As early voting begins, the leading candidates for governor targeted Xavier Becerra in a CNN debate. Nothing was necessarily ...

California's treasurer manages bonds, pensions, and billions in cash. These are the six people vying for the job in 2026.

They sound no sirens in an unmarked white minivan. Gonzalez and Cabello are one of 75 mobile crisis response teams Los Angeles County runs around the clock. Licensed and trained as first responders ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom edged away from his campaign pledge to adopt single-payer healthcare. He got UCLA to study it and instead expanded Medi-Cal coverage.

California's Legislature is weighing two bills involving smoke damage recovery. Homeowners are backing one, but the insurance industry is opposing it while keeping quiet about the other one.

The Insurance Department found hundreds of violations by State Farm and calls for millions of dollars in penalties and a ...

California Republicans made gains in the state Legislature two years. Now Democrats are trying to tie them to Trump's unpopularity in 2026 ...

Asylum seekers pay much more in college tuition and are often excluded from financial aid as their asylum hearings drag for years.

California's second-in-command has little power beyond serving on higher ed boards. These candidates want the job anyway — and say they can lower tuition.

As lawmakers weigh changing elderly parole, a retired parole board officer notes that only 3% of parolees have committed crimes upon release.

Ballots are in the mail for California’s primary election. These are the congressional races CalMatters is watching closely — ...

State public purpose programs add hundreds of dollars to each electric bill annually. Rooftop solar subsidies account for about half that.