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Newsletters

Jerry Brown’s torch passes to Gavin Newsom

The good and bad news about Gov. Newsom's new job, what Newsom's advisors say about the economy, Jerry Brown stories and what mattered Jan. 7, 1919.

By

Dan Morain

• January 7, 2019

Commentary

Gavin Newsom’s keeping it all in the family

As Gavin Newson becomes governor of California, he's writing a new chapter in the saga of four intertwined San Francisco families.

By

Dan Walters

• January 6, 2019

Newsletters

The revolving door revolves, a teen sues Trump and don’t call it the Brown court

Ricardo Lara opens the revolving door for a pharma lobbyist, an immigrant teen sues Trump for her parents, Jerry Brown's judges by the numbers and Pelosi and Becerra get the band back together again.

By

Dan Morain

• January 4, 2019

Politics

We asked around: What’s your favorite Jerry Brown story?

Quintessential Jerry Brown moments—recalled by David Townsend, Kevin de León, Robert Scheer, Diana Dooley, Shirley Weber, Dan Richard, Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, Ace Smith and more.

By

CalMatters Staff

• January 3, 2019

Commentary

My turn: As Habematolel Pomo rise, we look to California to continue embracing tribes’ sovereignty

Despite efforts to destroy us, we have persevered. In the past 20 years, the Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake have begun to reestablish our government and, with it, our dignity, culture and identity.

By

Guest Commentary

• January 3, 2019

Newsletters

A drug price reveal, a dirty trick and a handy Brown-Newsom translator

A California law reveals a big drug price hike, legal weed a year later, a dirty trick may have cost the GOP an Assembly seat and a Brown-Newsom translator.

By

Dan Morain

• January 3, 2019

Photos of Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom and Gov. Jerry Brown next to speech bubbles with question marks in them are shown.

Politics

Say what? Use our decoder to decipher those mysterious Brownisms and snippets of Gavinese

California's outgoing Gov. Jerry Brown and Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom have lexicons all their own—and for the uninitiated, it can be downright confusing. Here’s a working guide.

By

Ben Christopher

• January 2, 2019

LAUSD teachers march in solidarity in mid-December in downtown Los Angeles as a threatened January 10 strike date looms.

Newsletters

Strike, recession, homelessness: What will test Governor Newsom in 2019

LAUSD gives Gavin Newsom his first big test, redevelopment gets resurrected, California reduces homelessness but only slightly, and recession is nigh.

By

Dan Morain

• January 2, 2019

Economy

LeBron James’ move to Lakers could cost him $20 million in taxes

Over the course of his four-year $153.3 million contract, LeBron James could pay more than $20 million in California income taxes. That’s about $1 for everyone in the state workforce.

By

Judy Lin

• December 28, 2018

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Politics

The year in California politics, as told through Twitter: #2018

Californians suffered from déjà vu in 2018. Here's a recap of some of the biggest stories in state politics, as told through the medium that once again dominated it.

By

Matt Levin

• December 27, 2018