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CalMatters
CalMatters is a nonpartisan and nonprofit news organization bringing Californians stories that probe, explain and explore solutions to quality of life issues while holding our leaders accountable. We are the only journalism outlet dedicated to covering America’s biggest state, 39 million Californians and the world’s fifth largest economy.
CalMatters is a longstanding partner of LAist and its reporters in Los Angeles have desks in the LAist newsroom. Both nonprofit newsrooms have grants from The LA Local, which at LAist funds two reporters and an editor on the watchdog journalism team.
Stories by CalMatters
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From a public wildfire authority to a state backstop, California insurance commissioner candidates propose greater state involvement.
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State investigators in a report described strained medical resources inside the sites.
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Candidates for California governor faced off in one last debate before the primary.
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Newsom celebrates California’s clean drinking water progress as his administration’s climate overhaul threatens to upend a key source of funding.
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California tax revenue is soaring thanks to tech stocks. But Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing more cuts, warning that the boom won’t last and Trump cuts will hit the state hard.
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Democratic frontrunner for California governor Xavier Becerra has dodged weeks of criticism about his record.
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The federal government’s annual “point-in-time” homelessness count is used to determine funding and gauge progress in getting people off the streets.
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California gas topped $6 after the Iran war. Experts warn oil supplies could tighten and push prices higher.
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A massive hack of education platform Canvas hit California especially hard. What happens next?
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Liberal California activists are urging Democrats to wait until the last minute to vote in the race for governor, then support the frontrunner in the polls.
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General Motors agreed to pay California a $12 million civil penalty after selling driving data on hundreds of thousands of OnStar users.
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Five key U.S. House races in the state's 2026 midterm election could determine party controls of Congress in President Trump's final two years in office. Only one is in SoCal.
