Rob Bonta

Youth mental health is taking on more urgency for California policymakers as the pandemic enters its third year

California attorney general candidate Anne Marie Schubert secured a key endorsement from powerful law enforcement groups.

CalMatters is dedicated to explaining how state government impacts our lives. Your support helps us produce journalism that makes a difference. Donate now. California Democrats have a message for Republicans hoping to capitalize on voter concerns about rising crime ahead of the 2022 elections: We care about victims, too. On Wednesday, Attorney General Rob Bonta and three […]

Policies over abortion, guns and crime are colliding in California as the state intensifies its battle with Texas and the Supreme Court.

A Democratic bill would reverse a key aspect of Proposition 47 by reducing the felony threshold for petty theft and shoplifting, while a Republican one would overturn Prop. 47 altogether.

Give to CalMatters today and your gift will be doubled! Your support helps keep our nonprofit journalism free and accessible to all Californians. Donate now. “It is time that the reign of criminals who are destroying our city … come to an end. And it comes to an end when we take the steps to […]

Give to CalMatters today and your gift will be doubled! Your support helps keep our nonprofit journalism free and accessible to all Californians. Donate now. If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. That appears to be Gov. Gavin Newsom’s strategy for counteracting the U.S. Supreme Court’s Friday decision to let stand Texas’ ban on abortions […]

Shirley Weber has been thrust into the awkward position of administering the California recall that could oust the man who appointed her.

Forty-one candidates have qualified for the recall election. Radio host Larry Elder is likely to sue to be No. 42.

After a year-long wait, the state's campaign finance watchdog has a proposal to require elected officials to provide more information on special interest donations to their nonprofits.