Miles de millones de galones de aguas residuales han llegado a las comunidades de San Diego a través del río Tijuana. Los líderes locales están acelerando los planes para limpiar el río y proteger la salud pública.
Posted inInside the Newsroom
Join CalMatters at our VotingMatters events for the 2026 California primary election
Our 2026 primary election event details are available, and we also have a DIY kit to host your own event.
Posted inEducation
Tribes want Cal State to return Native remains and artifacts. Here’s why it’s not so easy
Cal State campuses have mixed records in returning Native remains and artifacts to tribes. Campus officials say they are working diligently to follow legal mandates but the process can be arduous, especially for non-federally recognized tribes.
Posted inCommentary
California schools scored big increases in funding but not in academic performance
California schools’ funding went from next-to-the-last to 13th highest while Gavin Newsom has been governor. But reading and math test scores didn’t rise as high.
Posted inK-12 Education
Training to be a teacher is expensive. These California programs can help
California has a persistent shortage of qualified teachers. New programs offer a solution, though they are still relatively small in scale.
Posted inElections
A look at the top candidates vying to be California’s controller
Republican Herb Morgan is challenging Democratic incumbent Malia Cohen for oversight of California’s spending.
Posted inEnvironment
Kids are sick and people can’t breathe; how San Diego leaders are responding to a sewage pollution crisis
Billions of gallons of sewage have entered San Diego communities through the Tijuana River. Local leaders are speeding up plans to clean up the river and protect public health.
Posted inReader Reactions
Critics of California’s rooftop solar program get the affordability story wrong
Rooftop solar gets wrongly scapegoated for driving up utility bills. The dominant drivers are wildfire capital and guaranteed profits for the state’s private utility companies.
Posted inK-12 Education
What’s holding back California students? A new report urges stronger state oversight
The state’s shift to a funding system that gave school districts control has left big gaps in student performance and questions over who’s accountable for what, according to a new report.
Posted inHousing
Did Newsom’s $3.8 billion hotels-to-housing program pay off? We filed 100 records requests to find out
The records provide a first-of-its-kind look into how a historic investment in homeless housing played out.