’ll put “any assets that may present a conflict of interest” into a blind trust if she is elected governor. calmatters.org/politics/2025/…

Lobbying expenses in California surpassed half a billion dollars for the first time last year calmatters.org/data/2025/04/c…

Conservative commentator steve hilton kicks off his gubernatorial campaign today in Huntington Beach. He joins Riverside County Sheriff Sheriff Chad Bianco in the race, as the GOP seeks to end more than a decade out of the governor's office in California. calmatters.org/politics/2025/…

Judge restricts Border Patrol in California: 'You just can’t walk up to people with brown skin' calmatters.org/justice/2025/0…

Judge restricts Border Patrol in California: 'You just can’t walk up to people with brown skin' calmatters.org/justice/2025/0… via Sergio Olmos

Despite holding back on some of the more confrontational rhetoric, California is actually suing the Trump administration at a much faster pace than during the first term, Nigel Duara reports calmatters.org/justice/2025/0…

New column: Lawmakers might undermine California's landmark public pension reform calmatters.org/commentary/202…

Trump's new budget seeks to defund the police (by $1.2 billion).

Come work CalMatters! We're looking for the next amazing Environment and Health Editor to lead a lineup of stellar environment and health reporters here in California. The details are here: calmatters.org/about/jobs/env…

Nearly one-third of California prisoners released early during the pandemic by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration ended up back in prison, Byrhonda Lyons reports calmatters.org/justice/2025/0…

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/…

Texas cops tried to find an abortion patient by using data from an automatic license plate reader (ALPR), which gave them access to over 83,000 cameras across the country. Texas Cop Searched License Plate Cameras Nationwide for Woman Who Got an Abortion 404media.co/a-texas-cop-se…

Great scoop from Alex Riggins and Alexandra Mendoza : A five-year-old tip accusing Buona Forchetta of knowingly employing 10 or more undocumented workers prompted South Park immigration raid: sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/06/02/we-…