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alt="California restricts parole for sex offenders after near-release of 2 convicted of molestation" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/11082022-KernValleyPrison-LV_CM_02.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/11082022-KernValleyPrison-LV_CM_02.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/11082022-KernValleyPrison-LV_CM_02.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/11082022-KernValleyPrison-LV_CM_02.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/11082022-KernValleyPrison-LV_CM_02.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/11082022-KernValleyPrison-LV_CM_02.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> </a> 485 486 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 487 488 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 489 490 <div class="cat-links "> 491 <a href="https://calmatters.org/category/justice/">Justice</a> </div> 492 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/justice/2026/09/sex-offender-parole-new-law/" rel="bookmark">California restricts parole for sex offenders after near-release of 2 convicted of molestation</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 493 <span class="byline"> 494 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/nigelduara/">Nigel Duara</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 495 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 496 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 497 </article> 498 499 </div> 500 501 </div> 502 </div> 503 504 505 506<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <div 507 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-2 is-3 is-landscape show-category " 508 style="" 509 > 510 <div data-posts 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https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/092823-Newsom-Fast-Food-Bill-AJ-CM-28.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/092823-Newsom-Fast-Food-Bill-AJ-CM-28.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/092823-Newsom-Fast-Food-Bill-AJ-CM-28.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/092823-Newsom-Fast-Food-Bill-AJ-CM-28.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/092823-Newsom-Fast-Food-Bill-AJ-CM-28.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&
517w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> </a> 518 519 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 520 521 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 522 523 <div class="cat-links "> 524 <a href="https://calmatters.org/category/economy/">Economy</a> </div> 525 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/economy/2026/09/local-news-tax-breaks/" rel="bookmark">Newsom signs first-in-the-nation law to bolster struggling local news organizations</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 526 <span class="byline"> 527 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/nadia-lathan/">Nadia Lathan</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 528 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 529 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 530 </article> 531 532 </div> 533 534 </div> 535 </div> 536 537 538 539<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <div 540 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-2 is-3 is-landscape show-category " 541 style="" 542 > 543 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="118259"> 544 545 <article data-post-id="508941" 546 class="tag-commentary tag-election-2026 tag-california-governor-2026-election tag-steve-hilton tag-xavier-becerra category-commentary category-dan-walters type-post post-has-image" 547 > 548 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 549 <a href="https://calmatters.org/commentary/2026/09/hilton-california-governor-becerra-debate/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 550 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/093026-Becerra-Hilton-Debate-CNN-CM-02.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Hilton blames Democrats. Becerra blames Trump. Little was learned in governor’s race debate" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/093026-Becerra-Hilton-Debate-CNN-CM-02.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/093026-Becerra-Hilton-Debate-CNN-CM-02.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/093026-Becerra-Hilton-Debate-CNN-CM-02.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/093026-Becerra-Hilton-Debate-CNN-CM-02.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/093026-Becerra-Hilton-Debate-CNN-CM-02.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/093026-Becerra-Hilton-Debate-CNN-CM-02.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> </a> 551 552 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 553 554 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 555 556 <div class="cat-links "> 557 <a href="https://calmatters.org/category/commentary/">Commentary</a> </div> 558 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/commentary/2026/09/hilton-california-governor-becerra-debate/" rel="bookmark">Hilton blames Democrats. Becerra blames Trump. Little was learned in governor’s race debate</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 559 <span class="byline"> 560 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/dan-walters/">Dan Walters</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 561 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 562 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 563 </article> 564 565 </div> 566 567 </div> 568 </div> 569</div> 570</div> 571 572 573 574<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:25%" id="hp-right-rail"> 575 576 577<aside class="wp-block-group"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> 578<style>.vg2026__hp-promo{font-family: 'Source Sans Pro';position: relative;display: block;background: linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(10,129,159,0.1),rgba(208,255,0,0.1));color: #212121;text-align: center;font-weight: 400;box-sizing: border-box;margin: 0;margin-top:0 !important;font-size: 0.7rem;line-height: 1rem;}.vg2026__hp-promo::before{content: "";position: absolute;inset: 0;padding: 2px;background: linear-gradient(90deg,#0A819F,#D0FF00,#0A819F);background-size: 200% 100%;background-position: 0% 0;-webkit-mask: 579 linear-gradient(#fff 0 0) content-box,linear-gradient(#fff 0 0);-webkit-mask-composite: xor;mask-composite: exclude;background-clip: padding-box;pointer-events: none;transition: background-position 0.2s ease;z-index: 2;}
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696w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> </a> 697 698 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 699 700 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 701 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/housing/homelessness/2026/07/street-therapy-homelessness/" rel="bookmark">Therapy in a tent: The healthcare many homeless Californians need but aren’t getting</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 702 <span class="byline"> 703 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/marisa-kendall/">Marisa Kendall</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 704 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 705 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 706 </article> 707 708 </div> 709 710 </div> 711 </div> 712 713 714 715<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:30%"> <div 716 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha ts-2 " 717 style="" 718 > 719 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="118259"> 720 721 <article data-post-id="508652" 722 class="tag-gavin-newsom tag-homelessness tag-housing tag-san-francisco category-homelessness legislator-matt-haney-165453 bill-ca_202520260-29 bill-ca_202320240ab2479 bill-ca_202520260-13 official-gavin-newsom-14903 type-post post-has-image" 723 > 724 725 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 726 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/housing/homelessness/2026/09/sober-housing-haney/" rel="bookmark">New California law frees up funds for sober homeless housing</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 727 <span class="byline"> 728 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/marisa-kendall/">Marisa Kendall</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 729 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 730 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 731 </article> 732 733 734 <article data-post-id="508484" 735 class="tag-homelessness tag-mental-health category-homelessness legislator-buffy-wicks-165044 legislator-catherine-blakespear-21275 legislator-steven-choi-100940 legislator-thomas-umberg-165043 bill-ca_202520260sb1016 bill-ca_202520260sb16-2 bill-ca_202520260sb28-2 bill-ca_202520260sb989 type-post post-has-image" 736 > 737 738 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 739 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/housing/homelessness/2026/09/care-court-bills-vetoes-2026/" rel="bookmark">New laws make incremental tweaks to California’s mental health court, while bigger changes nixed</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 740 <span class="byline"> 741 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/marisa-kendall/">Marisa Kendall</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 742 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 743 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 744 </article> 745 746 747 <article data-post-id="508180" 748 class="tag-housing tag-lobbying tag-los-angeles tag-san-diego tag-san-francisco category-housing category-politics legislator-benjamin-allen-70 bill-ca_202520260sb1318 type-post post-has-image" 749 > 750 751 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 752 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/09/airbnb-pacifica-coastal-commission/" rel="bookmark">How Airbnb is fighting for its place on California’s coast</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 753 <span class="byline"> 754 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/kathryn-wheeler/">Kathryn Wheeler</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 755 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 756 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 757 </article> 758 759 760 <article data-post-id="508056" 761 class="category-homelessness bill-ca_202520260sb802 type-post post-has-image" 762 > 763 764 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 765 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/housing/homelessness/2026/09/sacramento-county-city-jpa-homelessness/" rel="bookmark">Cities often squabble over homelessness. A new California law forces one community to try something different</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 766 <span class="byline"> 767 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/marisa-kendall/">Marisa Kendall</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 768 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 769 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 770 </article> 771 772 773 <article data-post-id="507939" 774 class="tag-housing-crisis tag-los-angeles tag-san-diego tag-san-francisco category-housing type-post post-has-image" 775 > 776 777 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 778 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/housing/2026/09/permit-la-housing-blackman/" rel="bookmark">How do you get a housing permit in California? 