News

California’s deficit dilemma: Cut spending, borrow money or raise taxes?
Gov. Gavin Newsom said there's nearly a $20 billion hole in the budget, but if lawmakers restore his Medi-Cal cuts the hole ...
Were cuts in rooftop solar payments legal? California Supreme Court hears arguments
Environmentalists want to raise net metering payments to solar panel owners. But the subsidies were unfair to other ...
California is failing to provide a vital safeguard against wrongful convictions
A CalMatters investigation finds that Californians are routinely convicted of crimes without anyone investigating the charges against them.
Opinion
Why reforming California’s bedrock environmental law is good for the environment
California's CEQA environmental law has been used to block housing at the expense of the environment and climate it was designed to protect.
California Democrats push to block ICE from schools, hospitals and shelters
California is a sanctuary state where police can’t help federal immigration authorities. Lawmakers want to keep them out of schools and hospitals.
CA fails to provide a vital safeguard against wrongful convictions
A CalMatters investigation finds that Californians are routinely convicted of crimes without anyone investigating the charges against them.