‘Feels like erasure’: Why Native American students may be undercounted by 90% in California schools

Native American students in California who are mixed race are not identified by their tribal affiliations, barring them from accessing services.
Opinion

Education is vital and costs California billions, so why aren’t candidates for governor talking about it?

The next governor will be directly responsible for statewide education leadership. Yet governor candidates haven't broached the subject.
Opinion

With so many candidates and options in California, when’s the right time to vote?

Some in the Democratic Party urged voters to wait to see if any Democratic candidates bow out of the race. But how long is too long to wait?
CalMatters

National Democrats said they’d stay out of this California race. Then they picked a side

From left, Randy Villegas and Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains, Democratic candidates for California’s 22nd Congressional District. Photos by Larry Valenzuela for CalMatters California’s primary election ...

Can you trust that post about Tom Steyer? How paid influencers are flooding into the governor’s race

Billionaire Tom Steyer is paying influencers to boost his California governor campaign. State law requires they disclose it, ...