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A person wearing glasses, a gray suit, and a colorful bow tie sits at a desk in a meeting room. A nameplate reading "Mike A. Gipson" is positioned in front of them. The room features green chairs and microphones, with a plain beige wall in the background. Their expression appears attentive as they look off to the side.

Politics

California Democratic lawmaker exaggerated his record as a police officer

For years, Democratic Assemblymember Mike Gipson has repeated a story about being partners with a fallen police officer. Records and interviews find that Gipson exaggerated their relationship and overstated what he did during his brief time as a reserve officer in Maywood.

By

Ryan Sabalow

• March 27, 2025

A row of blue pop-up tents with pallets of boxes and a group of workers wearing yellow safety vests walking around. The side of the tent has white text that says, “WWW.SACRAMENTOFOODBANK.COM.”

CalMatters en Español

Los bancos de alimentos de California se preparan para recortes de ingresos y no son solo por la administración Trump

La ayuda alimentaria es una de las numerosas prioridades en competencia que los legisladores de California tendrán que manejar ante posibles grandes recortes federales.

By

Jeanne Kuang

• March 27, 2025

The Fullerton Navigation Center, a homeless shelter in Fullerton on March 11, 2022. Photo by David Swanson, Reuters

Reader Reactions

California’s homeless shelters aren’t for everyone. That doesn’t mean they don’t work

A formerly homeless man residing in Ventura makes the case for shelters in response to a recent CalMatters investigation.

By P. W. Robinson • March 27, 2025

Politics

California food banks brace for funding cuts, and not only from the Trump administration

Food aid is one of numerous competing priorities California lawmakers will have to juggle in the face of steep potential federal cuts.

By

Jeanne Kuang

• March 27, 2025

A lively elementary school classroom is filled with students engaged in various activities. Two children sit across from each other, one reading aloud from a book while the other leans in, listening attentively with a smile. In the background, a teacher assists a student wearing a headscarf at a desk, while other students stand and interact. The walls are covered in colorful educational posters and student artwork, and the classroom is furnished with bookshelves, desks, and storage bins, creating a vibrant learning environment.

Commentary

The real crisis in California schools is low achievement, not cultural conflicts

As lawmakers debate whether transgender athletes can play sports, they're missing a more widespread education issue — low test scores, especially in reading.

By

Dan Walters

• March 27, 2025

A construction worker stands on the roof of a partially built house surrounded by stacked roofing shingles, with exposed framing and windows below and a clear blue sky overhead.

Housing

Will this bill be the end of California’s housing vs environment wars?

In the recurring legislative fight between YIMBY legislators and defenders of California’s signature environmental law, one bill could be a final legislative showdown.

By

Ben Christopher

• March 26, 2025

Students on the University of California San Diego (UCSD) campus in San Diego on July 26, 2022. Photo by Ariana Drehsler for CalMatters

CalMatters en Español

¿Demandar o contenerse? La Universidad de California hace ambas cosas ante la ira de Trump

La Universidad de California ha sido selectiva al decidir qué políticas de Trump impugna en los tribunales. Algunos estudiantes quieren que la UC se exprese más abiertamente en la defensa de la diversidad estudiantil y el derecho a protestar.

By

Mikhail Zinshteyn

• March 26, 2025

Education

Sue or hold back? The University of California does both as it faces Trump’s wrath

The University of California has been selective about which Trump policies it challenges in court. Some students want the UC to be more vocal about defending student diversity and protest rights.

By

Mikhail Zinshteyn

• March 26, 2025

Economy

California in settlement negotiations with Uber, Lyft in massive wage-theft case

Thousands of Uber and Lyft drivers seek back pay, damages in wage claims they filed with California before industry-backed gig worker law took effect.

By

Levi Sumagaysay

• March 26, 2025

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CalMatters en Español

Solicitar la ayuda alimentaria de CalFresh es complicado pero las universidades de California están intentando hacerlo más fácil

En California, solo uno de cada cinco estudiantes universitarios elegibles recibe CalFresh debido a los complejos requisitos y al arduo proceso de solicitud.

By

Amy Elisabeth Moore

• March 26, 2025