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He can hook you up, for a fee</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 812 <span class="byline"> 813 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/ben-christopher/">Ben Christopher</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 814 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 815 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 816 </article> 817 818 </div> 819 820 </div> 821 822 823 <div 824 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha ts-2 " 825 style="" 826 > 827 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="118259"> 828 <h2 class="article-section-title"> 829 <span>Explainer</span> 830 </h2> 831 832 <article data-post-id="440815" 833 class="tag-gavin-newsom tag-housing tag-housing-crisis category-explainers category-housing type-cal_explainers post-has-image" 834 > 835 836 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 837 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/explainers/california-housing-costs-explainer/" rel="bookmark">Californians: Here’s why your housing costs are so high</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 838 <span class="byline"> 839 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/ben-christopher/">Ben Christopher</a></span> and <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/manuela-tobias/">Manuela Tobias</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 840 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 841 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 842 </article> 843 844 </div> 845 846 </div> 847 </div> 848</div> 849</div></div> 850 851 852 853<div class="wp-block-group alignfull alt-section below-fold has-light-gray-background-color has-background" style="padding-top:40px;padding-bottom:40px"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> 854<div class="wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> 855<div class="wp-block-column cm-alt-section-border is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:40%"> 856<div class="cm-accent" style="display:inline-block;margin: 0 0;width:100px;height:8px;background-color:#075E73;"></div> 857 858<style>.cm-cta.long-ask h2{background: linear-gradient(90deg,#FFE094 0%,#FFB500 100%) 859!important;}.cm-cta.long-ask h2 strong{font-size: 24px !important;}</style> 860 861 862 863<h3 id="h-inside-the-newsroom" class="wp-block-heading cm-section-title cm-cta-remove-margins"><a href="https://calmatters.org/category/inside-the-newsroom">INSIDE THE NEWSROOM</a></h3> 864 865 866 867<p class="cm-cta-remove-margins cm-espanol-text has-text-color wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#666666;font-size:14px">What goes into our reporting on California’s biggest issues – how investigative stories come together, what challenges j
867ournalists face, CalMatters’ latest plans and more.</p> 868 869 870 <div 871 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-default wpnbha show-image image-alignright ts-2 is-1 is-landscape is-style-default" 872 style="" 873 > 874 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="118259"> 875 876 <article data-post-id="507110" 877 class="tag-exclude-inline-cta tag-voting-matters category-awards-and-announcements category-inside-the-newsroom type-post post-has-image" 878 > 879 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 880 <a href="https://calmatters.org/inside-the-newsroom/2026/09/votingmatters-california-elections/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 881 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/051426_VotingMatters-Bakersfield_LV_CM_31.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Find a VotingMatters community discussion about California’s 2026 election near you" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/051426_VotingMatters-Bakersfield_LV_CM_31.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/051426_VotingMatters-Bakersfield_LV_CM_31.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/051426_VotingMatters-Bakersfield_LV_CM_31.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/051426_VotingMatters-Bakersfield_LV_CM_31.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/051426_VotingMatters-Bakersfield_LV_CM_31.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/051426_VotingMatters-Bakersfield_LV_CM_31.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 882 883 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 884 885 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 886 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/inside-the-newsroom/2026/09/votingmatters-california-elections/" rel="bookmark">Find a VotingMatters community discussion about California’s 2026 election near you</a></h2> </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 887 </article> 888 889 890 <article data-post-id="506317" 891 class="category-awards-and-announcements category-inside-the-newsroom type-post post-has-image" 892 > 893 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 894 <a href="https://calmatters.org/inside-the-newsroom/2026/09/ona-awards-2026-1/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 895 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/090326_OJA_CM_02.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="CalMatters journalism recognized as ‘deeply human’ and ‘innovative’ in Online Journalism Awards for video series and explanatory storytelling" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/090326_OJA_CM_02.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/090326_OJA_CM_02.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/090326_OJA_CM_02.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/090326_OJA_CM_02.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/090326_OJA_CM_02.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/090326_OJA_CM_02.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 896 897 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 898 899 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 900 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/inside-the-newsroom/2026/09/ona-awards-2026-1/" rel="bookmark">CalMatters journalism recognized as ‘deeply human’ and ‘innovative’ in Online Journalism Awards for video series and explanatory storytelling</a></h2> </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 901 </article> 902
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Now, millions are losing coverage" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/020726_Medi-Cal-Doc_JH_CM_65.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/020726_Medi-Cal-Doc_JH_CM_65.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/020726_Medi-Cal-Doc_JH_CM_65.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/020726_Medi-Cal-Doc_JH_CM_65.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/020726_Medi-Cal-Doc_JH_CM_65.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/020726_Medi-Cal-Doc_JH_CM_65.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&
983w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> </a> 984 985 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 986 987 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 988 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/health/2026/08/medi-cal-the-cut-healthcare-threatened/" rel="bookmark">California nearly achieved universal healthcare. Now, millions are losing coverage</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 989 <span class="byline"> 990 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/kristen-hwang/">Kristen Hwang</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 991 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 992 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 993 </article> 994 995 </div> 996 997 </div> 998 </div> 999 1000 1001 1002<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:30%"> <div 1003 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha ts-2 " 1004 style="" 1005 > 1006 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="118259"> 1007 1008 <article data-post-id="508449" 1009 class="tag-education tag-health tag-health-care tag-higher-education category-education category-health category-higher-education legislator-jasmeet-bains-165424 bill-ca_202520260ab1547 type-post post-has-image" 1010 > 1011 1012 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1013 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/education/higher-education/2026/09/medical-schools-california/" rel="bookmark">California’s San Joaquin Valley needs more doctors. New medical schools are years away</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 1014 <span class="byline"> 1015 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/adam-echelman/">Adam Echelman</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1016 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1017 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1018 </article> 1019 1020 1021 <article data-post-id="508314" 1022 class="tag-california-elections tag-campaign-finance tag-california-governor-2026-election tag-health-care tag-steve-hilton tag-xavier-becerra category-elections category-health category-politics type-post post-has-image" 1023 > 1024 1025 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1026 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/health/2026/09/california-governor-healthcare-plans-2026/" rel="bookmark">What will California’s next governor do about healthcare? Here are Becerra and Hilton’s plans</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 1027 <span class="byline"> 1028 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/anaibarra/">Ana B. Ibarra</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1029 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1030 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1031 </article> 1032 1033 1034 <article data-post-id="508009" 1035 class="tag-ballot-measure tag-california-elections tag-election-2026 tag-california-taxes category-elections category-health category-politics official-gavin-newsom-14903 type-post post-has-image" 1036 > 1037 1038 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1039 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/health/2026/09/california-wealth-tax-prop-40-41-42/" rel="bookmark">The billionaire tax could be defeated by two other tax measures. Here’s how</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 1040 <span class="byline"> 1041 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/kristen-hwang/">Kristen Hwang</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1042 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1043 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1044 </article> 1045 1046 1047 <article data-post-id="507589" 1048 class="tag-abortion tag-alameda-county tag-health-care tag-rob-bonta category-health category-justice type-post post-has-image" 1049 > 1050 1051 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1052 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/health/2026/09/california-abortion-pill-reversal-lawsuit/" rel="bookmark">Anti-abortion advocates say it’s possible to ‘reverse’ an abortion. California wants them to stop</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 1053 <span class="byline"> 1054 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/kristen-hwang/">Kristen Hwang</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1055 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1056 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1057 </article> 1058 1059 1060 <article data-post-id="507247" 1061 class="tag-ballot-measure tag-bay-area tag-criminal-justice tag-mental-health tag-orange-county tag-san-diego-county tag-santa-clara-county category-justice category-mental-health type-post post-has-image" 1062 > 1063 1064 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1065 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/justice/2026/09/prop-36-drug-treatment/" rel="bookmark">California’s tough on crime law promised treatment. Here’s why people are falling through the cracks</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 1066 <span class="byline"> 1067 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/marisa-kendall/">Marisa Kendall</a></span> and <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/cayla-mihalovich/">
