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An inmate at San Quentin State Prison on March 17, 2023. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters

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California’s elderly parole program saves money and makes sense

Less than 2% of elderly parolees reoffend. Those with sex offenses must register and often get treatment and wear a monitor.

By Keith Wattley • 3월 9, 2026

A law enforcement officer uses a metal chain to detain a person in handcuffs. The person is facing away from the camera while standing near a truck and other law enforcement officers.

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ICE surge in Minneapolis parallels California gang database debacle

ICE agents arrest people based on looks or skin color, as police in California did years ago when databases falsely listed many as gang members.

By George Galvis • 3월 9, 2026

A person rides a bicycle past a protest encampment with tents and tarps set up beneath autumn-colored trees. A large banner reading “Sit-in to Stop Genocide” and a Palestinian flag hang above the tents, with handmade signs and chairs scattered around the area.

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Free speech or conspiracy? Courts limit protesters’ First Amendment rights

Prosecutors are charging protesters with conspiracy, seeking to limit opposition to government policies. More courts are allowing it.

By Bobbie Stein • 3월 6, 2026

Construction workers guide a large prefabricated building section labeled “WINDOW” as it is lifted by a yellow crane inside a factory or warehouse. The module rests on a flatbed truck while workers in hard hats and safety vests move around it.

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Californians despair about high cost of living. This housing can help

Factory-built housing could bring down construction and housing costs in California, which has the highest cost of living in the country.

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댄 월터스

• 3월 6, 2026

LA City Hall is framed by lush green trees and a partly cloudy sky, standing tall in the center with a clear view of its tiered architecture. The foliage in the foreground adds depth and contrast to the modern lines of the building.

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Should Los Angeles’ City Council get bigger for better representation? Let voters decide

California’s largest city has 265,000 people per council member, more than most major cities. Voters might vote to reduce that by expanding the council.

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Jim Newton

• 3월 5, 2026

Rows of yellow voting marking devices while voters fill out their ballots at a polling place inside Assumption Church in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles on March 3, 2020. Photo by Kyle Grillot, Reuters

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Democratic angst and gerrymandering threaten California’s political reforms

California Democratic leaders likely won't want to keep the top-two primary system or the independent redistricting commission after this year.

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• 3월 5, 2026

A mental health staff member speaks with an inmate through their cell door in an inmate housing unit at the Tulare County Adult Pre-Trial Facility on Sept. 18, 2023. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

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New California law will stop sheriffs from medically examining deaths in their own jails

Many jail deaths are preventable. To reduce bias and coverups, independent doctors will investigate deaths in custody, starting in 2027.

By Gregg Hart • 3월 4, 2026

Two people wearing hard hats work along the various tubes at a natural gas power plant.

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California’s new governor must hold down clean energy costs, drive innovation

In polls voters say they want a cleaner energy future — but not if it wrecks jobs, doubles their bills or pushes out California’s middle class.

By Tracy Hernandez • 3월 4, 2026

A large group of people hold signs and march outside a building during a protest. A person wearing a Monopoly man mask, and holding a sign with a visual of a money bill and the face of a politician on it, stands out among the crowd.

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California businesses and left-leaning groups clash on the ballot and in court

This year's contests of businesses versus liberal groups include corporate and wealth tax proposals and requirements for greenhouse gas emission reports.

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댄 월터스

• 3월 4, 2026

A natural gas pipeline in Chino Hills State Park on April 21, 2021. Photo by Lucy Nicholson, REUTERS

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California should help neighborhoods in need ‘decarbonize,’ leave natural gas

Regulators can approve up to 30 neighborhood decarbonization zones. Will poorer neighborhoods get first shot at climate saving energy options?

By Jalal Awan • 3월 3, 2026