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The California prison union CCPOA negotiated a 2023 contract with Gov. Gavin Newsom. It has bonuses, raises and a 401(k) retirement for officers.| CalMatters
The California prison union CCPOA negotiated a 2023 contract with Gov. Gavin Newsom. It has bonuses, raises and a 401(k) retirement for officers.| CalMatters
Kaiser Permanente patients complained about long waits for mental health appointments, triggering an investigation by California regulators.| CalMatters
Communities with high concentrations of electric cars are affluent, highly educated and at least 75% white and Asian — revealing the challenge to electrify.| CalMatters
In a bid to bring down the cost of insulin, California under Gov. Gavin Newsom inked a contract to produce the drug. It's years behind the timeline he announced.| CalMatters
Some California teachers who posted social media comments critical of Charlie Kirk were disciplined, raising concerns about free speech.| CalMatters
As President Trump floats sending the military to more U.S. cities, a federal judge in California ruled he broke the law with a National Guard deployment to L.A.| CalMatters
A bill California lawmakers approved allows dense apartments near transit stations, overriding local zoning to address the housing crisis.| CalMatters
California homeowners are receiving a break from a new law that restricts HOA fines to $100 for most violations.| CalMatters
The ruling follows a string of orders since June that have restored hundreds of other UC research grants from multiple agencies| CalMatters
California loses one of 53 House seats after the 2020 Census found the Golden State's population growth is slowing. That's a first.| CalMatters
Mikhail Zinshteyn reports on higher education for CalMatters. His coverage tackles state legislation, financial aid, labor issues, student demands, campus housing and college affordability.| CalMatters
The 270-unit is proposed behind the city’s historic Mission, and in the district of incoming Senate president Monique Limón.| CalMatters
California officials insist that the grid can provide enough electricity. But that’s based on a lot of assumptions that may not be realistic.| CalMatters
Some California Assemblymembers missed at least a quarter of votes due to illness or family matters. But on bill votes, absence is the same as a “no.”| CalMatters
Gov. Gavin Newsom alleges the Trump administration broke a 19th Century law when it sent troops to L.A. with military security perimeters and alleged apprehensions of civilian protestors.| CalMatters
Democrats are searching for a leader to take on President Trump. Gov. Gavin Newsom embraced that role with new online trolling and a proposed gerrymander to counter a GOP power play in Texas.| CalMatters
Texas and President Donald Trump struck first in a gerrymandering battle that could tilt the 2026 midterms. That puts California Republicans in a bind as they contest Gov. Gavin Newsom's redistricting.| CalMatters
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants voters to approve congressional districts that would wipe out five Republican seats. He's trying to counter a GOP gerrymander in Texas.| CalMatters
Maya C. Miller covers politics and government accountability for CalMatters, with one eye on the state Legislature and the other on California's congressional delegation in Washington, D.C. She will help lead CalMatters' coverage of campaigns, voters and elections in the run-up to the 2026 midterms. Maya came to CalMatters in June 2025 by way of the New York Times, where she covered Congress as the David E. Rosenbaum fellow in Washington, D.C. She hit the 2024 campaign trail and delivered dee...| CalMatters
Jeanne Kuang is an accountability reporter who covers labor, politics and California’s state government.| CalMatters
Alexei Koseff covers Gov. Gavin Newsom, the Legislature and California government from Sacramento.| CalMatters
A Supreme Court ruling gives immigrants the right to a K-12 education. But some conservative groups are pushing to get that overturned.| CalMatters
Overall, transitional kindergarten numbers are up, but the percentage of eligible children enrolling is down.| CalMatters
Public radio and TV stations across California say they are cutting local programming and laying off staff after Congress approved major funding cuts.| CalMatters
Gov. Gavin Newsom's 2025 California budget calls for a new homeless agency and free diapers for infants. It points to uncertainty because of fires and President-elect Trump.| CalMatters
State officials are investigating a developer that converted motels for California homeless under the Homekey program.| CalMatters
Between an increasingly influential union and a new state housing agency, one of California’s biggest crises is getting a shakeup.| CalMatters
Increased immigration enforcement by the Trump administration has many immigrants too afraid to exercise legal rights as tenants.| CalMatters
A bill that legislators will examine in 2026 would open parole eligibility for some prisoners serving life sentences without parole.| CalMatters
California is suing the federal government again as President Trump continues to push an anti-immigrant agenda.| CalMatters
Pro-housing lawmakers want to strip the California Coastal Commission of more authority in order to spur housing development| CalMatters
California governments relied on FEMA to foot much of the bill housing the homeless during COVID. Now, they’re on the hook for $300 million.| CalMatters
