David Lesher
Co-Founder David Lesher is a veteran California journalist and state policy expert. He co-founded CalMatters in 2015 and led the organization as Editor/CEO until December 2018, when he continued to serve as Editor-in-Chief. Previously, he was Director of Government Affairs at the Public Policy Institute of California, a non-partisan think tank focused on state policy issues. Lesher has more than 25 years of journalism experience, largely at the Los Angeles Times where he was a political writer, state Capitol reporter and assistant national editor for the White House campaign. He also has served as Editor of California Journal magazine and as California Director for the New America Foundation.
The latest by David Lesher
If you’re not alarmed, you should be: Who’s left to hold California’s government accountable?
Time, Skill, Persistence – That’s What It Takes
The Pension Crisis: About this project
The Latest From CalMatters
Track California schools closed by climate disasters, says lawmaker, citing ‘the times we’re living in’
California’s declining school enrollment doesn’t justify $15 billion Proposition 13 school bond
Newsom’s ‘State of the State’ 2020, annotated
How is this poor, rural district keeping kids in school?
Los Angeles County eliminates criminal fees. Will California follow?
