October 2023

Gov. Gavin Newsom did not make his pick to replace the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein promise not to run for a full term in 2024. So as Laphonza Butler prepares to get sworn into office today, that’s the big question hanging over her — and the U.S. Senate race next year. As CalMatters’ new politics […]

Will Gov. Gavin Newsom's selection of Laphonza Butler to fill the Senate vacancy left by the death of Dianne Feinstein be the "interim appointment" he promised, or will Butler seek a full Senate term?

Dianne Feinstein's greatest political achievements on gun safety, water issues and exposing CIA torture are well-known. Her lasting accomplishments, however, might be the generations of staffers she molded who use the lessons she instilled on a daily basis.

Read this story in English. Gracias a los videos de TikTok, las vallas publicitarias y otras técnicas creativas de marketing, la inscripción en el kindergarten de transición en California parece estar aumentando. Pero los defensores están atentos a cómo esos niños de 4 años pasan su tiempo de clase, lo que, según dicen, será un […]

California is rolling out its transitional kindergarten program, with the goal of offering it for all 4-year-olds by 2025-26. While some schools have had programs in place for years, others are just starting to create teaching guidelines.

Late Sunday evening, Gov. Gavin Newsom confirmed that Laphonza Butler, president of EMILYs List — a political action committee focused on electing pro-choice, Democratic women — will replace the late U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein and finish out her term through 2024. As CalMatters’ state Capitol reporter Alexei Koseff explains, Butler for many years was the […]

This year, the California Legislature resolved a conflict over regulation of the fast food industry and its franchised outlets, but another clash over the legal status of car dealer franchises is still raging.

Read this story in English. Laphonza Butler, una estratega política desde hace mucho tiempo con estrechos vínculos con los sindicatos y el gobernador Gavin Newsom, ocupará el escaño de la fallecida senadora Dianne Feinstein en el Senado de Estados Unidos tras su muerte el viernes. El nombramiento, informado inicialmente por Politico esta noche y confirmado por la oficina […]

The governor says he's not stopping the president of EMILY's List and former University of California regent from running for a full term in the 2024 election. He rebuffed pressure to appoint Rep. Barbara Lee.

Read this story in English. Los partidarios que celebraron que el gobernador Gavin Newsom firmara un proyecto de ley de comida rápida el jueves lamentaron sus decisiones el sábado por la noche cuando anunció que había vetado otros dos proyectos de ley laborales de alto perfil. Newsom rechazó el Proyecto de Ley del Senado 799 , que […]