Anthony Rendon

First responders at a Kaiser emergency room in San Francisco on April 9, 2020. Today, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that the state would make hotel rooms available to care providers in regions with high rates of COVID-19 infections who need to self-isolate. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

WhatMatters

Questions swirl around California ventilator supply. Assembly speaker adjusts to life in an empty Capitol. Health care workers may get hotel discounts.

By

Emily Hoeven

• April 10, 2020

Coronavirus

‘Hella connected’: How California lawmakers are governing from home

The nation's most populous state has become a case study in governing remotely as California legislators handle a shutdown, a pandemic and tanking economy.

By

Laurel Rosenhall

and

CalMatters Staff

• April 6, 2020

Electoral confusion in California's top-two primary. Image via iStock

Elections

In California primaries, sometimes the winning strategy is to help a foe

These days, campaigning doesn't just mean attacking all challengers. A sly boost for a favorite opponent can also prove useful.

By

Ben Christopher

• March 11, 2020

Close up of marijuana growing for a marijuana supplier.

WhatMatters

Election Day + Obamacare jeopardy + Job protection for workers who use cannabis? + Coronavirus update

Zombie votes and delayed results expected today. Bill would protect workers who use medical marijuana. Business and labor groups spent big on primary.

By

Dan Morain

• March 3, 2020

Speaker Anthony Rendon gives remarks following Gov. Newsom’s 2020 State of the State address. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Politics

Legislators’ charity use has prompted calls for reform — but not from the Assembly Speaker

The fundraising has generated criticism and a state investigation, but California Speaker Anthony Rendon isn't asking legislators to change their conduct.

By

Laurel Rosenhall

• March 2, 2020

WhatMatters

Newsom: PG&E’s bankruptcy is a ‘godsend’ + Housing bill stalls again

Housing bill stalls again in Legislature. Newsom calls PG&E bankruptcy a "godsend," looks to overhaul behavioral health system.

By

Dan Morain

• January 30, 2020

WhatMatters

Housing, wildfire, surplus on deck as California lawmakers return

State legislators go back to work this week with a focus on homelessness, wildfire, how to spend yet another fat budget surplus, and a Capitol baby boom.

By

Laurel Rosenhall

• January 6, 2020

Assemblyman Anthony Rendon smiles at his wife, Annie Lam, before he was sworn-in as 70th Speaker of the California Assembly

Capitol

‘Adjustments, for sure’: CA Speaker talks 2020 priorities, politics — and parenting

As California lawmakers return for a new year, Anthony Rendon (the Assembly leader, not the ball player) talks wildfires, housing, ballot measures, the gig economy, affirmative action, Gov. Gavin Newsom and supermajorities. And babies. And home runs.

By

Laurel Rosenhall

• January 5, 2020

Justice

As gun control efforts advance in California Capitol, opponents bank on the courts

While Democrats push a new round of gun control bills, California gun rights advocates are fighting back in a more hospitable venue: the federal judiciary.

By

Ben Christopher

• August 21, 2019

WhatMatters

Health care threats+DMV fees+Old politics and #MeToo+flying fur

State fights to preserve Affordable Care Act. DMV to start charging credit card fees. Bill to combat sexual misconduct by psychologists stalls.

By

Dan Morain

and

Barbara Harvey

• July 10, 2019