The state has its own massive fleet and deep pockets — but a new federal "full suppression" strategy and deadly firefighter deaths are testing even California's resources.

California has fostered programs that move students from classroom to careers, but employers need regional help navigating them, and the young people in them need to be paid, a nonprofit executive ...

Cal Fire firefighters carry a fire hose up a hillside during the Sandy Fire in Simi Valley on May 18, 2026. Photo by Zin Chiang for CalMatters Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom ...

Sabrina Cervantes' committee's "hostile amendment" gutted a major DUI reform bill with widespread support in Sacramento.

A group published a fabricated poll on LA's mayoral race, fooling the mayor’s campaign and news outlets — then admitted it ...

The rollback could open more than 4 million acres to development, even as research shows roads can increase wildfire ...

Homelessness appears to be down in some California counties. Stricter ordinances, though, could be obscuring the true numbers.

Records show that court officials and the state Professional Fiduciaries Bureau missed red flags in an alleged $6 million Ponzi-like scheme.

Community clinics in California do not meet the arbitrary standards Proposition 44 would create, jeopardizing healthcare services statewide.

Thousands of California families are facing abrupt cancellations of coverage for assisted living as insurer Health Net adjusts the benefits it provides.

Emails obtained by CalMatters show how California Forever sought to fast-track approval for a proposed Solano County shipyard.

Turner’s Outdoorsmen outlets are among the top firearms dealers tied to crime guns in Los Angeles, Fresno, Anaheim, and Long ...