1067Cayla Mihalovich</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1068 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1069 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1070 </article> 1071 1072 </div> 1073 1074 </div> 1075 </div> 1076 1077 1078 1079<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:25%"> <div 1080 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-2 is-3 is-landscape " 1081 style="" 1082 > 1083 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="118259"> 1084 <h2 class="article-section-title"> 1085 <span>INVESTIGATION</span> 1086 </h2> 1087 1088 <article data-post-id="503018" 1089 class="tag-assembly tag-california-legislature category-investigation legislator-anamarie-avila-farias-179261 type-post post-has-image" 1090 > 1091 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1092 <a href="https://calmatters.org/investigation/2026/07/farias-assembly-conservatorship-2/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1093 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/072226-CONSERVATORSHIP-PT-3-GH-CM.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Lawmaker told court her mom had dementia in fam
1093ily property battle. Not so, said doctors" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/072226-CONSERVATORSHIP-PT-3-GH-CM.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/072226-CONSERVATORSHIP-PT-3-GH-CM.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/072226-CONSERVATORSHIP-PT-3-GH-CM.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/072226-CONSERVATORSHIP-PT-3-GH-CM.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/072226-CONSERVATORSHIP-PT-3-GH-CM.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/072226-CONSERVATORSHIP-PT-3-GH-CM.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> </a> 1094 1095 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1096 1097 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1098 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/investigation/2026/07/farias-assembly-conservatorship-2/" rel="bookmark">
1098Lawmaker told court her mom had dementia in family property battle. Not so, said doctors</a></h3> </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1099 </article> 1100 1101 </div> 1102 1103 </div> 1104 1105 1106 1107<div class="wp-block-group series cm-spotlight homepage-remove-child-margins"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> 1108<h5 id="h-series-spotlight" class="wp-block-heading">Series Spotlight</h5> 1109 1110 1111 1112<h4 id="h-no-deliveries" class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://calmatters.org/series/no-deliveries-maternity-care/">No Deliveries</a></h4> 1113 1114 1115 1116<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Explore why hospitals are shutting down maternity wards, what this means for parents-to-be with limited options, and whether anything can be done to protect access.</p> 1117</div></div> 1118</div> 1119</div> 1120</div></div> 1121 1122 1123 1124<div class="wp-block-group below-fold"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> 1125<div class="cm-accent" style="display:block; margin: 0 0 12px; width:100px; height:8px; background-color:#0A819F;"></div> 1126 1127 1128 1129<h3 id="h-politics" class="wp-block-heading cm-section-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/category/politics/">POLITICS</a></h3> 1130 1131 1132 1133<div class="wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> 1134<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:40%"> <div 1135 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-4 is-3 is-landscape " 1136 style="" 1137 > 1138 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="118259"> 1139 1140 <article data-post-id="504853" 1141 class="tag-california-governor tag-california-governor-2026-election tag-xavier-becerra category-elections category-politics type-post post-has-image" 1142 > 1143 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1144 <a href="https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/08/california-governor-becerra-profile-promises/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1145 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/022126_DemConvention-JK_CM_38.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Xavier Becerra gets to play it safe in the race for governor, and he isn’t making promises" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/022126_DemConvention-JK_CM_38.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/022126_DemConvention-JK_CM_38.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/022126_DemConvention-JK_CM_38.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/022126_DemConvention-JK_CM_38.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/022126_DemConvention-JK_CM_38.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/022126_DemConvention-JK_CM_38.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> </a> 1146 1147 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1148 1149 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1150 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/08/california-governor-becerra-profile-promises/" rel="bookmark">Xavier Becerra gets to play it safe in the race for governor, and he isn’t making promises</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 1151 <span class="byline"> 1152 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/jeanne-kuang/">Jeanne Kuang</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1153 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1154 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1155 </article> 1156 1157 </div> 1158 1159 </div> 1160 </div> 1161 1162 1163 1164<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:30%"> <div 1165 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha ts-2 " 1166 style="" 1167 > 1168 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="118259"> 1169 1170 <article data-post-id="508802" 1171 class="tag-children-and-youth tag-criminal-justice category-politics type-post post-has-image" 1172 > 1173 1174 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1175 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/09/child-marriage-ban-new-law/" rel="bookmark">California bans child marriage after 9-year fight to outlaw the practice</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 1176 <span class="byline"> 1177 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/lynn-la/">Lynn La</a></span> and <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/nadia-lathan/">Nadia Lathan</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1178 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1179 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1180 </article> 1181 1182 1183 <article data-post-id="508767" 1184 class="tag-business tag-california-legislature tag-economy tag-gavin-newsom category-economy category-politics legislator-cecilia-aguiar-curry-101332 bill-ca_202520260ab1776-2 official-gavin-newsom-14903 type-post post-has-image" 1185 > 1186 1187 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1188 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/economy/2026/09/california-antitrust-law-newsom-signature/" rel="bookmark">Newsom signs anti-monopoly bill after bruising legislative battle</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 1189 <span class="byline"> 1190 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/kate-wolffe/">Kate Wolffe</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1191 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1192 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1193 </article> 1194 1195 1196 <article data-post-id="508678" 1197 class="tag-california-legislature tag-gavin-newsom tag-high-speed-rail tag-transportation category-politics legislator-dave-cortese-164699 legislator-henry-stern-36368 legislator-scott-wiener-100936 bill-ca_202520260sb1411 bill-ca_202520260sb1425 bill-ca_202520260sb445 official-gavin-newsom-14903 type-post post-has-image" 1198 > 1199 1200 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1201 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/09/high-speed-rail-legislative-wins-losses/" rel="bookmark">California high-speed rail fails to accomplish most of its legislative goals for 2026</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 1202 <span class="byline"> 1203 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/yue-yu/">Yue Stella Yu</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1204 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1205 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1206 </article> 1207 1208 1209 <article data-post-id="508689" 1210 class="tag-health tag-recycling category-economy category-politics legislator-jacqui-irwin-16 type-post post-has-image" 1211 > 1212 1213 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1214 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/economy/2026/09/disposable-vapes-new-law/" rel="bookmark">A new California law will prohibit sales of disposable vapes. Here’s why</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 1215 <span class="byline"> 1216 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/lynn-la/">Lynn La</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1217 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1218 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1219 </article> 1220 1221 1222 <article data-post-id="508300" 1223 class="tag-california-democrats tag-california-elections tag-election-2026 tag-napa-county tag-prop-50 tag-congress category-elections category-politics type-post post-has-image" 1224 > 1225 1226 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1227 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/09/california-congressional-race-thompson-jones/" rel="bookmark">Will Republicans help this underdog liberal unseat a longtime Democratic congressman?</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 1228 <span class="byline"> 1229 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/maya-miller/">Maya C. Miller</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1230 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1231 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1232 </article> 1233
1234 </div> 1235 1236 </div> 1237 </div> 1238 1239 1240 1241<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:25%"> <div 1242 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-2 is-3 is-landscape " 1243 style="" 1244 > 1245 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="118259"> 1246 1247 <article data-post-id="504248" 1248 class="tag-affordable-housing tag-california-elections tag-nancy-pelosi tag-san-francisco tag-scott-wiener tag-congress category-elections category-politics legislator-scott-wiener-100936 type-post post-has-image" 1249 > 1250 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1251 <a href="https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/08/wiener-chan-san-francisco-congress-pelosi/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1252 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/081126-Chan-Wiener-SPLIT-CM-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="How San Francisco’s ridiculous housing prices are defining the race to replace Pelosi" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/081126-Chan-Wiener-SPLIT-CM-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/081126-Chan-Wiener-SPLIT-CM-01.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/081126-Chan-Wiener-SPLIT-CM-01.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/081126-Chan-Wiener-SPLIT-CM-01.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/081126-Chan-Wiener-SPLIT-CM-01.