Newsom closed 5 CA prisons. Why lawmakers might shut more
By Adam Ashton, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. By the…
After early struggles, CA’s free online community college is growing
By Adam Echelman, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Calbright College…
CHP and Cal Fire unions push for new deferred retirement plan
By Adam Ashton, CalMatters The California Highway Patrol hosts a swearing-in ceremony for more than 100 new officers…
California measles outbreaks strain public health agencies
By Kristen Hwang, CalMatters Lab Assistant Abraham Jimenez loads blood samples for automated serology testing for measles immunity…
CA parents push to expand disability services at regional centers
By Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters The Central Valley Regional Center offices in Fresno on Feb. 6, 2026. Photo…
Newsom’s last budget belies his ‘California for All’ pledge
By Chris Hoene, Special for CalMatters The podium prior to the Governor’s budget proposal presentation for the 2026-27…
California releases money for immigration legal defense
In summary California continues to support legal defense for immigrants facing deportation despite a tight state budget and…
Silicon Valley flexes muscles in governor’s race, tax battle
By Dan Walters, CalMatters The Dreamforce conference, hosted by Salesforce in San Francisco on Sept. 18, 2024, is…
How Newsom’s spending binge created California’s chronic deficit
An array of charts buried in the fine print of the state budget, unknown to all but a…
Shuttered CA hospital gets federal lifeline, but no funds
By Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters Licensed vocational nurse Jasman Gill, right, works with student vocational nurse Karissa Mena…
Could taxing multinational corporations erase California’s budget deficits? Not likely
The state budget’s chronic gaps between income and outgo — $125 billion over the last few years, according to…
Here’s how Newsom’s spending created chronic deficits
By Dan Walters, CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom takes questions in the Capitol Annex Swing Space in Sacramento, after…