Education
Inland Empire schools propose $3.6 billion in bonds
In addition to voting on $10 billion in state school bonds, Inland Empire residents will consider bonds for 22 school districts.
Elections
Elections
Tool: Explore candidates and elected officials investigated for campaign law violations
Use our tool to search through investigations opened by the state’s campaign law watchdog. The data updates weekly.
Show Your Work
How we investigated California’s campaign finance watchdog
Despite inconsistencies and flaws in the Fair Political Practices Commission’s enforcement data, we found 15% of investigations took more than two years to resolve.
Elections
California crime measure Prop. 36 could increase deportations
Ballot initiative would turn certain thefts and drug crimes into felonies, potentially helping expel some immigrants.
Elections
Why California Democrats believe abortion issue can win them back the U.S. House
Democrats are calling out Republicans on abortion rights in key California districts that could decide control of Congress, again. GOP incumbents say their views are being misrepresented.
Elections
Outside groups are spending millions in California’s swing U.S. House races. Will it make a difference?
Campaigns in California’s hottest congressional races are being boosted by outside groups. That money is on top of fundraising by the candidates, where Democrats are besting Republicans.
Justice
No one is fighting a proposition to ban forced labor in California prisons. Why it could still fail
Supporters of a proposition to ban forced labor in California prisons believe they have a strong message centered on rehabilitation. But as Election Day nears, polls show it's a toss-up or trailing.
Justice
California ballot measure promises ‘mass treatment’ for drug crimes. Can counties provide it?
Prop. 36 pledges to send more people convicted of drug possession to treatment instead of prison. Behavioral health directors say that's easier said than done with workforce shortages across the state.
Elections
Abortion isn’t on the ballot in California, but state candidates can’t stop talking about it
Democrats in key legislative races say that abortion rights are under threat nationally so it’s a relevant issue. It could also be a winning issue.
Elections
‘Notoriously slow:’ Lengthy investigations into California politicians leave voters in the dark
A CalMatters analysis shows that California’s campaign finance watchdog has sometimes taken years to resolve cases, sometimes after politicians have won election or left office.