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/081126-Chan-Wiener-SPLIT-CM-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> </a> 1253 1254 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1255 1256 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1257 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/08/wiener-chan-san-francisco-congress-pelosi/" rel="bookmark">How San Francisco’s ridiculous housing prices are defining the race to replace Pelosi</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 1258 <span class="byline"> 1259 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/maya-miller/">Maya C. Miller</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1260 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1261 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1262 </article> 1263 1264 </div> 1265 1266 </div> 1267 1268 1269 1270<div class="wp-block-group series cm-spotlight homepage-remove-child-margins"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> 1271<h5 id="h-project-spotlight" class="wp-block-heading">Project Spotlight</h5> 1272 1273 1274 1275<h4 id="h-digital-democracy" class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/">Digital Democracy</a></h4> 1276 1277 1278 1279<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Check out CalMatters’ custom-built AI tool that tracks every word spoken in public hearings, every dollar donated to politicians, every vote cast and more.</p> 1280</div></div> 1281</div> 1282</div> 1283</div></div> 1284 1285 1286 1287<div class="wp-block-group below-fold"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> 1288<div class="cm-accent" style="display:block; margin: 0 0 12px; width:100px; height:8px; background-color:#0A819F;"></div> 1289 1290 1291 1292<h3 id="h-california-voices" class="wp-block-heading cm-section-title has-primary-variation-color has-text-color"><a href="https://calmatters.org/category/commentary/">CALIFORNIA VOICES</a></h3> 1293 1294 1295 1296<div class="wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> 1297<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:40%"> <div 1298 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-4 is-3 is-landscape " 1299 style="" 1300 > 1301 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="118259"> 1302 1303 <article data-post-id="508558" 1304 class="tag-commentary tag-environment tag-los-angeles tag-recycling category-commentary category-environment type-post post-has-image" 1305 > 1306 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1307 <a href="https://calmatters.org/commentary/2026/09/olympics-los-angeles-cleaner-greener/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1308 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/011326-LA-Olympics-2028-AP-CM.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="LA can make the Olympics cleaner and greener than the World Cup" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/011326-LA-Olympics-2028-AP-CM.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/011326-LA-Olympics-2028-AP-CM.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/011326-LA-Olympics-2028-AP-CM.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/011326-LA-Olympics-2028-AP-CM.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/011326-LA-Olympics-2028-AP-CM.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/011326-LA-Olympics-2028-AP-CM.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&
1308w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> </a> 1309 1310 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1311 1312 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1313 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/commentary/2026/09/olympics-los-angeles-cleaner-greener/" rel="bookmark">LA can make the Olympics cleaner and greener than the World Cup</a></h2> </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1314 </article> 1315 1316 </div> 1317 1318 </div> 1319 </div> 1320 1321 1322 1323<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:30%"> <div 1324 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha ts-2 " 1325 style="" 1326 > 1327 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="118259"> 1328 <h2 class="article-section-title"> 1329 <span>Guest Commentary</span> 1330 </h2> 1331 1332 <article data-post-id="508432" 1333 class="tag-commentary tag-economy tag-housing tag-immigration category-commentary category-housing type-post post-has-image" 1334 > 1335 1336 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1337 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/commentary/2026/09/immigrant-homebuyers-locked-out-california/" rel="bookmark">How immigrants get locked out of buying a California home — even when they can afford it</a></h3> <p>The U.S. systems of home sales and financing often ignore immigrants’ pre-U.S. financial resources and credit histories, even for people buying with cash.</p> 1338 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1339 </article> 1340 1341 1342 <article data-post-id="508108" 1343 class="tag-california-supreme-court tag-commentary tag-criminal-justice tag-law-enforcement category-commentary category-justice type-post post-has-image" 1344 > 1345 1346 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1347 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/commentary/2026/09/perkins-undercover-interrogation-jail-operations/" rel="bookmark">Undercover jailhouse stings have value. California shouldn’t abandon them</a></h3> <p>Perkins operations have helped resolve some of California’s toughest cases. Despite recent scrutiny, they remain valuable and effective when done correctly.</p> 1348 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1349 </article> 1350 1351 1352 <article data-post-id="508140" 1353 class="tag-commentary tag-environment tag-native-american tag-water category-commentary category-water type-post post-has-image" 1354 > 1355 1356 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1357 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/commentary/2026/09/california-coastal-waters-indigenous-protection/" rel="bookmark">Protecting California’s coastal waters helps heal the ocean — and its tribal caretakers</a></h3> <p>The Chumash community has asked California to protect more of the Pacific around the Channel Islands and to formalize a co-management framework. </p> 1358 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1359 </article> 1360 1361 </div> 1362 1363 </div> 1364 </div> 1365 1366 1367 1368<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:25%"> 1369<div class="wp-block-group cm-espanol has-background" style="background-color:#fafafa"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> 1370<h6 id="h-we-want-to-hear-from-you" class="wp-block-heading cm-cta-remove-margins cm-espanol-title has-text-color" style="color:#212121;font-size:18px"><a href="https://calmatters.org/submission-guidelines/">We want to hear from you!</a></h6> 1371 1372 1373 1374<p class="cm-cta-remove-margins cm-espanol-text has-text-color wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#666666;font-size:14px">Want to submit a guest commentary or reaction to an article we wrote? You can find our <a href="https://calmatters.org/submission-guidelines/">submission guidelines here</a>. For questions, please email <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[email protected]</a></p> 1375 1376 1377 1378<p class="cm-espanol-btn cm-cta-remove-margins wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://calmatters.org/submission-guidelines/">Learn more</a></p> 1379</div></div> 1380 1381 1382 <div 1383 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha ts-2 " 1384 style="" 1385 > 1386 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="118259"> 1387 <h2 class="article-section-title"> 1388 <span>DAN WALTERS</span> 1389 </h2> 1390 1391 <article data-post-id="508591" 1392 class="tag-agriculture tag-artificial-intelligence tag-commentary tag-silicon-valley category-commentary category-dan-walters type-post post-has-image" 1393 > 1394 1395 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1396 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/commentary/2026/09/california-economic-sectors-threats-survival/" rel="bookmark">California’s hallmark economic sectors are confronting threats to their survival</a></h3> <p>Economic turbulence is especially strong in California’s entertainment, technology and agricultural sectors and could have existential importance.</p> 1397 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1398 </article> 1399
1400 </div> 1401 1402 </div> 1403 </div> 1404</div> 1405</div></div> 1406 1407 1408 1409<div class="wp-block-group below-fold"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> 1410<div class="cm-accent" style="display:block; margin: 0 0 12px; width:100px; height:8px; background-color:#0A819F;"></div> 1411 1412 1413 1414<h3 id="h-economy-and-technology" class="wp-block-heading cm-section-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/category/economy/">ECONOMY AND TECHNOLOGY</a></h3> 1415 1416 1417 1418<div class="wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> 1419<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:40%"> <div 1420 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-4 is-3 is-landscape " 1421 style="" 1422 > 1423 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="118259"> 1424 1425 <article data-post-id="501355" 1426 class="tag-artificial-intelligence tag-exclude-inline-cta tag-labor tag-privacy category-health category-technology type-post post-has-image" 1427 > 1428 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1429 <a href="https://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2026/07/kaiser-nurses-workplace-surveillance-ai/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1430 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/040626_Nurses-AI_CS_CM_01.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Kaiser nurses say technology is making their jobs — and patient care — worse" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/040626_Nurses-AI_CS_CM_01.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/040626_Nurses-AI_CS_CM_01.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/040626_Nurses-AI_CS_CM_01.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/040626_Nurses-AI_CS_CM_01.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/040626_Nurses-AI_CS_CM_01.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/040626_Nurses-AI_CS_CM_01.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> </a> 1431 1432 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1433 1434 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1435 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2026/07/kaiser-nurses-workplace-surveillance-ai/" rel="bookmark">Kaiser nurses say technology is making their jobs — and patient care — worse</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 1436 <span class="byline"> 1437 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/khari-johnson/">Khari Johnson</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1438 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1439 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1440 </article> 1441 1442 </div> 1443 1444 </div> 1445 </div> 1446 1447 1448 1449<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:30%"> <div 1450 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha ts-2 " 1451 style="" 1452 > 1453 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="118259"> 1454 1455 <article data-post-id="508755" 1456 class="category-economy category-technology bill-ca_202520260ab1331 bill-ca_202520260ab1331-2 bill-ca_202520260ab1609 bill-ca_202520260ab1883 bill-ca_202520260ab1979 bill-ca_202520260ab2575 bill-ca_202520260sb1050 bill-ca_202520260sb903 bill-ca_202520260-27 bill-ca_202520260sb951 type-post post-has-image" 1457 > 1458 1459 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1460 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2026/09/on-ai-newsom-gives-labor-only-some-of-what-it-demanded/" rel="bookmark">On AI, Newsom gives labor only some of what it demanded</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 1461 <span class="byline"> 1462 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/khari-johnson/">Khari Johnson</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1463 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1464 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1465 </article> 1466 1467 1468 <article data-post-id="508489" 1469 class="tag-economy tag-insurance tag-wildfires category-economy legislator-sasha-renee-perez-187431 bill-ca_202520260-21 bill-sb-877-2026 bill-sb-878-2026 type-post post-has-image" 1470 > 1471 1472 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1473 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/economy/2026/09/newsom-vetoes-insurance-bills/" rel="bookmark">Newsom vetoes insurance-claim bills: Is it ‘petty’ politics?</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 1474 <span class="byline"> 1475 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/levi-sumagaysay/">Levi Sumagaysay</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1476 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1477 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1478 </article> 1479 1480 1481 <article data-post-id="508332" 1482 class="category-economy category-politics legislator-isaac-bry
