California legislators can’t stop writing performative bills
By Dan Walters, CalMatters Lawmakers talk before the start of the first Assembly session of 2026 at the…
Reliance on income taxes threatens California budget
By Dan Walters, CalMatters State Sen. Jerry McNerney on the Senate floor during session at the state Capitol…
BCSD Board members seek $3,000 per month for meetings
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield City School District’s Board of Education members are considering giving themselves a…
Assemblyman Matt Haney proposes law to quell ICE ‘reign of terror’
As the country reels from another fatal shooting by immigration authorities over the weekend in Minnesota, a Bay…
California Democrats urge government shutdown over ICE shooting
By Maya C. Miller, CalMatters Hundreds of demonstrators march during a protest in San Francisco on Jan. 24,…
California lawmaker wants the legislature to OK regulatory rules with massive price tags – Orange County Register
A new bill in the California Legislature aims to regulate state regulators a bit. Sen. Tony Strickland, R-Huntington…
California universities are still ‘on edge’ after Newsom proposed large budget increases
CALIFORNIA’S UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS are entering a pivotal stretch of budget negotiations, hoping to secure hundreds of millions of…
HHS regional director touts administration’s ‘Make America Health Again’ agenda in OC – Orange County Register
A representative for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services traveled to Orange County this week to…
Lawmakers seek to speed up $10 billion climate bond
By Nadia Lathan, CalMatters Sprinklers water a field on farmland near Salinas on Feb. 11, 2025. Photo by…
A California diversion program saved her from prison and dying young
When I was younger, I couldn’t imagine a future for myself beyond going to prison or dying young.…
Inside California’s lawmakers’ high-end lobbyist bash
By Yue Stella Yu, CalMatters Cafeteria 15L on 15th Street in Sacramento, on Jan. 16, 2026. The restaurant…
Lawmakers urge Newsom to address California money problems sooner
Several California lawmakers on Tuesday signaled they’re concerned Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to wait until May to sort…