CalMatters

President-elect Trump has vowed to rescind an executive order that imposed AI safeguards, and could use tech to enable mass deportations. How far will California go in the other direction?

Prop. 34 is about healthcare spending. But it will also likely quash the controversial AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s fight for rent control.

The California Voter Foundation launched a tool tracking daily vote counts in 18 close contests for Congress and the state Legislature.

The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office projects a $2 billion shortfall for 2025-26, but says the state can’t afford big new programs.

A Bay Area child tested positive for bird flu. Other California cases were traced to cattle and dairy farms in the Central Valley.

Gov. Gavin Newsom just bought a $9 million house in Marin County, but his sources of income haven't been made public recently.

California voters refused to raise the statewide minimum wage to $18 an hour. Fast food and health care workers already get more.

Between the summer session of the California Legislature featuring hot topics like AI regulation and money for journalism.

California immigrants with DACA status are newly eligible to buy insurance through the Affordable Care Act. Donald Trump’s election creates uncertainty about the future of the program.

Trump’s promise to block the offshore wind industry could threaten the state's renewable energy goals, potentially cutting off federal funding.

In part due to economic and border security concerns, Latinos in California appear to have moved toward Donald Trump. But that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re abandoning the Democratic Party.

Some California districts say school closures are inevitable. Officials who have done it say broad participation is key.