Newsom plays climate compromiser and coy candidate
By Dan Walters, CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Gov. Gavin…
America’s AI future lies in the hands of California’s governor – Orange County Register
Gov. Gavin Newsom in October vetoed a well-intended but ill-conceived bill, Assembly Bill 1064, to regulate how minors…
California’s “Colorblind” laws fail Black students
By Marcus Anthony Hunter, Special for CalMatters Students celebrate at a Stanford University graduation ceremony in Palo Alto,…
Hospitals want to raise prices. California tries to limit them
By Amanda McAllister-Wallner and Kiran Savage-Sangwan, Special for CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up…
Oakland Post: Week of November 5 – 11, 2025
By Randolph BelleSpecial to The Post Join EVOAK!, a nonprofit addressing the historical harm to West Oakland since…
Flaws doomed CARE Court program from the start – San Diego Union-Tribune
California just can’t seem to do anything right when it comes to homelessness policy. This is evident both…
Pollution-plagued port communities excluded from talks
By Theral Golden and Paola Vargas, Special for CalMatters A truck hauls a shipping container on the Vincent…
CA housing laws have failed to boost new home numbers
By Dan Walters, CalMatters Housing developments under construction in the community of Goshen on Aug. 17, 2024. Photo…
Record of ‘managed comp’ is hardly impressive – San Diego Union-Tribune
The Union-Tribune Editorial Board (“City won’t turn off its ‘tap’ on taxpayers unless it’s forced to,” Oct. 31)…
Sen. Padilla leaves cloudy field of candidates for governor
By Dan Walters, CalMatters U.S. Senator Alex Padilla speaks to reporters in front of the federal courthouse in…
Gov. Newsom defies voters by undercutting Prop. 36 – San Diego Union-Tribune
When Californians backed Proposition 36 — a ballot initiative requiring stiffer penalties on some theft offenses and mandating…
New CA law may help more victims of human trafficking
By Kanti Salgadu, Special for CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.…