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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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The Citizens’ Law Enforcement Review Board meeting at the San Diego County Administration Center on Oct. 17, 2023. Photo by Kristian Carreon for CalMatters
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California’s fight over remote public meetings
Among the many changes caused by the COVID pandemic, remote work has continued — and that applies to public meetings as well. California officials are still trying to find the right balance: While the Legislature and local elected boards are back to meeting in-person, state lawmakers agreed last year to allow state advisory boards to […]
经过 • 6 月 11, 2024
Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, a Democrat from Hollister, left, and Gov. Gavin Newsom, right, applaud newly sworn in Senate president pro tempore Mike McGuire, a Democrat from Healdsburg, at the state Capitol in Sacramento on Feb. 5, 2024. Photo by Hector Amezcua, Sacramento Bee via Pool
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Crunch time on California ballot measures
This is CalMatters Capitol reporter Jeanne Kuang, filling in for Lynn, who will return in Tuesday’s WhatMatters. It’s make-or-break month for which ballot measures will actually go before California voters in November. The Legislature has until June 27 to make deals with proponents to pull initiatives off the Nov. 5 ballot. One measure that is […]
经过 • 6 月 10, 2024
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Exploring big ideas for California
The two-day CalMatters Ideas Festival wrapped Thursday with more than a dozen events examining critical policy issues impacting the lives of millions of Californians. In addition to discussions about climate change, reparations and transportation, the conference also explored California’s: In other highlights Thursday: (CalMatters invited the other announced candidates for governor, who declined.) Focus on […]
经过 • 6 月 7, 2024
The morning after giving birth, Detranay Blakenship holds her child, Myla Sqmone Grace Thimbrel, at Martin Luther King Community Hospital in Los Angeles, on March 23, 2024. Photo by Jules Hotz for CalMatters
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The California maternity wards that are staying open
Over the last decade, nearly 50 maternity wards have closed across California, with more than half shutting down in just the last four years. Seventeen were in Los Angeles County, where maternity ward closures have far outpaced the region’s declining birth rate. But there’s a notable exception: Nonprofit and government-run hospitals, write CalMatters’ Kristen Hwang, […]
经过 • 6 月 6, 2024
Jeff Thom shares his experiences and unique challenges as a blind voter in Sacramento on May 14, 2024. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters
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Which California voters still don’t have full access?
State officials often tout how easy it is to vote in California: Everyone gets a ballot in the mail a month before Election Day, which can then be mailed back for free, dropped off in ballot boxes or turned in at polling places. But for some groups of voters, access is still a problem — […]
经过 • 6 月 5, 2024
2023 年 9 月 22 日，在加州州议会大厦举行的加州原住民日庆祝活动上，加州全保信息展台。照片由 Miguel Gutierrez Jr. 拍摄，CalMatters
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Why California families are getting a tax surprise for health care
For families seeking affordable health insurance, the state’s health insurance marketplace, Covered California, can provide major relief. But if they’re not careful, they can get hit by an unexpected federal tax bill. As CalMatters health reporter Ana B. Ibarra explains, enrollees can sometimes unknowingly receive too much aid if they underestimate their income the following […]
经过 • 6 月 4, 2024
An overpass with "San Bernardino" painted on it on Interstate 210 on April 18, 2024. Photo by Zaydee Sanchez for CalMatters
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Could San Bernardino County really split from California?
If you want to see the resistance to California’s liberal governance up close and personal, meet Jeff Burum.  He’s a real estate developer who is behind the secession effort in San Bernardino County, and CalMatters Capitol reporter Alexei Koseff spent some time with him to understand his reasons and motivations. After moving to California to […]
经过 • 6 月 3, 2024
Kindergarten students participate in a hip-hop dance class at Radcliff Elementary School in Watsonville on May 21, 2024. Photo by Laure Andrillon for CalMatters
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Are California schools diverting arts education money?
A celebrity was in the house for the state Senate’s floor session Thursday: Hollywood actor Danny Glover, as “an advocate for the arts,” according to Democratic Sen. Anthony Portantino of Glendale, who introduced him. Glover’s visit comes as Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes to slash $22.5 million in state arts funding in his latest budget plan […]
经过 • 5 月 31, 2024
Rafaela Treviño sits in the CalVans van she uses to drive her coworkers and herself, in a cotton field outside of Corcoran, on May 2, 2024. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local
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California’s push for EVs could hit farmworker safety
It’s one solution to fix a flaw in a California law designed to stop farmworkers from being killed in crashes on the way to the fields. But another state mandate — more electric vehicles to slow climate change — could undermine the CalVans program, explains CalMatters Capitol reporter Jeanne Kuang. Established in 2012, CalVans provides […]
经过 • 5 月 30, 2024
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Can California Supreme Court strike the right balance on bail?
Bail is one part of California’s justice system that has vexed judges, lawmakers and voters alike for years.  In 2020, the bail bond industry spent millions to successfully persuade voters to overturn a law that did away with cash bail. One result: Californians spend months, sometimes years, behind bars without being convicted of anything while […]
经过 • 5 月 29, 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)