POLITICS
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Digital Democracy
Check out CalMatters’ custom-built AI tool that tracks every word spoken in public hearings, every dollar donated to politicians, every vote cast and more.
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HEALTH
Series Spotlight
No Deliveries
Explore why hospitals are shutting down maternity wards, what this means for parents-to-be with limited options, and whether anything can be done to protect access.
CALIFORNIA VOICES
Guest Commentary
Jail deaths have surged under California’s elected sheriffs. This reform offers accountability
Counties pay out millions for lawsuits after jail deaths, but sheriffs run the jails. A bill awaits Newsom’s signature that could alter that balance of power.
Yosemite land giveaway shows no place is safe from Trump’s assault on public lands
The Trump administration is finding ways to sell, lease or give away millions of acres of protected public lands and national parkland to developers.
California could save millions by paying homeowners to switch to electric appliances
Gov. Gavin Newsom considers paying homes to switch from gas appliances to heat pumps and induction stoves — instead of funding gas line repairs.
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DAN WALTERS
Gavin Newsom paddles to the political right with 3 notable vetoes
Gavin Newsom’s rejection of key pension, work-from-home and environmental bills won him points with the political right but angered some unions and advocacy groups.
ECONOMY AND TECHNOLOGY
Tech Spotlight
Why California backed off again from ambitious AI regulation
For the third year, the state delayed AI regulations for disclosing and appealing many automated decisions.
JUSTICE
Investigation
They were convicted of killing with their cars. No one told the DMV
A CalMatters investigation found that courts didn’t report hundreds of vehicular manslaughter convictions, prompting officials to belatedly take many drivers’ licenses.
ENVIRONMENT
Series Spotlight
Lake Tahoe: A tarnished jewel
Lake Tahoe is an innocent victim — but there isn’t just a single villain. This series reveals the problems plaguing this alpine treasure.
EDUCATION
About College Beat
College Beat is produced by the CalMatters College Journalism Network, a collaboration between CalMatters and student journalists from across California. Read more.