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Swalwell’s exit from California governor’s race leaves Democratic field in disarray

by Jeanne Kuang

Trump wanted California Republicans to back Steve Hilton. They didn’t listen

by Maya C. Miller

Salud

Can medical malpractice lawsuits protect LGBTQ youth from conversion therapy? This California lawmaker thinks so

by Kristen Hwang

Política

Eric Swalwell suspends campaign for California governor after sex assault allegations

by Jeanne Kuang

Política

California Republicans are caught between Trump loyalty and winning swing districts

by Nadia Lathan

Voices Spotlight

Here’s who benefits from Swalwell’s downfall

Swalwell’s departure has shaken up the race for governor, especially for Democratic hopefuls. Leer más

Series Spotlight

License to Kill

Read our investigative series on how California routinely allows dangerous drivers stay on the road.

ELECTIONS

2026 Voter Guide

What you need to know to vote in California’s June 2 primary.

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A new homelessness strategy is sweeping California

by Marisa Kendall

California HOA triumphs over ADU law

by Ben Christopher

California considering a first of its kind idea to boost factory-built housing

by Ben Christopher

Scott Wiener passed laws that made it easier to build in California. Can he do the same in Congress?

by Ben Christopher

10 projects from Newsom’s mental health bond were supposed to open in 2025. That didn’t happen

by Marisa Kendall

California has 40,000 affordable housing units ready to break ground. One setback is holding them up

by Ben Christopher

Personas sin hogar

They were repeatedly ticketed because of their homelessness. What did it change?

by Marisa Kendall, Aaron Schrank

Lisa Halverstadt

Explicador

Californianos: he aquí por qué los costos de vivienda son tan altos

by Ben Christopher

Manuela Tobias

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She directed $2.7 million from her elderly clients to her husband’s company. The judge approved every penny

by Byrhonda Lyons

California kids are going without vision care, and the problem is getting worse

by Kristen Hwang

Find a senior center near you in California

by Meisi Li

San Diego families file civil rights suit over cutoff of transgender care at children’s hospital

by Kristen Hwang

California is spending hundreds of millions on heat. Will it ever be a public health priority?

by Ana B. Ibarra

Alejandra Reyes-Velarde

California cut health care for undocumented immigrants. One lawmaker wants it back

by Kristen Hwang

INVESTIGATION

He built a nursing home empire despite state investigations. Now, lawsuits are piling up

Series Spotlight

No Deliveries

Explore why hospitals are shutting down maternity wards, what this means for parents-to-be with limited options, and whether anything can be done to protect access.

‘Little death bombs’: Illegal cannabis farms poison California’s forests. Who’s cleaning them up?

by Rachel Becker

California salmon fishing poised to finally reopen. Can the industry recover?

by Rachel Becker

California’s largest and most polluted lake gets a new conservancy

by Deborah Brennan

Trump energy chief attacks California oil and gas policies in Long Beach

by Alejandra Reyes-Velarde

Alejandro Lazo

California wants to fund green jet fuel — by raiding your road repair budget

by Alejandro Lazo

Endangered salmon returned to California’s far north — then the money dried up

by Rachel Becker

water watch

Sparse snowpack in California fuels concern over fast-approaching fire season

Series Spotlight

Lake Tahoe: A tarnished jewel

Lake Tahoe is an innocent victim — but there isn’t just a single villain. This series reveals the problems plaguing this alpine treasure.

How one Cal State campus is trying to break out of a doom loop of declining enrollment

by Mikhail Zinshteyn

LA needs 100,000 construction workers. Community colleges are racing to train them

by Adam Echelman

Getting into a UC or Cal State requires these classes. Almost half of students don’t take them

by Mikhail Zinshteyn

Carolyn Jones

State finds ‘systemic’ failures in how a California school district handles sex abuse allegations

by Matt Drange

Schools move to minimize Chavez’s role in civil rights movement: ‘We stand with survivors of violence’

by Carolyn Jones

Lawmakers tried to kill California’s online community college. Now it’s growing rapidly

by Adam Echelman

K-12

Considering TK for your child? Take a peek inside one ideal classroom scenario

by Carolyn Jones

Acerca de College Beat

College Beat es producido por CalMatters College Journalism Network, una colaboración entre CalMatters y estudiantes de periodismo de todo California. Read more.

