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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra

AG Becerra shifts on policing practices

by Emily Hoeven June 16, 2020June 17, 2020

California’s top law enforcement official Attorney General Xavier Becerra unveiled a series of proposals to reform police departments statewide.

Why California is flush, some hard costs of mental illness, and why prison costs rise as inmate population falls

by Dan Morain January 13, 2020January 12, 2020

Proposition 187, and the transformation of California politics

by Dan Morain November 8, 2019November 8, 2019

Newsom invites Warren Buffett to seek control of PG&E, a Democrat falls, and Trump challenges California

by Dan Morain October 28, 2019October 28, 2019

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer handcuffs an adult male.

Expanding the ‘sanctuary’ state, while a city seeks a different type of sanctuary

by Dan Morain and Barbara Harvey July 16, 2019July 16, 2019

California gun sanctuary Needles

In Needles, a ‘sanctuary’ for gun owners—and ‘a little jab in the eyes’ for California

by John M. Glionna July 15, 2019July 16, 2019

California Dream, Inside the Capitol, Politics

Gavin Newsom reflects on the substance and splash of his first 100 days

by Ben Adler, Capital Public Radio April 16, 2019June 23, 2020

State Sen. Kevin de León of Los Angeles. Photo by Max Whittaker for CALmatters

Election 2018, Politics

A disrupter from day one: How Kevin de León became the Democrat trying to topple Dianne Feinstein

by Laurel Rosenhall October 4, 2018June 23, 2020

Supporters of California's sanctuary laws demonstrate at the federal courthouse in Sacramento. Photo by Robbie Short for CALmatters

Newsletters, WhatMatters

Why judge upheld California’s ‘sanctuary state’ law

by Dan Morain July 6, 2018

Supporters of California's sanctuary laws demonstrate at the federal courthouse in Sacramento. Photo by Robbie Short for CALmatters

Immigration, Resistance State

Judge rules against Trump, for California sanctuary laws—with one exception

by David Gorn July 5, 2018June 23, 2020