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Lynn La is the newsletter writer for CalMatters, focusing on California’s top political, policy and Capitol stories every weekday. She produces and curates 重要的事情, CalMatters’ flagship daily newsletter with more than 150,000 subscribers.    

In the newsletter, Lynn analyzes the state’s policy issues for a broader audience, through original reporting and by summarizing and compiling stories from CalMatters and other news sources. Recently, she has reported on bills to address California’s worsening fentanyl epidemic, tackle retail theft and legislate happiness. She also reveals more about lawmakers by interviewing them for an occasional series on first-term legislators in 2023 and new committee chairpersons in 2024. 

Through WhatMatters, Lynn also plays a crucial role in CalMatters election coverage, helping to keep track of daily developments in key campaigns, including legislative and congressional races and ballot measures.  

Prior to joining CalMatters in March 2023, she wrote for the education technology startup Guild and was a senior editor at CNET. She also covered public health at The Sacramento Bee as a Kaiser media fellow and was an intern reporter at Capitol Weekly. 

Lynn is based in the Bay Area. She graduated from UC Davis and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Other languages spoken: Vietnamese (basic)

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Health care, prisons and more cut in Newsom’s new budget plan
When Gov. Gavin Newsom released his preliminary $322 billion state budget plan in January, he projected a “modest surplus.” But many things have changed since then: A general economic slowdown in the U.S. economy; an estimated decline in income tax revenue due to the stock market fallout from President Donald Trump’s tariffs; and an unprecedented […]
经过 • 5 月 15, 2025
Two firefighters hose down a burning home in a neighborhood. Half of the house has collapsed inward, and the flames can be seen spreading to the rest as the firefighters douse the fire with water.
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State Farm approved for unprecedented rate hike
Three months after first making the request, California’s largest insurer received approval Tuesday to temporarily raise its rates following the deadly Los Angeles County wildfires in January, writes CalMatters’ Levi Sumagaysay. Starting June 1, State Farm can hike up its rates by an average of 17% for homeowners, 15% for renters and condos and 38% […]
经过 • 5 月 14, 2025
Gov. Gavin Newsom, dressed is brown pants, a black jacket and a grey baseball hat, picks up trash from a homeless encampment.
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Newsom, Legislature seek further crackdown on homeless encampments
As Gov. Gavin Newsom pushes local governments to do more about removing homeless encampments across California, one of the state’s own agencies is being accused of not doing enough to clear illegal campsites, writes CalMatters’ Marisa Kendall. On Monday the governor issued a “model ordinance” that cities and counties should use to clear encampments. These […]
经过 • 5 月 13, 2025
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Shasta Dam may grow under Trump, sparking concern
Though President Donald Trump has yet to explicitly order the Shasta Dam to be enlarged — something Republican lawmakers have been considering for decades — recent actions by his administration signal that he is moving in that direction.  As CalMatters’ Alastair Bland explains, the prospect of raising the dam underscores the ongoing dispute between farmers, environmentalists […]
经过 • 5 月 12, 2025
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Santa Cruz goes ahead with soda tax in defiance of state law
Last week the Northern California beach town of Santa Cruz enacted a tax on sodas, ice teas and other beverages with added sugar. Voters approved the 2-cent-per-ounce tax in November, despite the beverage industry pouring at least $1.2 million in opposition. Besides generating an estimated $1.3 million for the city, the tax aims to curb […]
经过 • 5 月 9, 2025
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Head Start program appears safe from Trump — for now
As nonprofits, programs and advocates across the country brace for deep cuts from President Donald Trump and his administration during this year’s budget process, one popular early childhood program appears to be safe, writes CalMatters’ Carolyn Jones. The 60-year-old Head Start program provides low-income families early childhood education, meals and parenting support. Last year it […]
经过 • 5 月 8, 2025
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Kaiser Permanente, mental health workers reach tentative agreement
After striking for nearly half a year, the union representing Kaiser Permanente mental health workers in Southern California said earlier this week that it has reached a tentative agreement with the company, and expects to vote on the new labor contract Thursday.  But the possible conclusion of a record-breaking work stoppage is not the only […]
经过 • 5 月 7, 2025
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Grieving mother advocates for treatment coverage changes
State lawmakers pushing their bills through committee hearings often invite people to testify how their lives have been affected by the issue at hand. Christine Matlock Dougherty made an impression on lawmakers and witnesses recently as she advocated for two health care bills related to insurance coverage.  As CalMatters’ Jocelyn Wiener explains, Dougherty’s 23-year-old son, […]
经过 • 5 月 6, 2025
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CA lawmakers move slowly on ‘urgent’ affordability plans
Five months after Democratic legislative leaders urged their colleagues to focus on bills that would make California more affordable, lawmakers don’t have much to show for it. As CalMatters’ Yue Stella Yu explains, last week Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas of Salinas unveiled four new select committees — which are essentially working groups tasked with addressing […]
经过 • 5 月 5, 2025
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Families find, reunite with homeless loved ones
California is home to roughly 187,000 unhoused people. But for every homeless resident, there may be a concerned parent, sibling or offspring wondering where their loved one is, whether they’re in danger and how they’re getting along living on the streets. Two concerned relatives saw their loved ones quoted in an October CalMatters article and […]
经过 • 5 月 2, 2025

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Lynn La is the newsletter writer for CalMatters, focusing on California’s top political, policy and Capitol stories every weekday.
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Lynn La is the newsletter writer for CalMatters, focusing on California’s top political, policy and Capitol stories every weekday. She produces and curates WhatMatters, CalMatters’ flagship daily newsletter with more than 150,000 subscribers. Prior to joining CalMatters in March 2023, she wrote for the education technology startup Guild and was a senior editor at CNET. She also covered public health at The Sacramento Bee as a Kaiser media fellow and was an intern reporter at Capitol Weekly. Lynn is based in the Bay Area. She graduated from UC Davis and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Other languages spoken: Vietnamese (basic)