California’s budget outlook is grim. Here’s what you need to know
Gov. Gavin Newsom opened this year with a rosy forecast: Buoyed by $17 billion more in revenue than…
Why Newsom is facing an $18 billion deficit
By Yue Stella Yu, CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom releases his revised 2025-26 budget proposal in Sacramento on May…
Read the letter celebrity lawyer Alex Spiro wrote to Gavin Newsom, warning that his clients will ‘permanently relocate’ if California wealth tax passes
Attorney Alex Spiro wrote a letter to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, urging him to stop a proposed billionaire…
Mel Gibson Announces He Has Split From Rosalind Ross—1 Year After Losing Their Malibu Mansion in California Wildfires
Hollywood heavyweight Mel Gibson and his longtime partner, Rosalind Ross, have announced that they have separated after nine…
What to know about new California laws taking effect in 2026- CalMatters
By CalMatters Staff, CalMatters The Assembly floor at the state Capitol on June 30, 2025. Photo by Miguel…
California expands Gavin Newsom’s failing CARE Court
A California law taking effect in January will expand Gov. Gavin Newsom’s costly mental health court that’s been…
California’s Ro Khanna takes aim at tech billionaires
Open warfare has ignited between powerful Silicon Valley figures and a Democratic congressman who may be submarining his…
Big Tech blocks California data center rules, leaving only a study requirement – The Mercury News
By Alejandro Lazo, CalMatters Tools that power artificial intelligence devour energy. But attempts to shield regular Californians from…
New laws in California 2026
From bans on declawing cats and plastic grocery bags to new anti-discrimination protections for students and cheaper insulin,…
What to expect from the California governor race in 2026? – The Mercury News
The special election on redistricting has been certified. The closely watched decisions from former Vice President Kamala Harris…
New California law expands CARE court
Gov. Gavin Newsom addresses the media after signing legislation in Los Angeles on Sept. 28, 2023. (File photo…
What to expect from the California governor race in 2026? – Orange County Register
The special election on redistricting has been certified. The closely watched decisions from former Vice President Kamala Harris…