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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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President Joe Biden delivers his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, as Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi watch at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 1, 2022. Photo by Saul Loeb, Pool via AP
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Pelosi joins Newsom in backing Kamala Harris
As Democratic leaders, donors and advocacy groups jump on the Kamala Harris bandwagon, it can be more intriguing who doesn’t immediately get on board.  Gov. Gavin Newsom, a political frenemy of the vice president and long-rumored presidential hopeful, waited a beat on Sunday after President Joe Biden’s announcement and endorsement. Monday, he sent out a […]
经过 • 7 月 23, 2024
President Joe Biden delivers his third State of the Union address with Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and U.S. Speaker House of Representatives Mike Johnson, right, behind him in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. on March 7, 2024. Photo by Shawn Thew, Pool via CNP/INSTARimages.com via Reuters
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California Democrats praise Biden, largely fall behind Harris
Facing mounting pressure from fellow Democrats to end his reelection bid, President Joe Biden on Sunday made the stunning announcement that he is dropping out of the November race and then endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee.   The president said that he will give more details about his decision — […]
经过 • 7 月 22, 2024
Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is in New Hampshire to attend a fundraising event for U.S. President Joe Biden's campaign, greets people at the Common Man Roadside Cafe & Deli in Hooksett, New Hampshire, on July 8, 2024. Photo by Reba Saldanha, Reuters
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Newsom stands by Biden to the bitter end
As fellow Democrats’ calls for President Joe Biden to bow out of his re-election campaign reach a fever pitch, Gov. Gavin Newsom remains a loyal foot soldier to the president, saying he’s “all in, no daylight” during an interview with CBS News last week. But while such unwavering support could be risky for Newsom if […]
经过 • 7 月 19, 2024
Rep. Adam Schiff speaks during the House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Report of Special Counsel John Durham, on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 21, 2023. Photo by Jose Luis Magana, AP Photo
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Is the Democratic dam breaking for Biden to drop out?
Saying it’s time for President Joe Biden to “pass the torch,” U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff on Wednesday became the highest-profile Democrat so far to publicly call for Biden to end his re-election bid.  In a statement, the Burbank Democrat — who is running for U.S. Senate — says he has “serious concerns” about whether Biden […]
经过 • 7 月 18, 2024
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California cities and counties ignoring mandate to monitor homeless shelters
In 2021, responding to reports that the state’s homeless shelters were dirty and dangerous, the state Legislature crafted a plan: It would require local governments to inspect their shelters after complaints and file annual reports on shelter conditions. Three years on, California’s cities and counties have basically ignored the mandate. A new investigation from CalMatters […]
经过 • 7 月 17, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. annual convention during the 71st biennial Boule at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas on July 10, 2024. Photo by LM Otero, AP Photo
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VP Harris takes center stage, Trump picks Vance
If President Joe Biden does somehow drop out of the race, Vice President Kamala Harris is very likely next in line. So after three-and-a-half years of relative obscurity and thankless tasks, the former U.S. senator and California attorney general finds herself center stage during one of the most defining elections in America’s history.  But many […]
经过 • 7 月 16, 2024
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California lawmakers’ safety gets new attention after Trump shooting
Former President Donald Trump evaded serious injury, or death, by mere centimeters after a bullet struck his upper right ear during a campaign rally Saturday in Pennsylvania. The Republican presidential candidate pumped his fist, his face bloodied, as Secret Service agents hustled him off the stage following the shooting. But one spectator was killed, two […]
经过 • 7 月 15, 2024
Micaela Mota picks up her son from daycare in Richmond on Sept. 26, 2022. Photo by Marissa Leshnov for CalMatters
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Guaranteed basic income programs proliferate across California
Beginning Monday, 150 households in Fresno County are expected to receive a $500 prepaid card to spend on anything they’d like — no strings attached. It will be the first of 12 monthly recurring payments those Southwest Fresno and Huron residents will receive as part of a guaranteed basic income program for low-income families.  For […]
经过 • 7 月 12, 2024
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纽森就加州犯罪和医疗保险投票措施发表看法
From CalMatters Capitol reporter Alexei Koseff: After abandoning plans to place a competing measure on the November ballot, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday that he would campaign against an initiative to increase penalties for some drug and theft crimes in California. Newsom accused supporters of the initiative — which would roll back provisions of Proposition […]
经过 • 7 月 11, 2024
Workers prepare outgoing shipments at an Amazon Fulfillment Center in Tracy on Nov. 30, 2014. REUTERS/Noah Berger
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How California laws may help shield it from Supreme Court decisions
After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, California’s Democratic leaders moved fast to shore up reproductive rights: They persuaded voters to enshrine the right to an abortion in the state constitution, approved a dozen bills strengthening abortion protections and passed a law in May to enable Arizona doctors to temporarily provide […]
经过 • 7 月 10, 2024

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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)