1482an-165440 bill-ca_202520260ab1349 type-post post-has-image" 1483 > 1484 1485 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1486 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/09/newsom-signs-ticket-resale-law/" rel="bookmark">New California law targets expensive ‘ghost tickets’ to concerts and sporting events</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 1487 <span class="byline"> 1488 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/lynn-la/">Lynn La</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1489 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1490 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1491 </article> 1492 1493 1494 <article data-post-id="507956" 1495 class="tag-economy tag-insurance category-economy type-post post-has-image" 1496 > 1497 1498 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1499 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/economy/2026/09/insurance-new-policies-progress/" rel="bookmark">Insurers say they’re starting to write new California homeowner policies, but how many?</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 1500 <span class="byline"> 1501 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/levi-sumagaysay/">Levi Sumagaysay</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1502 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1503 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1504 </article> 1505 1506 1507 <article data-post-id="507739" 1508 class="tag-gavin-newsom tag-los-angeles tag-california-taxes category-economy category-politics legislator-nick-schultz-187424 legislator-rick-chavez-zbur-165429 legislator-robert-rivas-165041 bill-ca_202520260ab2319 official-gavin-newsom-14903 official-rob-bonta-85 type-post post-has-image" 1509 > 1510 1511 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1512 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/09/paramount-deal-california-film-incentives/" rel="bookmark">A timeline of California’s decades-long fight to keep Hollywood in state</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 1513 <span class="byline"> 1514 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/kate-wolffe/">Kate Wolffe</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1515 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1516 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1517 </article> 1518 1519 </div> 1520 1521 </div> 1522 </div> 1523 1524 1525 1526<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:25%"> <div 1527 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-2 is-3 is-landscape " 1528 style="" 1529 > 1530 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="118259"> 1531 <h2 class="article-section-title"> 1532 <span>Series Spotlight</span> 1533 </h2> 1534 1535 <article data-post-id="367587" 1536 class="tag-economy tag-edd tag-gavin-newsom tag-julie-su tag-labor tag-unemployment category-economy type-post post-has-image" 1537 > 1538 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1539 <a href="https://calmatters.org/economy/2023/11/california-unemployment-covid/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1540 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/092623_EDD_PART-3_WIDE_CM_01.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Internal documents reveal the story behind California’s unemployment crash" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/092623_EDD_PART-3_WIDE_CM_01.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/092623_EDD_PART-3_WIDE_CM_01.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/092623_EDD_PART-3_WIDE_CM_01.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/092623_EDD_PART-3_WIDE_CM_01.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/092623_EDD_PART-3_WIDE_CM_01.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/092623_EDD_PART-3_WIDE_CM_01.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&
1540w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> </a> 1541 1542 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1543 1544 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1545 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/economy/2023/11/california-unemployment-covid/" rel="bookmark">Internal documents reveal the story behind California’s unemployment crash</a></h3> </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1546 </article> 1547 1548 </div> 1549 1550 </div> 1551 1552 1553 1554<div class="wp-block-group series cm-spotlight homepage-remove-child-margins"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> 1555<h5 id="h-tech-spotlight" class="wp-block-heading">Tech Spotlight</h5> 1556 1557 1558 1559<h4 id="h-why-california-backed-off-again-from-ambitious-ai-regulation" class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2025/09/ai-regulation-on-hold-again/">Why California backed off again from ambitious AI regulation</a></h4> 1560 1561 1562 1563<p class="wp-block-paragraph">For the third year, the state delayed AI regulations for disclosing and appealing many automated decisions.</p> 1564</div></div> 1565</div> 1566</div> 1567</div></div> 1568 1569 1570 1571<div class="wp-block-group below-fold"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> 1572<h3 id="h-justice" class="wp-block-heading cm-section-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/category/justice/">JUSTICE</a></h3> 1573 1574 1575 1576<div class="cm-accent" style="display:block; margin: 0 0 12px; width:100px; height:8px; background-color:#0A819F;"></div> 1577 1578 1579 1580<div class="wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> 1581<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:40%"> <div 1582 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-4 is-3 is-landscape " 1583 style="" 1584 > 1585 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="118259"> 1586 1587 <article data-post-id="504607" 1588 class="tag-california-budget tag-exclude-inline-cta tag-gavin-newsom tag-inland-empire tag-prisons category-economy category-justice legislator-jeff-gonzalez-187454 type-post post-has-image" 1589 > 1590 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1591 <a href="https://calmatters.org/justice/2026/08/california-prisons-jobs-after-closing/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1592 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/041026-Susanville-LV-CM-05.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="California prison towns grasp for new jobs after closures: ‘No one is coming to save us’" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/041026-Susanville-LV-CM-05.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/041026-Susanville-LV-CM-05.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/041026-Susanville-LV-CM-05.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/041026-Susanville-LV-CM-05.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/041026-Susanville-LV-CM-05.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/041026-Susanville-LV-CM-05.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> </a> 1593 1594 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1595 1596 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1597 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/justice/2026/08/california-prisons-jobs-after-closing/" rel="bookmark">California prison towns grasp for new jobs after closures: ‘No one is coming to save us’</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 1598 <span class="byline"> 1599 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/nigelduara/">Nigel Duara</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1600 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1601 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1602 </article> 1603
1604 </div> 1605 1606 </div> 1607 </div> 1608 1609 1610 1611<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:30%"> <div 1612 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha ts-2 " 1613 style="" 1614 > 1615 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="118259"> 1616 1617 <article data-post-id="508608" 1618 class="tag-immigration tag-prisons category-impact category-justice legislator-lena-gonzalez-165452 bill-ca_202520260sb423 type-post post-has-image" 1619 > 1620 1621 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1622 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/justice/2026/09/ice-detention-center-911-calls-law/" rel="bookmark">Data from 911 calls at ICE detention centers must be disclosed under new California law</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 1623 <span class="byline"> 1624 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/wendy-fry/">Wendy Fry</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1625 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1626 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1627 </article> 1628 1629 1630 <article data-post-id="508542" 1631 class="tag-donald-trump tag-gavin-newsom tag-immigration tag-law-enforcement category-justice type-post post-has-image" 1632 > 1633 1634 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1635 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/justice/2026/09/newsom-signs-immigration-laws/" rel="bookmark">Newsom signs new laws to rein in immigration agents as Trump’s deportation campaign escalates</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 1636 <span class="byline"> 1637 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/nigelduara/">Nigel Duara</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1638 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1639 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1640 </article> 1641 1642 1643 <article data-post-id="508497" 1644 class="tag-criminal-justice tag-prisons tag-wildfires category-justice legislator-sade-elhawary-187428 type-post post-has-image" 1645 > 1646 1647 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1648 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/justice/2026/09/prison-firefighters-cal-fire-jobs/" rel="bookmark">They fought wildfires while serving time. A new law gives them a shot at Cal Fire jobs</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 1649 <span class="byline"> 1650 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/adam-echelman/">Adam Echelman</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1651 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1652 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1653 </article> 1654 1655 1656 <article data-post-id="508388" 1657 class="tag-california-legislature tag-criminal-justice tag-gavin-newsom category-impact category-investigation category-justice category-politics legislator-anna-caballero-101330 legislator-joaquin-arambula-17377 legislator-nick-schultz-187424 bill-ca_2025202602605 bill-ca_202520260ab690 type-post post-has-image" 1658 > 1659 1660 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1661 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/investigation/2026/09/newsom-laws-public-defense/" rel="bookmark">Newsom signs two laws to address weaknesses in California’s public defense</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 1662 <span class="byline"> 1663 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/anat-rubin/">Anat Rubin</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1664 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1665 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1666 </article> 1667 1668 1669 <article data-post-id="508335" 1670 class="tag-gavin-newsom tag-guns category-justice category-politics legislator-jesse-arreguin-156369 type-post post-has-image" 1671 > 1672 1673 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1674 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/justice/2026/09/new-gun-laws-safety-class/" rel="bookmark">Newsom signs new gun control laws, including one requiring owners to take a 4-hour class</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 1675 <span class="byline"> 1676 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/mikhailzinshteyn/">Mikhail Zinshteyn</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1677 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1678 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1679 </article> 1680
