Investigations
They killed people with their big rigs, and California let them keep driving
A CalMatters investigation finds that the DMV lets professional drivers get behind the wheel of their big rigs after a fatal crash.
Investigations
Investigations
WATCH: The ‘License to Kill’ documentary
CalMatters and Evident team up to investigate what happens to truck drivers in California after they kill someone on the road.
Investigations
Newsom vetoes bill to stop DMV from keeping money after sales of towed cars
The bill was inspired by a CalMatters investigation.
Investigations
Newsom signs two laws to address weaknesses in California’s public defense
The laws follow CalMatters investigations into failures in the state's public-defense system.
Investigations
Newsom signs 4 new California DUI laws. Advocates want more next session
A CalMatters investigation has found the state has some of the weakest DUI laws in the nation.
Investigations
Judge: Immigration agents must stop the way they’re conducting warrantless arrests
A Los Angeles judge ruled federal immigration agents likely violated the Constitution by not assessing flight risk when making warrantless arrests.
Justice
California has one-quarter of all the nation’s death sentences. Will Newsom commute them all?
More than 560 people still face death sentences in California, despite a longstanding moratorium on executions.
Investigations
Help CalMatters report on what happens to drivers after they cause a serious car crash
If you have a story about someone being killed or badly hurt by a driver who wasn’t prosecuted, we want to hear from you.
Investigations
Lawmakers gut major DUI reform through ‘hostile amendments’
The bill had widespread support, but Sen. Sabrina Cervantes' committee suddenly gutted it with little explanation.
Investigations
The state says he stole millions from California seniors. Courts missed warning signs for years
A CalMatters investigation found that many of the safeguards designed to protect against fiduciary abuse have been abandoned or ignored.