A 723-page review says the Palisades and Eaton fires overwhelmed a system never built for wind-driven conflagrations. So who is responsible for fixing it?

Prop. 40 opponents say the billionaire tax allows lawmakers to change the measure with a two-thirds vote. They warn it opens the door to future wealth taxes on everyday Californians. This is only ...

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Gov. Newsom signed a law originating from California's reparations task force that will require companies to disclose past ties to chattel slavery.

Auditors who oversee the high-speed rail authority say they don’t have enough staff to do timely investigations ...

CalMatters recently welcomed the newest group of student journalists in the College Journalism Network fellowship. The ...

Thousands of Lyft drivers will be eligible to get paid for lost wages and benefits from 2016 to 2020, when they would have ...