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POLITICS
Project Spotlight
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
CALIFORNIA VOICES
Guest Commentary
California faces pediatric specialist shortage as children with complex illnesses double
The number of kids with chronic illnesses is doubling, but 90% of specialists who know how to treat them are retiring. Rural patients will suffer the most.
California wants to change how it funds senior services. That could mean fewer meals for LA’s elderly
The California Department of Aging is updating how area agencies on aging share funds, to better advance equity. An L.A. official says it won’t.
Californians fighting addiction need help finding care. Budget cuts threaten a digital lifeline
Many Californians suffering from addiction struggle to find evidence-based treatment. A tool that helps them find care is at risk of losing state funding.
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DAN WALTERS
Egged on by Trump, right-wing ecosystem makes baseless claims of California voter fraud
As California’s notoriously slow ballot counting continues, right-wing media and some Republicans are taking their lead from President Trump and claiming voter fraud, without any evidence.
CALIFORNIA DIVIDE
Inequality Insights
A statewide media collaboration to raise awareness about poverty and income inequality through in-depth journalism and community outreach. Sign up for our weekly newsletter.