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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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With the San Francisco skyline behind them, people fish off a jetty in Alameda on, July 1, 2024 An extended heat wave predicted to blanket Northern California has resulted in red flag fire warnings and the possibility of power shutoffs. Photo by Noah Berger, AP Photo
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Extreme heat is costly and deadly in California
Amid a sweltering heat wave that began last week, several regions across the state shattered temperature records over the weekend. Palm Springs broke its all-time record high on Friday as temperatures climbed to 124 degrees. And on Saturday, cities in the San Joaquin Valley, as well as Death Valley where temperatures reached 128 degrees, broke […]
经过 • 7 月 8, 2024
Poll worker Sofia Bisogno sorts through election material at Ana’s Barber Shop on March 5, 2024 in San Francisco. Photo by Juliana Yamada for CalMatters
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California’s November ballot is set, finally
Scheduling note: WhatMatters is celebrating the Fourth of July and will return to your inboxes on Monday, July 8.  California lawmakers met into Wednesday night to finish the November ballot before heading off on summer vacation until Aug. 5. They sent voters two bond issues: $10 billion for climate programs (60-5 in the Assembly, 33-6 […]
经过 • 7 月 4, 2024
Assemblymember James Gallagher speaks during the floor session at the state Capitol in Sacramento on June 13, 2024. Photo by Cristian Gonzalez for CalMatters
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Gavin Newsom says never mind on California crime measure
Tuesday night, Gov. Gavin Newsom made a shocking U-turn: He withdrew the proposed ballot measure he and Democratic legislative leaders just announced as a smarter way to tackle retail theft and fentanyl trafficking.  Their measure was supposed to win voters’ favor over a November ballot measure backed by Republican lawmakers, law enforcement groups and prosecutors […]
经过 • 7 月 3, 2024
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Are California Democrats gaming the system on crime measure?
California Democrats control most of the levers of power — if they stick together.  But Democratic leaders aren’t taking any chances with their ballot measure to tackle retail theft and fentanyl, which proposes less sweeping changes to Proposition 47 than a measure already on the November ballot backed by Republicans and many prosecutors.  Democrats are […]
经过 • 7 月 2, 2024
Poll workers process ballots at the Shasta County Elections office in Redding, California on November 7, 2023.
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California voters likely to decide $20 billion in bonds for climate and schools
There was no rest for the weary over the weekend, as lawmakers advanced two bonds that will likely appear on the November ballot. In five months, voters could decide whether the state can borrow $20 billion to fight climate change and repair schools. Climate change bond: Democratic leaders on Sunday said they reached an agreement […]
经过 • 7 月 1, 2024
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Why California’s November ballot keeps changing
Coming out of the March primary, it appeared that California’s November ballot could be crowded with more than a dozen propositions, if not more. But as of Thursday night, the Nov. 5 ballot was down to nine measures, the Secretary of State’s office announced. Then again, that number could still increase by next week, with […]
经过 • 6 月 28, 2024
Assemblymember Juan Alanis speaks on the Assembly floor at the state Capitol in Sacramento on June 13, 2024. Photo by Cristian Gonzalez for CalMatters
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California Legislature gets the budget done
Five days before the new fiscal year begins, California lawmakers voted Wednesday night to approve the budget deal announced by the Legislature’s Democratic leaders and Gov. Gavin Newsom. The outcome was never in doubt since the agreement was unveiled Saturday: Democrats control both the Assembly and Senate and don’t need any Republican votes to pass […]
经过 • 6 月 27, 2024
2024 年 4 月 24 日，詹妮弗·亚历山大 (Jennifer Alexander) 和托德·尼尔森 (Todd Nelson) 在她位于 Gold River 的办公室回顾了他们的最后一次会议。照片由克里斯蒂安·冈萨雷斯 (Cristian Gonzalez) 为 CalMatters 拍摄
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Why California firefighters are waiting for workers comp
California’s massive workers’ comp insurance system — which is supposed to provide medical care for workplace injuries — is failing the firefighters who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder and other mental health problems. As CalMatters environmental reporter Julie Cart explains, Cal Fire firefighters have to fight the system, often hiring attorneys, to get their […]
经过 • 6 月 26, 2024
A voter fills out their ballot at a voting site at the Hamilton School gymnasium in central Fresno on June 7, 2022.
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Will last-minute bond issues make California ballot?
The most recent measure to let the state borrow billions barely passed in March. In a poll out this month, nearly two-thirds of Californians said it’s a bad time to issue more IOUs. But that isn’t stopping supporters of climate action and school construction from trying to get bond issues on the November ballot — […]
经过 • 6 月 25, 2024
Gavin Newsom, left, applauds newly sworn-in California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, at the Capitol in Sacramento, on June 30, 2023. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo
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Winners and losers in California budget deal
With Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Democratic-led Legislature coming to a budget agreement on Saturday, some winners and losers of the spending plan have become clear. As CalMatters Capitol reporter Alexei Koseff explains, many programs saw funding cuts, deferrals and delays to find $46.8 billion in fiscal solutions and balance the budget. The effort, according […]
经过 • 6 月 24, 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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林恩·拉
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)