Why California cops and firefighters are pushing for a new perk on top of their pensions
A full career as a California Highway Patrol officer or a Cal Fire firefighter often ends with a…
Newsom threatens California counties for failing to use his new mental health court
Frustrated by the slow adoption of one of his signature efforts to get Californians with severe mental illness…
Listen: Mental health podcast on Gov. Newsom’s CARE Court
By Julie Wernau and Dan Gorenstein, CalMatters A CARE Court recipient in San Francisco on Dec. 1, 2025.…
Gavin Newsom shoots down claim $236M program for California’s mentally ill has helped just 22 people in four years
California Governor Gavin Newsom’s $236 million program to help those with severe mental illness who bounce between homelessness…
Simon Harris’s west coast trip gets Sharon Stone seal of approval – The Irish Times
The Taoiseach let fly at Sinn Féin on Tuesday afternoon for saying his Government has not taken a…
Simon Harris has ‘warm and constructive’ meeting with Gavin Newsom – The Irish Times
Tánaiste Simon Harris said he had “a warm and constructive discussion on a variety of key issues” with…
George Clooney and Donald Trump Trade Bitter Jabs Over Actor’s Decision To Take Up French Citizenship
President Donald Trump has furiously bashed actor George Clooney over his decision to become a French citizen—while also…
Atmospheric river floods High Desert, roadways on Christmas Eve. See videos
A Christmas Eve storm is bringing severe flooding, evacuations and road closures across the High Desert, prompting Gov.…
Why families who backed CA mental health court feel let down by it
By Jocelyn Wiener, CalMatters Ronda Deplazes, who felt CARE Court let down her son after she placed her…
Tracking congressional retirement announcements | AP News
Ahead of next year’s midterms, a number of members from both major parties have already announced they’re heading…
‘Recycling plastic doesn’t solve the plastic problem. It just tells people it’s okay to use plastic’ – The Irish Times
Numerous climate bombshells exploded at the Cop30 talks in Brazil – but none quite so quietly devastating as…
Spirits seesaw as climate summit brings good news and bad – The Irish Times
Cop30 is proving to be the seesaw of climate summits, with participants repeatedly raised up on good news…