Los Angeles

The top edge of an orange public bus with the "Metro Local" words on it along side the bus route number, set against the background of palm trees on a sunny day.

주택

Why California’s historic housing law gave activists a new reason to battle the bus

Opponents to dense housing developments in Los Angeles turned their attention to transit after Gov. Newsom signed a law encouraging construction near bus and rail lines.

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벤 크리스토퍼

• 10월 22, 2025

A line of firefighters wearing helmets and headlamps walk along a dirt road at night beside a blazing wildfire. The flames and smoke cast an orange glow as the crew moves forward carrying tools and gear.

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California’s incarcerated firefighters to see ‘historic’ pay increase in laws Newsom signed

Hundreds of California’s incarcerated firefighters will see an increase in pay, a new death benefit and a faster path to expungement of their criminal records under laws Gov. Gavin Newsom signed.

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케일라 미할로비치

• 10월 13, 2025

A white train in makes it's way down train tracks towards a station with a person waiting. The San Francisco skyline can be seen in the background.

주택

Gavin Newsom signs law overhauling local zoning to build more housing

After weeks of waiting, California’s governor signed a bill that will allow mid-rise apartment buildings near major transit stops in California’s biggest metro areas.

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벤 크리스토퍼

• 10월 10, 2025

Aerial view of a dense Los Angeles neighborhood with mid-rise apartment buildings, smaller homes, and tree-lined streets, with mountains visible in the distant background under a clear sky.

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Los Angeles housing permits are tanking, yet leaders want Newsom to veto a major reform

Signing SB 79 should be an easy call, but there's pressure from Los Angeles leaders to veto it. Newsom should know better than to let L.A. set state policy on housing.

By Marc Vukcevich • 10월 6, 2025

A child wearing a red hoodie walks alone down a brightly lit school hallway with colorful tiles, surrounded by walls covered in student artwork and classroom projects.

Mental Health

‘Can I just be a kid?’ Students shaken by immigration raids seek help from school counselors

Kindergartners repeat worries heard at home. Older kids text to check on parents during class. Therapists say mental health is at risk now and in the long term.

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아나 B. 이바라

• 10월 3, 2025

A wide-view of a person's back and they stand in the midst of personal belongings and furniture in a homeless encampment next to a freeway. The person holds a T-shirt with their right hand as they try to shoo away flies.

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For many Californians, reducing homelessness comes down to the encampment next door

Statistics don't do much to convince people of the seriousness of homelessness or persuade them that it's getting better or worse. What matters is how it brushes up against them.

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Jim Newton

• 10월 2, 2025

Photo illustration of Lyle and Erik Menendez, set against a fragmented collage of newspaper headlines and paparazzi

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Inside the Menendez parole hearings: How fame and notoriety collide with justice

Celebrity helped the Menendez brothers get a shot at parole, but it also brought even more scrutiny to them as they made a case for release.

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조 가르시아

• 9월 30, 2025

A person in glasses holds a dark blue sign that reads "KILL THE CUTS SAVE LIVES" in white and yellow letters during a protest. Other protesters holding similar signs and a blurred banner are visible in the background.

고등교육

UCLA reclaims hundreds of research grants that Trump cut off over alleged antisemitism

A federal judge sided with UCLA in ordering the Trump administration to restore hundreds of health and science research grants. Even more funding is at stake going forward for UC campuses.

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Mikhail Zinshteyn

• 9월 30, 2025

A courtroom where CARE Court hearings take place at the San Diego County Superior Court in San Diego on Oct. 9, 2023. Photo by Adriana Heldiz, CalMatters

기술

California issues historic fine over lawyer’s ChatGPT fabrications

The court of appeals said 21 of 23 quotes in an opening brief were fake. State authorities are scrambling to grapple with widespread use of artificial intelligence.

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카리 존슨

• 9월 22, 2025

A person stands at a podium labeled “Safe Schools. Safe Communities.” with a colorful mural in the background and several people standing behind.

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Newsom signs laws to resist Trump’s immigration crackdown, including ban on masks for ICE agents

Gov. Newsom signed laws meant to protect immigrants during President Trump's extensive deportation program. Some of the measures raise constitutional questions and likely will be challenged.

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진 쿠앙

• 9월 20, 2025