@CalMatters

Your nonprofit & nonpartisan state newsroom dedicated to explaining how government impacts our lives.

 California, USA
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Surveys show an age gap across the top issues on California’s ballot, including taxing billionaires and requiring IDs to vote. But while Gen Z makes up 30% of the state’s eligible voters, they are far less likely to vote... cal.news/4zai0Mt 📸 Larry Valenzuela
Voters fill out their ballots at the polling place at Fresno City College in Fresno on Nov. 5, 2024. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

ALT Voters fill out their ballots at the polling place at Fresno City College in Fresno on Nov. 5, 2024. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

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A clever solution or a confusing gimmick? Like it or hate it, almost everyone has questions about Proposition 37. Here are a few of the big ones — with the best available answers. cal.news/3WAUXfg 📸 Martin do Nascimento
New homes under construction in Mountain House on May 28, 2022. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters

ALT New homes under construction in Mountain House on May 28, 2022. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters

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The science research institute that would likely receive $4.2B in public taxpayer money if voters approve Prop 38 this November had only three employees as of last month — far fewer than the 51 staffers it planned to have hired cal.news/4iaPG5i 📸 Brian van der Brug
Courtyard view of the UCLA Research Park under construction in the former Westside Pavilion shopping center in West Los Angeles on Aug. 19, 2024. Photo by Brian van der Brug, Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

ALT Courtyard view of the UCLA Research Park under construction in the former Westside Pavilion shopping center in West Los Angeles on Aug. 19, 2024. Photo by Brian van der Brug, Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

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You’ll see an El Nino-sized set of propositions that could flood the housing construction and science research components of the California economy with $44 billion of bond spending if the measures pass. cal.news/48gpMIR 📸 Jules Hotz
Construction in a residential area that was burned during the Eaton Fire in 2025, in Altadena, on Aug. 3, 2026. Photo by Jules Hotz for CalMatters

ALT Construction in a residential area that was burned during the Eaton Fire in 2025, in Altadena, on Aug. 3, 2026. Photo by Jules Hotz for CalMatters

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California is leaning into the rehabilitative potential of sports. On Sept. 30, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the Second Chance Sports Act, directing the state’s prison system to come up with a plan to expand sports programming. cal.news/4zYwfUQ 📸 Brian L. Frank
The wheelchair basketball program at California Medical Facility in Vacaville gives incarcerated people with mobility impairments a chance to play a team sport — to compete, work and play with able-bodied people, stay active, and be part of something outside the normal routine of prison life. Members of the team practice in the early morning on the general population yard. Photo by Brian L. Frank for CatchLight/The Marshall Project

ALT The wheelchair basketball program at California Medical Facility in Vacaville gives incarcerated people with mobility impairments a chance to play a team sport — to compete, work and play with able-bodied people, stay active, and be part of something outside the normal routine of prison life. Members of the team practice in the early morning on the general population yard. Photo by Brian L. Frank for CatchLight/The Marshall Project

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Opinion | California has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to fundamentally change how the state supports local public schools. cal.news/4ez6D8x 📝 Heather Hough 📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.
Students in a classroom at Achieve Charter School of Paradise in Paradise on May 21, 2025. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

ALT Students in a classroom at Achieve Charter School of Paradise in Paradise on May 21, 2025. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

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Both Democratic candidates for insurance commissioner have promised not to take campaign donations from the industry that one of them will soon be regulating. Despite that, insurance money has seeped in. cal.news/48eskqT 📸 Fred Greaves
Insurance commissioner candidate Jane Kim speaks during the “Can California Fix Its Insurance Crisis? The Candidates Weigh In” event co-hosted by CalMatters and UC Student and Policy Center in Sacramento on Oct. 8, 2026. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters

ALT Insurance commissioner candidate Jane Kim speaks during the “Can California Fix Its Insurance Crisis? The Candidates Weigh In” event co-hosted by CalMatters and UC Student and Policy Center in Sacramento on Oct. 8, 2026. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters

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Surveys show an age gap across the top issues on California’s ballot, including taxing billionaires and requiring IDs to vote. But while Gen Z makes up 30% of the state’s eligible voters, they are far less likely to vote... cal.news/4zai0Mt 📸 Larry Valenzuela
Voters fill out their ballots at the polling place at Fresno City College in Fresno on Nov. 5, 2024. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

ALT Voters fill out their ballots at the polling place at Fresno City College in Fresno on Nov. 5, 2024. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

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Proposition 45 is intended to make it easier to build. But some pro-housing groups worry it will only lead to more sprawl. cal.news/4igVZo2 📸 Larry Valenzuela
Housing developments under construction in the community of Goshen on Aug. 17, 2024. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

ALT Housing developments under construction in the community of Goshen on Aug. 17, 2024. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

