October 26, 2020

It was a succinct appraisal of the state of mind of county election officials grappling with the new normal of voting in the year of a pandemic, disinformation and threats of voter intimidation. Across California, officials have been training workers at polling places and vote centers in new protocols, acquiring equipment to protect voters and […]

The pandemic had limited loved ones to window or patio visits - if at all - but new guidance lifts restrictions in those 46 counties with better virus control.

Some county registrars lock up equipment and threaten dismissal to protect California’s early votes from being tallied before election day.  The state legislature changed election law this year so election officials could scan ballots as they come in, to deal with an expected crush of ballots well before election day. Officials wanted to be sure […]

On this episode of "Gimme Shelter," CalMatters' Matt Levin and the Los Angeles Times' Liam Dillon try to answer one voter's questions about the housing measures on her ballot.

Brace yourself for the most dangerous fire weather of the season — and prepare to light a lot of candles. Nearly 1 million Californians will spend the day without power after PG&E initiated its largest shutoffs of the year Sunday to mitigate fire risk as bone-dry winds reaching 70 miles per hour pummel Northern California. […]

Berkeley and Oakland are working on a policy to preserve affordable housing that would be the first of its kind in California.

California’s nonprofits need the state to institute policies for contract flexibility, relief programs and access to COVID-19 funding.

The Democratic Party's left wing wants to cancel Dianne Feinstein, a fixture of California politics for six decades.