Data & Trackers

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Mental Health

Find a senior center near you in California

Use our map to find public places where older adults gather for meals, classes, exercise and community.

By

Meisi Li

• March 27, 2026

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Technology

Are TikTok and X tracking you across the internet? Our privacy tool can tell you

We’ve updated Blacklight, The Markup’s privacy inspector, to help you understand how sites are tracking you.

By

Miles Hilton

• February 10, 2026

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Show Your Work

How we tested and evaluated AI-generated dance videos

None of the videos generated by the leading AI platforms showed the actual dances we requested.

By

Mohamed Al Elew

,

Khari Johnson

and

Levi Sumagaysay

• January 21, 2026

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Digital Democracy

See what gifts, trips your state representatives disclosed in 2024

CalMatters created a tool that allows anybody to explore the assets, gifts, and travel disclosed by state lawmakers.

By

Jeremia Kimelman

• September 8, 2025

Mental Health

Newsom promised real progress on mental health with CARE Court. Here’s what the numbers show

In the most-comprehensive look yet at whether people are using Gov. Gavin Newsom's CARE Court, we found that far fewer Californians are enrolled in the mental health program than he projected.

By

Marisa Kendall

,

Jocelyn Wiener

and

Erica Yee

• September 2, 2025

Gold-toned illustration of Gavin Newsom set against a background of the U.S. Capitol building, California district maps and the dotted outline of voting districts

Politics

Find out if your vote could be affected by Newsom’s redistricting plans

Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing new California congressional maps that would dilute Republican votes. Here's how your vote could change in 2026 if his measure passes.

By

Jeremia Kimelman

and

Alexei Koseff

• August 15, 2025

A screenshot of a web interface titled "Police Records Access Project," which allows users to search California public records related to law enforcement violence and misconduct. The interface includes search fields for officer name, counties or agencies, and filters for case types: Misconduct, Force, and Shooting. There is also a date range selector and blue buttons for "Search" and "Reset." The background is teal with a subtle digital glow.

Justice

California police misconduct records now available in public database

The Police Records Access Project database, now available to the public, contains roughly 1.5 million pages of records from 12,000 officer-misconduct and use-of-force cases in California.

By

CalMatters Staff

• August 4, 2025

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Data & Trackers

Special interests poured more than half a billion into California lobbying last year

Google, oil companies and utilities helped push California lobbying to a record $540 million in 2024, up 10% from the year before.

By

Jeremia Kimelman

• April 21, 2025

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Data & Trackers

Is your California career college or training program legit? Check its license or violations

Use CalMatters’ lookup tool to see if a career college or training program is licensed or has faced disciplinary actions.

By

Ross Teixeira

,

Erica Yee

and

Adam Echelman

• April 4, 2025

Photo illustration of a split composition; one side shows Attorney General Rob Bonta, set against a background of the CA flag and Attorney General seal; the other side shows Donald Trump behind a stack of papers, set against a background of an oil refinery; the middle of the composition features the scales of justice

Politics

Tracking California’s lawsuits against the new Trump administration

California is suing the new Trump administration to protect birthright citizenship, stop the mass firing of federal workers and sustain funding for health and science research.

By

Mikhail Zinshteyn

• January 21, 2025