California Wildfires
Forest fires follow roads. The Trump administration wants to build more
Trump administration targets protections for more than 4 million acres of California forests.
August 18, 2026
CalMatters en Español
Informe: ICE da altas notas de salud a centros de detención pese a aumento de muertes
Según una nueva investigación del Proyecto de Supervisión Gubernamental, los centros de detención de inmigrantes están recibiendo altas calificaciones en materia de salud y seguridad bajo la administración Trump.
CalMatters en Español
Supervisores del condado de San Diego quieren expulsar al ICE del campo de tiro del condado
Los supervisores del condado de San Diego quieren expulsar al ICE de su campo de tiro en respuesta a la campaña de deportaciones masivas auspiciada por la administración Trump.
CalMatters en Español
¿Votará California por un candidato ‘progresista’ en la contienda por el cargo de comisionado de seguros?
Jane Kim, respaldada por Bernie Sanders, podría subirse a la ola progresista. Ben Allen cuenta con el respaldo del Partido Demócrata de California para el puesto de comisionado de seguros.
Justice
ICE gives detention centers high marks for health under Trump even as deaths climb, report finds
Immigrant detention centers are receiving high marks for health and safety under the Trump administration, according to a new investigation by the Project on Government Oversight.
Justice
California prison towns grasp for new jobs after closures: ‘No one is coming to save us’
California is closing prisons because it's incarcerating fewer people. Several towns with shuttered prisons now are struggling to lure new employers.
Economy
Will California vote ‘progressive’ in insurance commissioner race?
Jane Kim, backed by Bernie Sanders, could ride the progressive wave. Ben Allen has the CA Democratic party’s endorsement for the insurance commissioner job.
Environment
Why S.F. neighborhoods are up in arms over new environmental rankings that could cost them money
CalEnviroScreen 5.0 dropped key SF neighborhoods from top pollution rankings.
Economy
State Farm defense lawyers admit AI generated fake cases in LA lawsuit
Lawyers for a former Los Angeles homeowner find AI-generated “hallucinations” in filings by State Farm.
Commentary
This high-income tax was pitched as ‘temporary.’ California voters can ensure it stays that way
Proposition 3 is not about whether education and healthcare matter, an anti-tax advocate argues, but whether it is good policy to permanently extend tax hikes that voters were promised would expire.