California launches civil rights probe into botched evacuations in historically Black Altadena
More than a year after the devastating Eaton fire — and following months of mounting pressure from survivors…
California can’t shed a history of persistent government corruption | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
Susan Shelley, a columnist at the Orange County Register, recently reminded her readers — and the whole state…
Opinion | California failed to halt jail deaths
By David Myers, Special for CalMatters Protestors hold signs to protest jail deaths in Riverside County, on Oct.…
Some California high-speed rail records could remain secret under proposed law
THE AUDITOR OF California’s High-Speed Rail Authority wants the power to keep certain records confidential, drawing concerns from…
San Francisco task force recommends cutting over 40% of city’s boards and commissions
San Francisco may be reducing or consolidating the number of its boards and commissions following a report examining…
California lawmakers to assess 13 laws they handpicked
By Yue Stella Yu, CalMatters Then-Democratic Assemblymember Robert Rivas on the floor on May 31, 2022. Photo by…
L.A. residents deserve more transparency from the LAFD
Jan. 15, 2026 6 AM PT To the editor: After what seems like decades of wanting more transparency…
We can’t allow California child care to get even more expensive
Jan. 14, 2026 7:30 AM PT To the editor: Californians won’t allow political games to jeopardize the care…
Newsom California Education Plan Would Shift More Power to Governor – The 74
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San Jose scraps firefighter drug oversight program days after council voted to restore it
SAN JOSE OFFICIALS have quietly killed a firefighter drug oversight program just days after reinstating it. This comes…
Prosecutor calls Newsom ‘king of fraud’ for oversight failures | California
Editor’s note: This story was updated since its initial publication with information from the White House. (The Center…
California bill would crack down on repeat drunk drivers
By Lauren Hepler and Robert Lewis, CalMatters Erika Pringle, at right, embraces Allison Lyman, whose son died in…