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Capitol attack is a calling to support the rule of law, defend our country

by Guest Commentary January 18, 2021January 18, 2021

Attack calls us to remember what it is we love about this great country and to come together as a nation to support the Constitution.

President Donald Trump speaks at a "Keep America Great" rally at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, Arizona on February 19, 2020. Photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr

Why President Trump’s attacks on voting by mail could backfire for California GOP

by Ben Christopher October 30, 2020October 29, 2020

Whipsawed: California faces shifting federal messages over coming COVID vaccine

by Barbara Feder Ostrov September 4, 2020September 4, 2020

The Trump administration calls the agreement with carmakers "inconsistent with federal law.” Photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Podcast: Trump and California’s suburbs

by Matt Levin July 29, 2020July 29, 2020

California is moving to an (almost) all-mail election for 2020. Image via iStock

California’s (mostly) all-mail 2020 election, explained

by Ben Christopher June 25, 2020November 9, 2020

California's governor wants a mail ballot issued to all state voters, with some in-person voting options. But a judge just issued a restraining order against one of two orders, suggesting Gavin Newsom has overstepped his authority. Photo via iStock

Courtroom win for Newsom’s vote-by-mail strategy as Legislature presses on

by Ben Christopher June 12, 2020June 18, 2020

CalMatters is tracking lawsuits against California's shelter-in-place order and other pandemic responses. Photography by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters; elements via iStock

Supreme Court lifts California ban on indoor church: Latest on all anti-Newsom shutdown suits

by Ben Christopher May 11, 2020February 7, 2021

The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated California's move to an all vote-by-mail election option. Photo via iStock

Not if, but how: California prepares for an all vote-by-mail election in November

by Ben Christopher April 28, 2020May 8, 2020

The Rev. Matthew Wheeler is seen on an iPhone screen live-streaming the celebration of the the Mass of the Lord's Supper at St. Anthony Parish in San Gabriel, Calif., Thursday, April 9, 2020. With no public Mass due to the coronavirus pandemic, the church live-streams its services. Photo by AP Damian Dovarganes, AP Photo

Open for Easter? Legal spat brews over lockdown restrictions on Sunday service

by Ben Christopher April 10, 2020April 14, 2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom writes down a note during a March 28 tour of the Bloom Energy in Sunnyvale, which refurbished ventilators to meet the COVID-19 pandemic. This week Newsom announced the state would loan 500 ventilators to the national stockpile for use by New York and other states, and that it would share excess masks from its massive purchase of them. Photo by Beth LaBerge/Pool Photo via AP

Newsom the Beneficent? California governor steps into pandemic supply vacuum

by Ben Christopher April 8, 2020April 9, 2020