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Democratic Assemblyman Robert Rivas addresses lawmakers at the Capitol in Sacramento on May 23, 2022. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli for AP Photo

California Assembly gets a new speaker: Robert Rivas

by Lynn La June 30, 2023June 30, 2023

Scheduling note: WhatMatters will be celebrating the Fourth of July weekend and will return to your inboxes on Wednesday, July 5. This morning, Assemblymember Robert Rivas was sworn in as speaker. He takes the place of Lakewood Democrat Anthony Rendon — who has been on a farewell media tour of sorts — and assumes one […]

Members of the Reparations Task Force listen to testimony during a hearing at the March Fong Eu Secretary of State offices in Sacramento on June 29, 2023. Photo by Semantha Norris, CalMatters

California Divide

California gets reparations recommendations, as some bemoan Supreme Court’s ruling and Newsom’s absence

by Wendy Fry, Rya Jetha and Alexei Koseff June 29, 2023June 29, 2023

Ojai City Councilmember Suza Francina, who became homeless, at a city council meeting in Ojai on June 13, 2023. Photo by Lauren Justice for CalMatters

How many ways does homelessness impact California? Here’s another

by Lynn La June 22, 2023June 22, 2023

Lawmakers on the Assembly floor at the Capitol on March 27, 2023. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

Which California bills will beat the deadline?

by Lynn La June 1, 2023June 1, 2023

VistAbility worker Karla Marquez packs envelopes with BART Clipper card information while working at VistAbility in Concord on April 27, 2023. VistAbility employs and trains people with developmental disabilities. Photo by Shelby Knowles for CalMatters

California Divide

Can California find better paying jobs for people with disabilities?

by Jeanne Kuang May 10, 2023May 10, 2023

A group of people at a homeless encampment in Oakland on March 19, 2020. Photo by Ben Margot, AP

California Divide

Do the rich see inequality as a zero-sum game?

by Jeanne Kuang May 12, 2022May 12, 2022

The number of people in California hospitals testing positive for the novel coronavirus is soaring. Photo via iStock

Restrictions ramp up as California coronavirus hospitalizations soar to new heights

by Emily Hoeven November 30, 2020November 30, 2020

California Capitol, home of the Assembly and Senate. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

California voters like Biden, unions not so much

by Dan Walters November 4, 2020November 4, 2020

A man holds up a sign that says, 'I don't need a job, I just need customers,' during a rally in opposition to AB 5, a bill that would change the way independent contractors are classified by their employers, on July 9, 2019.

Uber, Lyft win big victory

by Emily Hoeven November 4, 2020November 4, 2020

Johnny Grandstaff, 8, of Durham Elementary, holds up a sign he made with his mom, saying, "Freedom not fear!" in Chico, during a rally demanding that Butte County reopen on Oct. 2, 2020. Photo by Carin Dorghalli, Enterprise-Record

Counties band together to challenge Newsom on COVID restrictions

by Emily Hoeven October 30, 2020October 30, 2020