calmatters.orgadded August 2026
CalMattersby Adam Ashton and Nigel Duara31 Aug 2026
In summary California police and firefighters will be able to retire earlier and earn more generous pensions under a bill lawmakers sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom.
CalMattersby Maya C. Miller31 Aug 2026
In summary California recently lifted the statute of limitations on child sex abuse lawsuits, leading to many cases against schools. A bill going to Gov.
CalMattersby Jeanne Kuang and Levi Sumagaysay29 Aug 2026
In summary Gov. Gavin Newsom backed off his plans to ease costs for utilities following wildfires they cause, striking a narrower deal with Democratic lawmakers. Gov.
CalMattersby Kahani Malhotra29 Aug 2026
In summary Campus tours, help with college applications and academic counseling. These are just a few forms of college outreach and assistance lost to California students when the U.S.
CalMattersby Lynn La28 Aug 2026
In summary Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law expanding privacy protections to people who work with immigrants. Republicans characterized it as a threat to the First Amendment.
CalMattersby Lynn La28 Aug 2026
As public backlash against artificial intelligence data centers grows, tech companies are spending big bucks to influence and dissuade state lawmakers from reining in the facilities, report...
CalMattersby Nadia Lathan28 Aug 2026
In summary Democrats are pushing a last-minute bill to ban federal agents from using electric shock gloves following reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is making moves to buy and use...
CalMattersby Katherine Ortiz and Khari Johnson28 Aug 2026
In summary The public has turned against data centers, prompting a flood of legislation in California. Business interests are trying to blunt the backlash.
CalMattersby Dan Walters28 Aug 2026
There was a time, not too many years ago, when drafting and enacting California’s budgets was a fairly transparent and straightforward process.
CalMattersby Maya C. Miller27 Aug 2026
In summary Lawmakers spent two years negotiating a compromise that would protect sexual assault survivors’ path to justice without bankrupting cash-strapped school districts, cities and counties.
CalMattersby Marisa Kendall27 Aug 2026
When Californians voted to reduce drug penalties in 2014, it likely had the unintended consequence of also increasing homelessness in the state, according to a new report.
CalMattersby Lynn La27 Aug 2026
Gov. Gavin Newsom knows his changes to California prisons will be part of his legacy, from suspending the death penalty to refashioning San Quentin as a hub for rehabilitation.
CalMattersby Joe Garcia27 Aug 2026
Grace Coleman thinks about her crime a lot — like all the time, every day. Killing two people while driving drunk forced her to start seeing herself through an unfiltered lens of accountability.
CalMattersby Jackie Speier and Ray Mueller27 Aug 2026
California made a promise 22 years ago to every county and city: if the state reduced the vehicle license fees that historically funded local governments, the state would replace those dollars, so...
CalMattersby Mikhail Zinshteyn27 Aug 2026
In summary UCLA’s new major fuses technological tools for statistical analysis, coding, 3D mapping and data visualization with traditional humanities in subjects like history, literature and global...
CalMattersby Ana B. Ibarra27 Aug 2026
IN SUMMARY - SB 1089 would direct California to partner with drug manufacturers to lower the cost of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy.
CalMattersby Dan Walters27 Aug 2026
The simple and inescapable fact is that for decades California’s public education system has been producing less than stellar outcomes for its 5.7 million students.
CalMattersby Yue Stella Yu27 Aug 2026
In summary A last-minute Newsom proposal could exempt a Santa Monica housing project from the regular coastal development process.
CalMattersby Lynn La26 Aug 2026
In summary California announced a new lawsuit over President Trump’s executive order on mail-in voting, arguing in part that the Constitution gives states’ power over elections.
CalMattersby Colin Lecher26 Aug 2026
In summary A social media addictiopn case against Meta, co-led by California and involving 47 attorneys general, kicked off last week in a federal court in Oakland.
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