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The state Senate passed a bill to legalize hallucinogenic drugs for Californians 21 and older. Could psychedelics become the next cannabis?

El Senado estatal aprobó un proyecto de ley para legalizar las drogas alucinógenas para los californianos de 21 años o más. ¿Podrían los psicodélicos convertirse en el próximo cannabis?

A bill that frees small developments from zoning and environmental restrictions could put a dent in the state’s housing crisis.

Legislators are talking a lot about equity in housing, and could help more Black families buy their own homes. But advocates say lawmakers are failing to confront racial equity in many other ways.

Our goal is to end the veteran suicide epidemic by providing research and advocacy for veterans seeking psychedelic therapies.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mixed response to fracking reflects an attempt to placate party factions in advance of a recall

Never has it cost so much to buy a house in California. The median price for a single-family home shot up to a staggering $758,990 in March — a nearly 6% increase from the previous record of $717,930 set in December and a whopping 24% increase from March 2020, according to figures released Friday by […]

Californians should remember that having abundant goods and services requires raw materials and industrial processing.

As a doctor treating patients suffering the effects of toxic pollution, I’m calling on California officials to address this public health crisis.

Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, April 5. CalMatters politics reporter Ben Christopher here, filling in for Emily Hoeven. Emily will be back next week. Rife with indecision and inconsistencies As California nursing homes slowly recover from the COVID-19 siege that killed thousands, the role of state regulators in protecting the frail and elderly has come […]