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Gov. Gavin Newsom during a press conference in San Bernardino on Jan. 21, 2022. Photo by Eric Thayer, Sipa via Reuters
Posted inWhatMatters

Newsom finally reveals his whereabouts

Avatar photo by Emily Hoeven July 6, 2022July 8, 2022
Pro-abortion demonstrators protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court after the leak of a draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito preparing for a majority of the court to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision later this year, in Washington on May 3, 2022. Photo by Michael A. McCoy, REUTERS
Posted inWhatMatters

States’ rights? Building walls? Democrats’ new rhetoric

Avatar photo by Emily Hoeven May 4, 2022May 17, 2022
Posted inCommentary

Why Disney’s lip service to LGBTQ+ people is no longer enough

by Guest Commentary March 25, 2022March 24, 2022
Senator Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, announces legislation to provide refuge to out-of-state transgender kids and their parents at the Capitol on March 17, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
Posted inWhatMatters

California intensfies rivalry with Texas, Florida

Avatar photo by Emily Hoeven March 18, 2022March 18, 2022
Eli Fox and Jamie Marquis at their home in Sacramento on Dec. 4, 2021. Photo by Karlos Rene Ayala for CalMatters
Posted inHigher Education

Unseen and unsafe: Students who have been “deadnamed” explain why a new California law matters

Oden Taylor by Oden Taylor December 14, 2021December 14, 2021
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced today that Justice Martin Jenkins has been appointed to the Supreme Court of California. Photo courtesy of Governor's press office
Posted inWhatMatters

Newsom picks moderate for CA Supreme Court

Avatar photo by Emily Hoeven October 6, 2020October 8, 2020
Posted inCommentary, Coronavirus

Here are four priorities for state’s new strategic plan for suicide prevention

by Guest Commentary July 21, 2020July 20, 2020
Posted inWhatMatters

Future of work, Hollywood, abortion, guns, money, and sexual orientation

Avatar photo by Dan Morain and Judy Lin August 27, 2019August 27, 2019
Larry Block owns Block Party, one of a handful of gay-owned and gay-centric shops left on Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood. He’s lived in WeHo since 1985, but worries the neighborhood is going too mainstream. Photo by Elizabeth Aguilera for CalMatters
Posted inHousing

Gentrification is changing California’s iconic gay communities

by Elizabeth Aguilera August 14, 2019August 21, 2019
Posted inNewsletters, WhatMatters

Newsom’s fire plan, lack of mental health leadership, a transgender barrier to fall

Avatar photo by Dan Morain June 24, 2019

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