1681 </div> 1682 1683 </div> 1684 </div> 1685 1686 1687 1688<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:25%"> <div 1689 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-2 is-3 is-landscape " 1690 style="" 1691 > 1692 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="118259"> 1693 1694 <article data-post-id="499747" 1695 class="tag-bay-area tag-death-penalty tag-gavin-newsom tag-mental-health tag-prisons tag-sacramento tag-san-quentin category-justice category-mental-health type-post post-has-image" 1696 > 1697 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1698 <a href="https://calmatters.org/justice/2026/06/mental-health-after-death-row/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1699 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/061526-Morales-Death-Row-CL-CM-10.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="He spent 19 years in isolation on death row. Then the handcuffs came off" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/061526-Morales-Death-Row-CL-CM-10.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/061526-Morales-Death-Row-CL-CM-10.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/061526-Morales-Death-Row-CL-CM-10.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/061526-Morales-Death-Row-CL-CM-10.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/061526-Morales-Death-Row-CL-CM-10.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/061526-Morales-Death-Row-CL-CM-10.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> </a> 1700 1701 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1702 1703 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1704 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/justice/2026/06/mental-health-after-death-row/" rel="bookmark">He spent 19 years in isolation on death row. Then the handcuffs came off</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 1705 <span class="byline"> 1706 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/joe-garcia/">Joe Garcia</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1707 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1708 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1709 </article> 1710 1711 </div> 1712 1713 </div> 1714 1715 1716 1717<div class="wp-block-group series cm-spotlight homepage-remove-child-margins"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> 1718<h5 id="h-investigation-0" class="wp-block-heading">Investigation</h5> 1719 1720 1721 1722<h4 id="h-they-were-convicted-of-killing-with-their-cars-no-one-told-the-dmv" class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://calmatters.org/investigation/2025/06/california-courts-dmv/">They were convicted of killing with their cars. No one told the DMV</a></h4> 1723 1724 1725 1726<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A CalMatters investigation found that courts didn’t report hundreds of vehicular manslaughter convictions, prompting officials to belatedly take many drivers’ licenses.</p> 1727</div></div> 1728</div> 1729</div> 1730</div></div> 1731 1732 1733 1734<div class="wp-block-group below-fold"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> 1735<div class="cm-accent" style="display:block; margin: 0 0 12px; width:100px; height:8px; background-color:#0A819F;"></div> 1736 1737 1738 1739<h3 id="h-housing" class="wp-block-heading cm-section-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/category/investigation/">INVESTIGATIONS</a></h3> 1740 1741 1742 1743<div class="wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> 1744<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:40%"> <div 1745 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-4 is-3 is-landscape " 1746 style="" 1747 > 1748 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="118259"> 1749 1750 <article data-post-id="492109" 1751 class="tag-accountability category-investigation type-post post-has-image" 1752 > 1753 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1754 <a href="https://calmatters.org/investigation/2026/04/california-professional-fiduciaries-bureau/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1755 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Conservatorship-Story-2_AH_CM_01.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="‘A false front’: The California agency failing to stop conservatorship abuses" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Conservatorship-Story-2_AH_CM_01.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Conservatorship-Story-2_AH_CM_01.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Conservatorship-Story-2_AH_CM_01.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Conservatorship-Story-2_AH_CM_01.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Conservatorship-Story-2_AH_CM_01.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Conservatorship-Story-2_AH_CM_01.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&
1755w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> </a> 1756 1757 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1758 1759 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1760 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/investigation/2026/04/california-professional-fiduciaries-bureau/" rel="bookmark">‘A false front’: The California agency failing to stop conservatorship abuses</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 1761 <span class="byline"> 1762 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/byrhonda/">Byrhonda Lyons</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1763 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1764 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1765 </article> 1766 1767 </div> 1768 1769 </div> 1770 </div> 1771 1772 1773 1774<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:30%"> <div 1775 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha ts-2 " 1776 style="" 1777 > 1778 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="118259"> 1779 1780 <article data-post-id="508252" 1781 class="tag-criminal-justice tag-license-to-kill category-impact category-investigation category-politics legislator-bob-archuleta-165034 legislator-nick-schultz-187424 legislator-tom-lackey-10 bill-ca_202520260ab1546 bill-ca_202520260ab1685 bill-ca_202520260ab1687 bill-ca_202520260sb907 type-post post-has-image" 1782 > 1783 1784 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1785 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/investigation/2026/09/california-new-dui-laws-2026/" rel="bookmark">Newsom signs 4 new California DUI laws. Advocates want more next session</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 1786 <span class="byline"> 1787 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/robert-lewis/">Robert Lewis</a></span> and <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/laurenhepler/">Lauren Hepler</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1788 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1789 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1790 </article> 1791 1792 1793 <article data-post-id="506410" 1794 class="tag-immigration tag-los-angeles tag-u-s-supreme-court category-investigation category-justice type-post post-has-image" 1795 > 1796 1797 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1798 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/investigation/2026/09/la-immigration-raids-warrantless-arrests-ruling/" rel="bookmark">Judge: Immigration agents must stop the way they’re conducting warrantless arrests</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 1799 <span class="byline"> 1800 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/sergio-olmos/">Sergio Olmos</a></span> and <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/wendy-fry/">Wendy Fry</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1801 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1802 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1803 </article> 1804 1805 1806 <article data-post-id="506397" 1807 class="tag-california-supreme-court tag-death-penalty tag-exclude-module tag-gavin-newsom tag-prisons category-investigation category-justice category-politics type-post post-has-image" 1808 > 1809 1810 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1811 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/justice/2026/09/newsom-california-death-penalty-decision/" rel="bookmark">California has one-quarter of all the nation’s death sentences. Will Newsom
1811commute them all?</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 1812 <span class="byline"> 1813 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/maurice-chammah/">Maurice Chammah</a></span> and <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/jill-castellano/">Jill Castellano</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1814 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1815 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1816 </article> 1817 1818 1819 <article data-post-id="505302" 1820 class="tag-california-legislature tag-exclude-inline-cta tag-exclude-module category-investigation type-post post-has-image" 1821 > 1822 1823 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1824 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/investigation/2026/08/car-crash-survey/" rel="bookmark">Help CalMatters report on what happens to drivers after they cause a serious car crash</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 1825 <span class="byline"> 1826 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/laurenhepler/">Lauren Hepler</a></span> and <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/robert-lewis/">Robert Lewis</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1827 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1828 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1829 </article> 1830 1831 1832 <article data-post-id="505020" 1833 class="tag-california-legislature tag-license-to-kill category-investigation category-politics legislator-cottie-petrie-norris-165040 legislator-sabrina-cervantes-36813 bill-ca_202520260ab1830 type-post post-has-image" 1834 > 1835 1836 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1837 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/investigation/2026/08/california-lawmakers-gut-major-dui-reform/" rel="bookmark">Lawmakers gut major DUI reform through ‘hostile amendments’</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 1838 <span class="byline"> 1839 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/laurenhepler/">Lauren Hepler</a></span> and <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/robert-lewis/">Robert Lewis</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1840 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1841 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1842 </article> 1843 1844 </div> 1845 1846 </div> 1847 </div> 1848 1849 1850 1851<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:25%"> <div 1852 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-2 is-3 is-landscape " 1853 style="" 1854 > 1855 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="118259"> 1856 <h2 class="article-section-title"> 1857 <span>Project Spotlight</span> 1858 </h2> 1859 1860 <article data-post-id="482429" 1861 class="tag-california-supreme-court tag-criminal-justice tag-fresno category-investigation category-justice legislator-anna-caballero-101330 bill-ca_202520260ab690 type-post post-has-image" 1862 > 1863 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1864 <a href="https://calmatters.org/investigation/2025/12/the-walmart-of-public-defense/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1865 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Public-Defenders_AH_CM_01.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="The WalMart of public defense: How justice gets sold to the lowest bidder in rural California" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Public-Defenders_AH_CM_01.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Public-Defenders_AH_CM_01.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Public-Defenders_AH_CM_01.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Public-Defenders_AH_CM_01.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Public-Defenders_AH_CM_01.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Public-Defenders_AH_CM_01.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&
