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Gov. Gavin Newsom at the CalFire/Cameron Park Fire Station in Cameron Park on May 13, 2020. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo/Pool

Newsom: Hospitalizations threaten reopening

by Emily Hoeven June 23, 2020June 24, 2020

Pointing to a sharp uptick in coronavirus-related hospitalizations and ICU admissions, Gov. Gavin Newsom implored Californians to wear face masks.

Esteban Nunez visits the Capitol to advocate for voting rights for Californians on parole. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

From prison to the halls of power: A politician’s son lobbies to let people on parole vote

by Laurel Rosenhall and Adria Watson June 22, 2020June 21, 2020

COVID-19 update + A $50,000 loophole + American Independent Party loses a member + Eduardo Mendoza’s journey

by Dan Morain March 2, 2020March 2, 2020

Podcast: ‘The Governator’ on housing, homelessness and Gold’s Gym

by Jakob Lazzaro March 2, 2020March 2, 2020

Newsom’s new spending plan, and what became of Schwarzenegger’s ‘hydrogen highway’

by Dan Morain January 10, 2020January 10, 2020

Another California Republican defection: Former party leader bails on the GOP

by Laurel Rosenhall December 5, 2019December 5, 2019

Stan Forbes, who helped draw California's political districts after the 2010 census as part of the state's citizen redistricting commission, in his Sacramento bookstore, Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

California models how to banish gerrymandering — and why that’s so hard

by Elizabeth Castillo October 2, 2019October 3, 2019

Stop raiding California’s cap-and-trade funding

by Guest Commentary June 26, 2019

In California, people help guarantee fair elections. The process begins today

by Guest Commentary June 10, 2019

Homelessness, vaping, potholes and kicks for a governor

by Dan Morain May 20, 2019