Commentary
The rise and fall of careerist Kevin de León
Kevin de León, an extraordinarily ambitious politician, is now facing demands that he end his career due to participation in a political meeting with racist overtones.
2022
Inside the Newsroom
CalMatters’ exclusive statewide event offers unique insights on 2022 election
CalMatters hosted a unique live, in-person event in the newsroom, along with a virtual event broadcast to voters across California.
CalMatters en Español
La campaña de reelección de Gavin Newsom se parece más a una carrera por la presidencia
EN RESUMEN El gobernador de California está gastando más tiempo y dinero en dos medidas electorales y una posible candidatura presidencial que en su propia campaña de reelección. Read this article in English. La perspectiva de una eventual campaña presidencial ha seguido a Gavin Newsom como una sombra durante décadas, incluso antes de que se […]
Elections
Gavin Newsom’s reelection campaign looks more like a run for president
California’s governor is spending more time and money on two ballot measures and a possible presidential run than his own reelection campaign.
Justice
Four justices vie to keep spots on ‘collegial’ California Supreme Court
Unlike the U.S. Supreme Court, California’s highest court is more obscure and rarely issues polarizing opinions.
Commentary
California’s inexcusable resistance to stronger opioid overdose treatments
As the opioid epidemic worsens, California officials have so far declined to use a stronger overdose treatment approved by the FDA last year.
WhatMatters
The coming NIMBY reckoning?
A specter is haunting California’s affluent suburbs and beachside communities: The “builder’s remedy.” It’s the reason that a single developer submitted plans for 4,500 apartments in Santa Monica — more new units than the city has built in a decade. It’s why notoriously housing-averse Redondo Beach may be forced to permit 2,300 new units along […]
Commentary
New tests underscore California’s educational crisis
The latest academic test results administered by federal and state governments indicate again that California has a severe and potentially disastrous crisis in public education.
K-12 Education
California student test scores plunge — but some achievement gaps narrow. See how your school compares.
The results — the most thorough look yet at the pandemic's toll on learning — left education officials and experts neither surprised nor hopeless.
CalMatters en Español
Aunque el robo de salarios es un delito, pocos fiscales de California presentan cargos penales
EN RESUMEN Algunos fiscales dicen que eso puede cambiar. Se están asociando con el estado en más casos de salarios o formando unidades especiales para combatir judicialmente los abusos laborales como delitos. Dicen que una nueva ley de delitos graves podría ayudar. Read this article in English. Se necesitaron dos turnos para limpiar el edificio […]