Investigation

Californians with loved ones in the throes of severe mental illness embraced Gov. Newsom's CARE Court and helped him sign it into law. Two years later, some of them say little has changed.

‘If these people's children had been killed by a drunk driver, there is no way they would be objecting to this.’

California nursing home owner Shlomo Rechnitz received a batch of state licenses in 2023 despite past scrutiny from the attorney general's office and the state auditor. Today, his companies are facing half a dozen lawsuits over patient care.

CalMatters and Latino USA team up to tell the story of the man behind the aggressive immigration raids in California and beyond.

As alcohol-related roadway deaths spike across the state, a CalMatters investigation finds California has some of the weakest DUI laws in the country.

While DUI fatalities surge, a CalMatters investigation finds state leaders have shown little willingness to address the issue.

The California DMV is now allowing vehicle owners to see if the state owes them money for sales of their towed cars.

After agents were forced to stop ‘roving patrols’ in LA, they moved north to Sacramento. But a judge had already restricted raids there.

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.

A California addiction center found a way to compel Anthem to cover patients it rejected. Their dispute reflects a broader tug-of-war in mental health treatment.