calmatters.orgadded August 2026
CalMattersby Dan Walters18d ago
The deal that California Attorney General Rob Bonta made this week to allow the $111 billion merger of entertainment media powerhouses Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros.
CalMattersby Mikhail Zinshteyn18d ago
In summary Overall, unionized staff and faculty compensation at the California State University is on par with national averages for similar public universities, but about a third of workers’ total...
CalMattersby Lynn La19d ago
If you want to build a housing project somewhere in California like Los Angeles, you’ll have to wade through an ocean of red tape to secure the right permits.
CalMattersby Ben Christopher19d ago
In summary Tanner Blackman’s job is to push housing projects through Los Angeles’ famously Byzantine permitting process.
CalMattersby Mark Butler19d ago
When reports surfaced recently that Interior Department Secretary Doug Burgum spent the last year quietly working to hand over a portion of Yosemite National Park to a developer, I was angry but...
CalMattersby Carolyn Jones19d ago
In summary A state audit found Highlands charter school in Sacramento allegedly misspent $180 million.
CalMattersby Levi Sumagaysay19d ago
Insurance companies are starting to write new policies in California again after years of holding back as wildfire risk climbed higher.
CalMattersby Dan Walters19d ago
In sheer economic terms, Southern California’s movie and television production industry is not terribly important, generating scarcely 1% of the state’s $4 trillion-plus annual economic output.
CalMattersby Lynn La20d ago
The Northern California County that often seems to be at the center of election drama is bracing for another potentially bumpy one.
CalMattersby Matt Vespa20d ago
Recently I spoke with a Californian whose yard was torn apart when his local utility arrived to replace his aging gas pipeline. The utility had blocked off the road and started digging.
CalMattersby Ryan Sabalow20d ago
In summary A California election official said ballots looked, smelled and felt funny after he lost in this MAGA stronghold. Then the FBI visited Shasta County.
CalMattersby Dan Walters20d ago
Nearly a half-century ago, while addressing a group of high school students, Jerry Brown enunciated his canoe theory of governance.
CalMattersby Alejandra Reyes-Velarde20d ago
IN SUMMARY - Newsom vetoed a bill requiring review for polluting facilities near homes, schools. - The veto preserves a manufacturing exemption he pushed through last year. Gov.
CalMattersby Kate Wolffe20d ago
In summary Since 2009, California has increased its incentives for companies to film in the state.
CalMattersby Katherine Ortiz20d ago
In summary Gov. Gavin Newsom signed seven data center bills into law on Monday, signaling a tide change toward regulation of the industry.
CalMattersby Lynn La21d ago
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a spate of bills Saturday that aim to safeguard California elections and preemptively address potential actions by President Donald Trump to interfere with election results...
CalMattersby Kristen Hwang21d ago
IN SUMMARY - Anti-abortion advocates promote a disputed hormonal treatment as a way to reverse the effects of the abortion pill.
CalMattersby Lenny Mendonca and Dan Schnur21d ago
When Californians voted to open their state’s closed primaries back in 2010, both major parties fought them every step of the way.
CalMattersby Mikhail Zinshteyn21d ago
In summary Newsom’s veto means a four-year battle to allow students without legal status to work at California’s public colleges wages on.
CalMattersby Adam Ashton21d ago
In summary Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected a bill to lower the retirement age and sweeten pension perks for police and firefighters despite overwhelming support in the Legislature.
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