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Newsletters

A new Legislature, a new session

A new Leglslature arrives, Jerry Brown and Tom Steyer both move on water, California opioid deaths, Pasadena's Al Lowe passes, and wildfire recovery.

By Dan Morain • December 3, 2018

Newsletters

A Kevin de León profile, internet privacy and carpeting

A new Kevin de León profile,carpet recycling quandaries, California's new internet privacy law, Los Angeles housing, Proposition 2 and our CALmatters quiz.

By Dan Morain • October 5, 2018

Elections

A disrupter from day one: How Kevin de León became the Democrat trying to topple Dianne Feinstein

Perhaps nothing Kevin de León has done is more polarizing than his challenge to 26-year incumbent Dianne Feinstein in the 2018 California Senate race.

By Laurel Rosenhall • October 4, 2018

Economy

As gig companies beg for relief from pro-labor Supreme Court ruling, the lobbying is fast and furious

Lobbyists for ride-sharing companies are scrambling to delay until next year (and the next governor's administration) a far-reaching California Supreme Court decision that would protect workers at firms such as Lyft and Uber—and, businesses fear, undermine the entire gig economy.

By Antoinette Siu • August 23, 2018

Politics

California considers cutting ties to firms carrying out Trump’s immigration policies

Although California can’t do much to block the Trump administration’s controversial immigration policies, opponents in the “Resistance State” keep finding ways to chip away at their foundations. The latest: pushing the state and its Democratic leaders to cancel business deals with, investments in, and campaign donations from private companies with immigration contracts.

By Elizabeth Castillo • July 30, 2018

Elections

Legislator’s “agitated” behavior prompts election worker to hit panic button

Democratic Assemblyman Ed Chau became so verbally abusive toward Secretary of State workers this spring that one of them pressed a “panic button,” drawing security officers who had to escort the legislator out of the building, according to records released to CALmatters.

By Dan Morain • July 23, 2018

Capitol

Special interests win as lawmakers cut last-minute deals to pull initiatives off your ballot

An optimist might cheer the fact that lawmakers were doing their jobs. Others label it legal extortion.

By Laurel Rosenhall • June 29, 2018

Newsletters

California’s answer to Texas school shooting

By Dan Morain • May 22, 2018

Capitol

Investigation finds Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia violated sexual harassment policy—but only with vulgar language

On a leave of absence from the Legislature since she was accused of sexual harassment in February—and facing intensifying attacks in her re-election campaign—Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia jumped back into the fray Thursday, sending out a press release saying she’d been “exonerated.” Not quite.

By Laurel Rosenhall • May 17, 2018

Newsletters

Weed is mainstream, politically speaking

Good morning, California. House Speaker Paul Ryan may not care about California potholes and doesn’t have to pay the new gas tax for road repairs. But the Wisconsin Republican has given $50,000 to a proposed initiative to repeal the new 12-cent-per-gallon gasoline tax, evidently believing it will draw Republicans to the polls in November and […]

By Dan Morain • May 3, 2018