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Assemblymember Anthony Rendon, a Lakewood Democrat, (left) works with Assemblymember James C. Ramos, a San Bernardino Democrat, during session at the state Capitol in Sacramento on Aug. 24, 2023.

It’s the final day for California Legislature to pass bills

by Lynn La September 14, 2023September 14, 2023

The legislative session that started Jan. 3 — and kept going and going, other than spring break and summer recess — is set to end tonight. Lawmakers are wrapping up after numerous rallies by state workers and advocacy groups, countless committee hearings and floor debates and a leadership change in the Assembly. But they still […]

The California Legislative Native American Caucus, from the left: Assemblymembers Mike A. Gipson, a Carson Democrat, Esmeralda Soria, a Merced Democrat, Sabrina Cervantes, a Riverside Democrat, Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer, a South Los Angeles Democrat, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, a Lakewood Democrat and James C. Ramos, a Rancho Cucamonga Democrat, during a meeting in Sacramento on April 18, 2023. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters

Capitol, Politics

Across the aisle: Can bipartisan caucuses change the California Legislature?

by Sameea Kamal April 25, 2023April 25, 2023

Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher speaks during a press conference at the state Capitol in Sacramento on Jan. 30, 2023. Assembly Republicans introduced "a public safety bill package to provide resources to law enforcement and victims," according to a media advisory. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters

Bills, bills and more bills at California Legislature

by Sameea Kamal January 31, 2023January 31, 2023

Election workers verify ballots at the Orange County Registrar of Voters in Santa Ana on Nov. 1, 2022. Photo by Mike Blake, Reuters

Is a ‘red wave’ about to crash over California?

by Emily Hoeven November 3, 2022November 3, 2022

Minority Floor Leader James Gallagher, R-Chico, addresses the media during a press conference calling for a suspension of the state's gas tax on March 14, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

California GOP demands emergency action on taxes, crime

by Emily Hoeven October 19, 2022October 19, 2022

Adolfo Buenas fills up his work truck at a Chevron gas station in Fresno on June 23, 2022. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

Californians confront rising cost of living

by Emily Hoeven October 14, 2022October 13, 2022

Sonja Shaw is running for a seat on the Chino Valley School Board in the Inland Empire. “I’m running because I want to make sure that parents have a voice on the board, and to preserve the rights of a parent,” Shaw said. “During the shut down, parents were pushed out, and we have had enough—these are our children, our future.” August 14, 2022. Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters

Back to school: California Republicans bet big on local board races

by Sameea Kamal August 17, 2022August 17, 2022

Mayra Paniagua and her three children inside their home in Oxnard on May 14, 2022. “With the stimulus payments we were able to continue making the car payment and the other household bills,” Paniagua said. “That helped us a lot.” Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters

California Divide

With inflation, California worries about progress on poverty

by Alejandro Lazo May 16, 2022May 2, 2023

Abortion-rights supporters protest a leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade, at the Robert T. Matsui Courthouse in Sacramento on May 3, 2022. Photo by Rahul Lal for CalMatters

California Democrats lean into abortion rights as ‘defining issue’

by Alexei Koseff May 5, 2022May 5, 2022

California Gov. Gavin Newsom poses with workers and volunteers on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at a Planned Parenthood office near downtown Los Angeles. Photo by Michael R. Blood, AP Photo

Will abortion electrify Newsom’s campaign?

by Emily Hoeven May 5, 2022May 5, 2022