Cash-strapped counties and schools want relief from costly child sex abuse lawsuits, which have risen steadily since ...

CalMatters is suing UCLA after it refused to provide information about how much they are paying student athletes for ...

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 ...

Keeping up with your California representatives felt impossible before. Now you can watch them like a hawk: Sign up for My Legislator, your weekly, personalized report that tracks what your state ...

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

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

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

The California Courts of Appeal decided to appoint a judge to investigate what led to AI-based errors in four Nevada County ...

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

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