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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.
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Jane Kim, backed by Bernie Sanders, could ride the progressive wave. Ben Allen has the CA Democratic party’s endorsement.
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ICE detention centers are receiving high marks for health and safety under the Trump administration, according to a new investigation by the Project on Government Oversight.
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Thousands of California families are facing abrupt cancellations of coverage for assisted living as insurer Health Net adjusts the benefits it provides.
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A CalMatters investigation found that many of the safeguards designed to protect against fiduciary abuse have been abandoned or ignored.
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Chevron, Marathon Petroleum and PBF Energy are lobbying against a bill that would lock in California refinery safety rules.
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The federal aid agency updated its fraud protections, delaying financial aid notifications to students by several weeks.
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The warrantless arrests have been a key feature of the government’s mass deportation efforts.
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In one of his last political pushes as governor, Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to speed up payouts for wildfire victims. Critics say it helps utilities avoid accountability.
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California ordered cities and counties to plan for 2.5 million new homes by 2030. Only five jurisdictions are on track to hit their numbers.
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California craft liquor deliveries could end Jan. 1. Distillers say powerful alcohol companies and Teamsters killed an extension of the delivery law.
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Neurotechnology is advancing, and California companies, lawmakers and unions are jockeying to shape how the resulting data can be used.
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The California Highway Patrol lost an effort to fire one of the 54 officers it caught billing the state for overtime hours they didn't work at an L.A. station.