Newsom expanded free preschool. Now private daycares can’t afford to stay open

by Jeanne Kuang

Supporters flee Swalwell’s governor campaign amid allegations of sexual assault

by Jeanne Kuang

Yue Stella Yu

Trump’s divisive role in California politics is on display as GOP prepares election endorsements

by Nadia Lathan

Maya C. Miller

We went to court to unseal the warrants behind Sheriff Chad Bianco’s ballot seizures. What they reveal

by Ryan Sabalow, Cayla Mihalovich

Wendy Fry

California billionaire tax is a no-brainer for progressive Democrats, right? Wrong.

by Maya C. Miller

Democrats are eager to flip Issa’s seat. But his Republican successor is a ‘formidable opponent’

by Nadia Lathan

Deborah Brennan

Who’s running for California governor? Here’s a look at the official field of candidates

by Jeanne Kuang

Proyecto destacado

Democracia digital

Check out CalMatters’ custom-built AI tool that tracks every word spoken in public hearings, every dollar donated to politicians, every vote cast and more.

He saw an abandoned trailer. Then, he uncovered a surveillance network on California’s border

by Wendy Fry

Khari Johnson

Why prosecutors dropped charges against Fresno man who escorted students to ICE protest

by Nigel Duara

Federal judge: Continued Border Patrol sweeps in California violated court order

by Wendy Fry

Sergio Olmos

After immigration arrests, California lawmakers wonder: Are police telling the feds too much?

by Khari Johnson

Why a private company is investigating rapes at an ICE detention center instead of the sheriff

by Wendy Fry

Nigel Duara

Digital tablets mellowed California prisons. Now a tech migration is riling users

by Joe Garcia

The WalMart of public defense: How justice gets sold to the lowest bidder in rural California

by Anat Rubin

Investigation

They were convicted of killing with their cars. No one told the DMV

A CalMatters investigation found that courts didn’t report hundreds of vehicular manslaughter convictions, prompting officials to belatedly take many drivers’ licenses.

California canceled thousands of trucking licenses. One community bore the brunt of the hit

by Gagandeep Singh

Immigrant truck drivers were supposed to get their licenses back. Why California’s DMV is stalling

by Adam Echelman

Newsom orders government to consider AI harm in contract rules

by Khari Johnson

Big change for California small businesses: No more SBA loans for non-citizens

by Levi Sumagaysay

Tech giants are spending more than ever to shape California politics. See how much

by Jeremia Kimelman

California jury finds Meta, Google liable for teen’s mental distress in landmark social media trial

by Colin Lecher

series spotlight

Documentos internos revelan la historia detrás de la crisis del desempleo en California

Tech Spotlight

Why California backed off again from ambitious AI regulation

For the third year, the state delayed AI regulations for disclosing and appealing many automated decisions.

Here’s who benefits from Swalwell’s downfall and the shakeup of the California governor race

Comentario invitado

State should probe L.A. County’s $4 billion sex abuse settlement

LA County approved the deal without depositions or an independent review, resolving thousands of abuse claims in bulk. Employees couldn’t respond.

California shouldn’t water down justice for these child sexual abuse survivors

LA County has pushed legislation that would set deadlines, limit damage and make it harder for sexually abused children in government care to sue.

Bitter medicine: How California’s hospital bills end up depressing your take-home pay

Hospitals are suing a state agency that limits their cost increases. Their bills inflate health insurance premiums, leaving employers with less money for wages.

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DAN WALTERS

California voters will face dueling ballot propositions this fall. Confusion is likely

Many of today’s ballot measures are aimed at canceling or retaliating for other ballot measures, like when politicians tried but failed to kill Prop. 13 years ago.

DIVISIÓN DE CALIFORNIA

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

by Jeanne Kuang

Trump administration acknowledges it needs immigrant farmworkers as it moves to cut their pay

by Sergio Olmos

Wendy Fry

California is renaming César Chávez’s holiday. Now, cities are slowly erasing his name from streets

by Nadia Lathan

Nigel Duara

A California county’s only hospital cleared a federal hurdle, but it still needs millions to reopen

by Ana B. Ibarra

These California trucking schools broke state laws. Regulators couldn’t do anything about it

by Adam Echelman

Erica Yee

Newsom touts gains against EBT theft as Trump presses blue states on benefits fraud

by Jeanne Kuang

Explicador

What to know about California reparations: Is the state’s apology the beginning or the end?

by Wendy Fry, Erica Yee

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