August 22, 2019

In the past decade, PG&E rates have gone up 31% — faster than inflation — though not as much as San Diego Gas & Electric's.

In a CalMatters exclusive interview, the governor defined success as "a substantial reduction" in fatal shootings—in a state where the police shooting rate exceeds the national average.

It’s time to fix this thing.
 The lack of affordable housing is a drag on the economy and the reason California has America’s worst poverty rate. It’s driving some workers out of state and some into homelessness. For young professionals, it’s just depressing. In this live version of our Gimme Shelter podcast co-hosts Matt Levin of CalMatters […]

For advocates of expanded voting rights, California is the gold standard. Now Secretary of State Alex Padilla is evangelizing the state's approach — and hoping to shake up elections in other states in 2020.

James Gallagher, Republican from Yuba City: Wordsmithing has become anathema. It has been replaced by raw and incendiary language; the stronger the better. Nowhere is this more apparent than the debate over immigration.

Battle over PG&E's fate continues. Newsom recollects first pet. Legislators eye more gun control bills, as gun rights supporters turn to courts.

A new study suggests that California's "red flag" law, allowing weapons to be seized from someone deemed to dangerous, is saving lives, but reaches no firm conclusion.