On zoning, permitting, fees and NIMBY obstruction, the top candidates vying to become California’s next governor all say the state needs to make it easier to build more homes.
Posted inTechnology
California colleges went big on online learning tools. Then the worst happened
A massive hack of education platform Canvas hit California especially hard. What happens next?
Posted inCommentary
California corrections budget benefits more than inmates from prison sports expansion
California lawmakers want to expand organized sports at state prisons, but an incarcerated journalist fears it will benefit the corrections department more than inmates.
Posted inHigher Education
Cal State may soon offer degrees that take just 3 years to finish. Work experience counts, too
California State University leaders took a first step in creating new bachelor’s degrees that can be completed in as little as three years. A need to attract more students and competition from online colleges are reasons why.
Posted inEconomy
How California’s 2 biggest pension funds became a battleground for Trump politics and more
Should California pension funds invest in fossil fuels? How about Tesla and Palantir? Or companies with anti-union records? Those debates are playing out at CalPERS and CalSTRS.
Posted inTechnology
GM just paid a record penalty for breaking California privacy law
General Motors agreed to pay $12.75 million in civil penalties for selling driving data of hundreds of thousands of California motorists to data brokers, allegedly without their consent. The settlement, announced Friday, is the largest ever for violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act, a 2018 law that requires companies to tell consumers about how […]
Posted inInside the Newsroom
Best of the West awards honor CalMatters’ ‘extensive,’ ‘rigorous’ and ‘incredible’ journalism
The Best of the West contest recognizes work in 14 states. The contest was founded in 1987 to reward journalistic excellence and promote freedom of information.
Posted inCalMatters en Español
Los latinos de California están enojados con Trump. Sus votos a favor de la manipulación de distritos electorales por parte de los demócratas lo demuestran
La Proposición 50, que los demócratas presentaron como un referéndum sobre la administración Trump, atrajo mucho más apoyo de los latinos de California que la campaña presidencial de Kamala Harris el año anterior, según un análisis de datos de CalMatters. Este giro es una señal más de que la frágil coalición de apoyo latino al presidente Donald Trump se está disolviendo.
Posted inCalMatters en Español
Los votantes latinos se inclinaron hacia los demócratas en la Proposición 50. Así es como lo analizamos
Los votantes de los distritos electorales de mayoría latina mostraron el mayor cambio a favor de la Propuesta 50 en comparación con los resultados de las elecciones de 2024.
Posted inCalMatters en Español
Un vistazo a los principales candidatos al puesto de contralor de California
El republicano Herb Morgan desafía a la actual titular demócrata, Malia Cohen, por la supervisión del gasto público de California.