A wave of emergencies is testing East LA’s resilience. The way its governed doesn’t help
By Sonia Campos-Rivera, Special for CalMatters Workers clean up the aftermath of the Lineage warehouse fire in Boyle…
Oakland Faith Leaders Welcome New Police Chief, Mobilize Around Housing and Civic Action
This year, Black August provides an opportunity to recognize one year of police federalization under the Trump administration…
CA must stop Prop 45 to preserve clean air, public oversight
By Mabel Tsang, Special for CalMatters The Chevron refinery in Richmond is located behind a nearby neighborhood on…
Water from Boyle Heights fire carries foam into L.A. River
LOS ANGELES — All the water unleashed onto the warehouse fire in Boyle Heights — some of it 480 gallons…
California Pesticide Regulators Say New Rules Protect Communities as Applications of a Dangerous Fumigant Rise
California regulators passed a rule in January 2024 that they said would protect communities from one of the…
Air Monitors Used in California Tank Crisis Were Inadequate in the Past, Leaving Returning Residents Uneasy
GARDEN GROVE, Calif.—The day before his 41st birthday, Hernando Morales found himself hurrying his one-year-old into the backseat…
Six Months After Oil Spilled Into California Tributary, Families Worry the Cleanup Was Never Finished
SANTA PAULA, Calif.—As he slowly pulled his beige van into the driveway following a trip to the hardware…
Landowners who cut 38 trees in Oakland hills hit with $915,000 fine
After two previous attempts to decide how to deal with a couple who chopped down 38 trees in…
California Drivers Are Paying a More Than $6-a-Gallon Price for the War in Iran
LOS ANGELES—At a Chevron station where the gas pump had a $6.49 cash price, Veronica Cervantes listed the…
California Bill Aims to Keep Toxic PFAS off Its Crops
California Assemblymember Nick Schultz is leading an effort to phase out the use of pesticides containing toxic “forever…
West Fresno fights Elm Street industrial rezone proposal
West Fresno community leaders are calling on the Fresno City Council to oppose a controversial proposal that would…
California should help neighborhoods ‘decarbonize’
By Jalal Awan, Special for CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.…