economic inequality

A nearly two-hour hearing in the Assembly Judiciary Committee Tuesday encapsulated the Capitol’s longest-running conflict — going at…

By Dan Walters, CalMatters Janitors, nurses, teachers and labor organizers rally at the state Capitol in Sacramento to…

This year California voters will choose a new governor, fill other statewide offices, elect 100 state legislators and…

The wildfires that swept through Los Angeles 13 months ago destroyed thousands of homes and businesses, with almost…

By Chris Hoene, Special for CalMatters The podium prior to the Governor’s budget proposal presentation for the 2026-27…

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Susan Shelley, a columnist at the Orange County Register, recently reminded her readers — and the whole state…

By Dan Walters, CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses the state’s economic conditions during a press conference on the…

By Veronica Herrera and Daniel Coffee, Special for CalMatters Plastic waste in a recycling bin at a home…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, an all-but-certain candidate for president in 2028, jumped at the chance to address a…

In the four months since the Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom enacted a new state budget, revenues –…

By Emmanuel Rodriguez and Laura Hamilton, Special for CalMatters Students walk along Scholars Lane at UC Merced on…

Billionaires bolt from blue states because of tax fears