CalMatters

The recall election is Sept. 14. Here's a report card on the governor's 2 1/2 years at the helm of California's government.

As the pop star’s court case raises alarms and prompts legislation, here’s an explanation of how conservatorship is — and isn’t — working in California.

As drought grips most of California, water thefts have increased to record levels. Thieves tap into hydrants, pump water from rivers and break into remote water stations and tanks.

A bill pending in the Legislature would require California’s public universities, community colleges and secondary schools to provide free menstrual products on campus.

California lags the nation in public data that shows how students move from school to college and the workforce. A statewide fix is on the horizon.

An influx of taxpayer money has paid for everything from masks, hospital beds and student laptops to extra workers for unemployment hotlines and tracing contacts.

California is expanding its Golden State Stimulus program for low-income households to middle-class families.

Eviction rates in Los Angeles are higher than average for the state, which has one of the nation’s longest-running eviction bans. The differences come down to local decisions.

Gov. Newsom and key legislators agree to extend statewide eviction ban through Sept. 30, to provide full back rent for tenants and landlords. The deal includes fixes to speed rent relief payments.

As California’s reparations committee embarks on a two-year process to study the harms of slavery and systemic racism, task force members will confront how a single state, which never formally sanctioned slavery, can make amends. During the first meeting, members openly grappled with whether reparations should mean direct payments or long-term investments, such as education and housing, to boost African American households.

The date of California's recall election still is not set, but voters may decide the governor's fate closer to Labor Day than November.

A federal judge has overturned California’s assault weapons ban, calling it a “30-year-old failed experiment." Here's a look at the state's history on gun laws.