WhatMatters
AG Becerra shifts on policing practices
California’s top law enforcement official Attorney General Xavier Becerra unveiled a series of proposals to reform police departments statewide.
Donald Trump
Elections
Courtroom win for Newsom’s vote-by-mail strategy as Legislature presses on
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants every registered voter to receive a ballot in the mail for the November 2020 election, but a judge just put one of his executive orders on hold.
Justice
Six things: The role of California’s National Guard in protests
The National Guard has been deployed to cities affected by property damage and weekend violence — welcomed by some but not all.
Justice
Newsom empathizes with protesters as Trump threatens military intervention
Gov. Gavin Newsom says California protests in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd are justified in their anger.
CalMatters en Español
Newsom simpatiza con manifestantes mientras Trump amenaza con acción militar
El gobernador Gavin Newsom dice que la ira de los manifestantes que salieron a la calle tras el asesinato de George Floyd a manos de la policía de Minneapolis está justificada. Pero el presidente Trump amenaza a los gobernadores de todo el país con iniciar acciones militares contra las manifestaciones.
Housing
Housing, homelessness funds mostly spared in proposed budget cuts
The Newsom administration plans to use federal money to double down on motel conversions. Lawmakers press for more funding for other housing programs.
Coronavirus
Outraged parishoners, irked gun stores, an angry bride: Courts flooded with anti-Newsom shutdown suits
Though the state is taking flak from an array of aggrieved Californians — gondoliers, conservative politicians, barbers and manicurists are among the plaintiffs — there is a common denominator for most of these lawsuits: Her name is Harmeet Dhillon.
Coronavirus
Not if, but how: California prepares for an all vote-by-mail election in November
All eyes are on the governor who, with an executive order, could make the upcoming election an all-mail affair.
Coronavirus
Shortage on a stick: More swabs on the way, but that won’t solve California test gap
California testing swab shortage has limited its ability to test for the coronavirus — and eventually restart the economy. That might be about to change.
Coronavirus
Open for Easter? Legal spat brews over lockdown restrictions on Sunday service
Do California shelter-in-place rules violate religious liberty? One conservative legal group says so.