From first lady to first partner: The changing role of gender and power
When Jennifer Siebel Newsom rejected the term “first lady” and decided to go by “first partner,’’ she became…
Who is Steve Hilton? California’s GOP frontrunner
By Jeanne Kuang, CalMatters Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton on election night in Huntington Beach on June 2,…
US Supreme Court allows late receipt of mail-in ballots, upholding California law
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that federal law allows states to count mail-in ballots cast on or…
California homelessness spending restored
Nearly $1 billion in state homelessness funding will flow to California cities and counties after Gov. Gavin Newsom shifted…
California Strikes Deal With Anthropic to Bring Claude AI to State Agencies
California has struck a first-of-its-kind agreement with Anthropic to deploy the company’s AI model across state government, giving…
California Candidates for Governor Will Share Ballot With Billionaire Tax They Both Oppose
California voters will decide in November whether to impose a tax on the state’s wealthiest residents after the…
Mamdani pushes through rent freezes as California eyes wealth tax
Zohran Mamdani has frozen rents for nearly one million apartments in New York City. On Thursday, a panel…
California Launches Tracker For AI-Related Job Losses
California has launched a new portal, which tracks AI-related job losses in the state. According to the office…
Why billionaires are finally waking up to California politics
For most of the past two decades, Google co-founder Sergey Brin kept his billions away from the ballot box.…
The enemy of my enemy is a billionaire. Get over it
As soon as enough votes were counted to officially knock Tom Steyer out of the California governor’s race,…
California accused of blocking federal voter roll audit as DOJ escalates probe of election fraud claims
The Justice Department is escalating its clash with California over voter-roll access, accusing state officials of blocking a…
Becerra will be workhorse governor, not a show horse
By Dan Walters, CalMatters Democrat Xavier Becerra speaks at The Western Growers gubernatorial candidate forum at Fresno State…