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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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Gov. Gavin Newsom included no new funding for local journalism in his budget proposal last week.
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A year after the deadly Eaton Fire, Altadena business owners aim to return while also dealing with rebuilding their homes.
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Attorney General Rob Bonta said his office is looking into whether a new AI image editing tool from Elon Musk’s company violates California law.
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Californians protested the shooting death of Renee Good by an ICE officer in Minnesota. Democratic lawmakers are proposing bills to limit immigration agents.
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Newsom’s proposal for California schools would shift more power to the governor and pare down the state superintendent’s role.
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The governor’s 2026-27 budget proposal projects $9 billion more in revenue than anticipated, banking on the AI-driven economy to last.
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Newsom touted a 9% reduction in unsheltered homelessness, cheaper insulin and increased clean energy use in California as among his accomplishments.
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A tool called DROP lets California residents fill out a few forms to keep their personal data from being tracked or sold by data brokers.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom will propose regulating corporate landlords during his State of the State address Thursday, his office said. It’s a pivot toward populism for the governor.
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While few victims of last year’s fires are back in their homes, that’s not unusual following natural disasters; permitting changes appear to be helping.
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One year after the deadly southern California Eaton and Palisades fires, many survivors report insurance claim problems.
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The budget hole calls for sustainable revenue increases or serious spending cuts, the Legislature’s analysts say. But either would be unpopular with top Democrats.