1865w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> </a> 1866 1867 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1868 1869 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1870 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/investigation/2025/12/the-walmart-of-public-defense/" rel="bookmark">The WalMart of public defense: How justice gets sold to the lowest bidder in rural California</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1871 <span class="byline"> 1872 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/anat-rubin/">Anat Rubin</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1873 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1874 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1875 </article> 1876 1877 </div> 1878 1879 </div> 1880 1881 1882 <div 1883 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha ts-2 " 1884 style="" 1885 > 1886 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="118259"> 1887 <h2 class="article-section-title"> 1888 <span>Impact</span> 1889 </h2> 1890 1891 <article data-post-id="496097" 1892 class="tag-accountability tag-criminal-justice tag-fresno category-impact category-investigation category-justice legislator-joaquin-arambula-17377 legislator-nick-schultz-187424 bill-ca_2025202602605 type-post post-has-image" 1893 > 1894 1895 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1896 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/investigation/2026/05/california-public-defender-workloads/" rel="bookmark">California has a public defender crisis. A new bill seeks to force the state to confront it</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 1897 <span class="byline"> 1898 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/anat-rubin/">Anat Rubin</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1899 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1900 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1901 </article> 1902 1903 </div> 1904 1905 </div> 1906 </div> 1907</div> 1908</div></div> 1909 1910 1911 1912<div class="wp-block-group below-fold"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> 1913<div class="cm-accent" style="display:block; margin: 0 0 12px; width:100px; height:8px; background-color:#0A819F;"></div> 1914 1915 1916 1917<h3 id="h-environment" class="wp-block-heading cm-section-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/category/environment/">ENVIRONMENT</a></h3> 1918 1919 1920 1921<div class="wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> 1922<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:40%"> <div 1923 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-4 is-2 is-landscape " 1924 style="" 1925 > 1926 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="118259"> 1927 1928 <article data-post-id="486421" 1929 class="tag-marijuana category-environment category-water legislator-jim-wood-72 bill-ca_202520260ab243 bill-ca_202320240ab2438 type-post post-has-image" 1930 > 1931 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1932 <a href="https://calmatters.org/environment/water/2026/02/marijuana-cannabis-california-public-land/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 1933 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/11225-Shasta-Trinity-FG-43-CM.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="‘Little death bombs’: Illegal cannabis farms poison California’s forests. Who’s cleaning them up?" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/11225-Shasta-Trinity-FG-43-CM.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/11225-Shasta-Trinity-FG-43-CM.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/11225-Shasta-Trinity-FG-43-CM.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/11225-Shasta-Trinity-FG-43-CM.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/11225-Shasta-Trinity-FG-43-CM.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/11225-Shasta-Trinity-FG-43-CM.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&
1933w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> </a> 1934 1935 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 1936 1937 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1938 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/environment/water/2026/02/marijuana-cannabis-california-public-land/" rel="bookmark">‘Little death bombs’: Illegal cannabis farms poison California’s forests. Who’s cleaning them up?</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 1939 <span class="byline"> 1940 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/rachel-becker/">Rachel Becker</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1941 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1942 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1943 </article> 1944 1945 </div> 1946 1947 </div> 1948 </div> 1949 1950 1951 1952<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:30%"> <div 1953 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha ts-2 " 1954 style="" 1955 > 1956 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="118259"> 1957 1958 <article data-post-id="508491" 1959 class="tag-agriculture tag-climate-change tag-san-joaquin-valley tag-water category-climate-change category-environment category-politics category-water legislator-jerry-mcnerney-164546 bill-ca_202520260sb872 official-gavin-newsom-14903 type-post post-has-image" 1960 > 1961 1962 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1963 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/environment/2026/09/newsom-vetoes-delta-levee-funding/" rel="bookmark">Newsom vetoes Delta levees bill as El Niño winter looms</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 1964 <span class="byline"> 1965 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/rachel-becker/">Rachel Becker</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1966 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1967 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1968 </article> 1969 1970 1971 <article data-post-id="508448" 1972 class="tag-accountability tag-orange-county category-capitol category-environment category-impact category-politics legislator-thomas-umberg-165043 bill-ca_202520260sb883-2 type-post post-has-image" 1973 > 1974 1975 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1976 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/environment/2026/09/garden-grove-chemical-safety-law/" rel="bookmark">New law tightens rules on explosive chemicals after Garden Grove scare</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 1977 <span class="byline"> 1978 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/alejandra-reyesvelarde/">Alejandra Reyes-Velarde</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1979 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1980 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1981 </article> 1982 1983 1984 <article data-post-id="508197" 1985 class="tag-los-angeles-county tag-wildfires category-wildfires category-climate-change category-environment legislator-anna-caballero-101330 legislator-steve-bennett-165417 bill-ca_202520260ab367 bill-ca_202520260sb1153 official-gavin-newsom-14903 type-post post-has-image" 1986 > 1987 1988 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 1989 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/environment/wildfires/2026/09/water-portable-hydrants-california-wildfire/" rel="bookmark">He knows his community is going to burn again. Now he’s making sure they’re ready</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 1990 <span class="byline"> 1991 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/rachel-becker/">Rachel Becker</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 1992 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1993 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 1994 </article> 1995 1996 1997 <article data-post-id="507773" 1998 class="tag-california-elections tag-ceqa tag-election-2026 tag-orange-county category-elections category-environment legislator-catherine-blakespear-21275 bill-ca_202520260sb954 type-post post-has-image" 1999 > 2000 2001 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 2002 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/environment/2026/09/newsom-veto-ceqa-manufacturing-exemption/" rel="bookmark">Newsom sides with industry, vetoes bill on factories near homes and schools</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 2003 <span class="byline"> 2004 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/alejandra-reyesvelarde/">Alejandra Reyes-Velarde</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 2005 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 2006 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 2007 </article> 2008 2009 2010 <article data-post-id="507632"