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Californians are voting on 14 ballot measures, including propositions on taxes, voting, healthcare, housing and the environment. It's a lot to take in, but we're here to help. calmatters.org/politics/2026…
A last-minute voter guide to all 14 propositions on the California ballot

ALT A last-minute voter guide to all 14 propositions on the California ballot

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If Proposition 3 looks familiar, it’s because this is the third time the income tax measure has appeared on California ballots. But this time might be the last. cal.news/3UzqjCu 📸 Florence Middleton
Teacher Emily Adams’ eighth-grade science class at Lawson Middle School in Cupertino on Aug. 26, 2025. Only two weeks into the school year, students are doing basic exercises to familiarize themselves with lab instruments, learn the value of accuracy, and practice working together to build a foundation for the rest of the year. Photo by Florence Middleton for CalMatters

ALT Teacher Emily Adams’ eighth-grade science class at Lawson Middle School in Cupertino on Aug. 26, 2025. Only two weeks into the school year, students are doing basic exercises to familiarize themselves with lab instruments, learn the value of accuracy, and practice working together to build a foundation for the rest of the year. Photo by Florence Middleton for CalMatters

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Californians will decide on $44 billion in bonds when the vote on Propositions 1, 37 and 38. They'd take out debt to pay for housing and medical research. calmatters.org/politics/elec…
Why are there so many bonds on the California ballot? Here's what $44 billion would buy

ALT Why are there so many bonds on the California ballot? Here's what $44 billion would buy

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A last-minute voter guide to all 14 propositions on the California ballot calmatters.org/politics/2026…

A last-minute voter guide to all 14 propositions on the California ballot

Californians are voting on 14 ballot measures, including propositions on taxes, voting, healthcare, housing and the environment. It's a lot to take in, but we're here to help.

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Next July, new Medi-Cal rules prohibit seniors and people with disabilities from saving more than $21,000. State leaders say they needed to make cuts to deliver a balanced budget. cal.news/4BlBzD4 📸 Larry Valenzuela
Elizabette Guecamburu, assisted by her caretaker Lexi Marsh, does her circulation exercises in the living room of her home outside of Patterson on Oct. 16, 2026. Guecamburu is afraid that recently passed state Medi-Cal cuts will disqualify her from benefits. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters

ALT Elizabette Guecamburu, assisted by her caretaker Lexi Marsh, does her circulation exercises in the living room of her home outside of Patterson on Oct. 16, 2026. Guecamburu is afraid that recently passed state Medi-Cal cuts will disqualify her from benefits. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters

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California state workers say they’re tired of governors balancing the budget “on their backs” and are beginning a statewide state strike today. It's the first-ever statewide walkout in 44 years. cal.news/4dTfyS5 📸 Fred Greaves
State workers march along 16th Street during a SEIU Local 1000 picket outside the CalHR building in Sacramento on July 22, 2026. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters

ALT State workers march along 16th Street during a SEIU Local 1000 picket outside the CalHR building in Sacramento on July 22, 2026. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters

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Neighbors wanted this LA County plant’s permit pulled. The state said not yet calmatters.org/environment/2…

LA chemical plant on short leash from state regulators as neighbors continue to protest its...

A new oversight board found errors in how regulators renewed the Phibro-Tech permit but stopped short of revoking it.

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3 bonds are on the California ballot. Here's a last-minute voter guide to make sense of them calmatters.org/politics/elec…

3 bonds are on the California ballot. Here's a last-minute voter guide to make sense of them

Californians will decide on $44 billion in bonds when the vote on Propositions 1, 37 and 38. They'd take out debt to pay for housing and medical research.

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Rep. Doris Matsui and Sacramento City Councilmember Mai Vang are locked in an intergenerational “battle of the ages” in the 7th Congressional District. cal.news/4z5Ecau 📸 José Luis Villegas
At right, California congressional candidate Mai Vang meets with SEIU volunteers in South Sacramento before they canvass for her on Oct. 17, 2026. Vang is running to represent California’s 7th Congressional District. Photo by José Luis Villegas for CalMatters

ALT At right, California congressional candidate Mai Vang meets with SEIU volunteers in South Sacramento before they canvass for her on Oct. 17, 2026. Vang is running to represent California’s 7th Congressional District. Photo by José Luis Villegas for CalMatters

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California is trying to block the Trump administration's voter lawsuit. Here’s what the attorney general said in a court filing. cal.news/4zQOjjw
‘Borders on the absurd.’ California fights Trump lawsuit to set aside 20,000 ballots

ALT ‘Borders on the absurd.’ California fights Trump lawsuit to set aside 20,000 ballots

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A clever solution or a confusing gimmick? Like it or hate it, almost everyone has questions about Proposition 37. Here are a few of the big ones — with the best available answers. cal.news/3WAUXfg 📸 Martin do Nascimento
New homes under construction in Mountain House on May 28, 2022. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters

ALT New homes under construction in Mountain House on May 28, 2022. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters

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