Politics
California takes on Texas and Trump over billions of health care dollars
California hopes to stop a Texas lawsuit intended to overturn Obamacare. Hundreds of billions of federal dollars hang in the balance.
April 9, 2018
Elections
Villaraigosa raised a bundle in March—but then there’s the bad news
Antonio Villaraigosa raises big money in race for governor. Is it enough?
Politics
Work to get Medi-Cal? California bill says no
The Trump administration said it's OK to require Medicaid recipients to work. A state senator would bar California from adopting such a mandate.
Elections
In race for California governor, John Chiang is the anti-soundbite candidate
John Chiang is known as the wonk in the contest to be California's next governor—but sometimes having a nuanced position can be hard to distinguish from failing to state a position at all.
Capitol
Track the Legislature’s sexual harassment records with our spreadsheet
You can monitor the growing list of sexual harassment cases that the California Legislature has substantiated and released records about via this spreadsheet, created by CALmatters' Capitol news analyst Laurel Rosenhall.
Economy
Having a job (or 2, or 3) doesn’t mean you can afford to live in California
Chad Bordes is 46 and has an MBA. But between high rents and student loan debt, he's struggling.
Commentary
Will Newsom skate into governorship, or have a fight?
Eight weeks out, the June 5 primary election’s biggest uncertainty is whether Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom will have an unobstructed pathway to becoming California’s next governor or will have to fight for it. All candidates, regardless of party, will appear on the ballot and the top two vote-getters will advance to the November election. Democrat […]