2011 class="tag-cal-fire tag-climate-change tag-monterey-county category-climate-change category-environment legislator-dawn-addis-165438 legislator-john-laird-3108 bill-ca_202520260ab1383 bill-ca_202520260sb283 bill-ca_202320240sb38 type-post post-has-image" 2012 > 2013 2014 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 2015 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/environment/2026/09/moss-landing-battery-fire-reignites-fears/" rel="bookmark">Moss Landing battery storage fire flares up again, raising new safety fears in California</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 2016 <span class="byline"> 2017 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/rachel-becker/">Rachel Becker</a></span> and <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/alejandra-reyesvelarde/">Alejandra Reyes-Velarde</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 2018 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 2019 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 2020 </article> 2021 2022 </div> 2023 2024 </div> 2025 </div> 2026 2027 2028 2029<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:25%"> <div 2030 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-2 is-3 is-landscape " 2031 style="" 2032 > 2033 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="118259"> 2034 <h2 class="article-section-title"> 2035 <span>water watch</span> 2036 </h2> 2037 2038 <article data-post-id="506325" 2039 class="tag-artificial-intelligence tag-climate-change tag-data-centers tag-silicon-valley tag-water category-climate-change category-environment category-water bill-ca_202520260ab2469 bill-ca_202520260ab2619 bill-ca_202520260ab93 type-post post-has-image" 2040 > 2041 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 2042 <a href="https://calmatters.org/environment/2026/09/sam-altman-almonds-chatgpt-water-california/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 2043 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/030323-FarmLand-LV_CM_19.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Fact check: Is Sam Altman right that almonds use more water than ChatGPT queries?" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/030323-FarmLand-LV_CM_19.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/030323-FarmLand-LV_CM_19.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/030323-FarmLand-LV_CM_19.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/030323-FarmLand-LV_CM_19.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/030323-FarmLand-LV_CM_19.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/030323-FarmLand-LV_CM_19.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> </a> 2044 2045 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 2046 2047 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 2048 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/environment/2026/09/sam-altman-almonds-chatgpt-water-california/" rel="bookmark">Fact check: Is Sam Altman right that almonds use more water than ChatGPT queries?</a></h3> </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 2049 </article> 2050 2051 </div> 2052 2053 </div> 2054 2055 2056 2057<div class="wp-block-group series cm-spotlight homepage-remove-child-margins"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> 2058<h5 id="h-series-spotlight-0" class="wp-block-heading">Series Spotlight</h5> 2059 2060 2061 2062<h4 id="https://calmatters.org/series/lake-tahoe-blues-series/" class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://calmatters.org/series/lake-tahoe-blues-series/">Lake Tahoe: A tarnished jewel</a></h4> 2063 2064 2065 2066<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Lake Tahoe is an innocent victim — but there isn’t just a single villain. This series reveals the problems plaguing this alpine treasure.</p> 2067</div></div> 2068</div> 2069</div> 2070</div></div> 2071 2072 2073 2074<div class="wp-block-group below-fold"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> 2075<div class="cm-accent" style="display:block; margin: 0 0 12px; width:100px; height:8px; background-color:#0A819F;"></div> 2076 2077 2078 2079<h3 id="h-education" class="wp-block-heading cm-section-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/category/education/">EDUCATION</a></h3> 2080 2081 2082 2083<div class="wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> 2084<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:40%"> <div 2085 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-4 is-3 is-landscape " 2086 style="" 2087 > 2088 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="118259"> 2089 2090 <article data-post-id="499764" 2091 class="tag-california-budget tag-public-schools category-education category-k-12-education type-post post-has-image" 2092 > 2093 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 2094 <a href="https://calmatters.org/education/k-12-education/2026/06/unequal-school-funding/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 2095 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/060126_Base-Grants-Fresno_LV_CM_05.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Some California schools get three times more funding than others. Here’s why" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/060126_Base-Grants-Fresno_LV_CM_05.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/060126_Base-Grants-Fresno_LV_CM_05.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/060126_Base-Grants-Fresno_LV_CM_05.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/060126_Base-Grants-Fresno_LV_CM_05.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/060126_Base-Grants-Fresno_LV_CM_05.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/060126_Base-Grants-Fresno_LV_CM_05.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&
2095w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> </a> 2096 2097 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 2098 2099 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 2100 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/education/k-12-education/2026/06/unequal-school-funding/" rel="bookmark">Some California schools get three times more funding than others. Here’s why</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 2101 <span class="byline"> 2102 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/carolyn-jones/">Carolyn Jones</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 2103 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 2104 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 2105 </article> 2106 2107 </div> 2108 2109 </div> 2110 </div> 2111 2112 2113 2114<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:30%"> <div 2115 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha ts-2 " 2116 style="" 2117 > 2118 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="118259"> 2119 2120 <article data-post-id="508737" 2121 class="tag-education tag-k-12-education category-education category-k-12-education legislator-al-muratsuchi-34399 bill-ca_202520260ab2440 type-post post-has-image" 2122 > 2123 2124 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 2125 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/education/k-12-education/2026/09/arts-education-california/" rel="bookmark">Schools were confused about K-12 arts funding. A new law adds clarity</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 2126 <span class="byline"> 2127 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/carolyn-jones/">Carolyn Jones</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 2128 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 2129 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 2130 </article> 2131 2132 2133 <article data-post-id="508303" 2134 class="tag-child-care tag-early-childhood-education tag-education tag-exclude-inline-cta category-education legislator-cecilia-aguiar-curry-101332 type-post post-has-image" 2135 > 2136 2137 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 2138 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/education/2026/09/universal-childcare-california/" rel="bookmark">Other states are rolling out free childcare for all families. Why not California?</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 2139 <span class="byline"> 2140 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/carolyn-jones/">Carolyn Jones</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 2141 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 2142 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 2143 </article> 2144 2145 2146 <article data-post-id="508062" 2147 class="tag-california-state-university tag-education tag-higher-education category-education category-higher-education type-post post-has-image" 2148 > 2149 2150 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 2151 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/education/higher-education/2026/09/cal-state-pay/" rel="bookmark">Fact check: Are Cal State faculty underpaid?</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 2152 <span class="byline"> 2153 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/mikhailzinshteyn/">Mikhail Zinshteyn</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 2154 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 2155 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 2156 </article> 2157 2158 2159 <article data-post-id="507965" 2160 class="tag-education category-education type-post post-has-image" 2161 > 2162 2163 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 2164 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/education/2026/09/highlands-charter-school-california/" rel="bookmark">Charter school accused of misspending millions is seeking to open under new name</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 2165 <span class="byline"> 2166 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/carolyn-jones/">Carolyn Jones</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 2167 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 2168 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 2169 </article> 2170 2171 2172 <article data-post-id="507676" 2173 class="tag-donald-trump tag-higher-education tag-immigration tag-university-of-california category-higher-education legislator-jose-luis-solache-183856 type-post post-has-image" 2174 > 2175 2176 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 2177 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/education/higher-education/2026/09/newsom-veto-students-wtihout-legal-status/" rel="bookmark">Newsom again vetoes bill to allow undocumented college students to work on campus</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 2178 <span class="byline"> 2179 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/mikhailzinshteyn/">Mikhail Zinshteyn</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 2180 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 2181 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 2182 </article> 2183
2184 </div> 2185 2186 </div> 2187 </div> 2188 2189 2190 2191<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:25%"> <div 2192 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-2 is-3 is-landscape " 2193 style="" 2194 > 2195 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="118259"> 2196 <h2 class="article-section-title"> 2197 <span>Higher ed</span> 2198 </h2> 2199 2200 <article data-post-id="501199" 2201 class="tag-california-community-colleges tag-california-state-university tag-education tag-higher-education tag-university-of-california category-college-beat category-education category-higher-education bill-ca_202120220ab481 type-post post-has-image" 2202 > 2203 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 2204 <a href="https://calmatters.org/education/2026/07/california-campus-police-military-weapons/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 2205 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/050624_UCSD-Protest_AH_CM-21.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="California colleges reveal their military weapons stockpile after CalMatters investigation" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/050624_UCSD-Protest_AH_CM-21.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/050624_UCSD-Protest_AH_CM-21.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/050624_UCSD-Protest_AH_CM-21.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/050624_UCSD-Protest_AH_CM-21.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/050624_UCSD-Protest_AH_CM-21.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/050624_UCSD-Protest_AH_CM-21.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> </a> 2206 2207 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 2208 2209 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 2210 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://calmatters.org/education/2026/07/california-campus-police-military-weapons/" rel="bookmark">California colleges reveal their military weapons stockpile after CalMatters investigation</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 2211 <span class="byline"> 2212 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://calmatters.org/author/phoebe-huss/">Phoebe Huss</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 2213 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 2214 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 2215 </article> 2216 2217 </div> 2218 2219 </div> 2220 2221 2222 2223<div class="wp-block-group cm-espanol has-background" style="background-color:#fafafa"><div 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