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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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Worker pay at the country’s largest four-year public university is uneven, with some employees earning well below and others above national averages.
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The California Supreme Court ruled Sheriff Chad Bianco violated the state’s election law when his office seized ballots from the Riverside County registrar.
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Insurance companies are starting to write new policies in California again after years of holding back as wildfire risk climbed higher.
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There are some people for whom their whole job is guiding others through California's housing permitting bureaucracy.
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Gov. Newsom vetoed a bill that would have enhanced retirement perks for police and firefighters despite near-unanimous support from state lawmakers.
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The bill would've narrowed a manufacturing exemption Newsom pushed last year. Its author says she'll try again in 2026.
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Since 2009, California has increased its incentives for companies to film in the state.
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Facing growing public backlash and a pivot from his past vetoes, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed seven bills that aim to force the data center industry to pay its own way.
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Both Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton agree AI safety is important. What they will do to ensure it is less clear.
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With Gov. Newsom's veto, California’s public universities and colleges still cannot hire students without legal status for campus jobs.
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Arbitrator finds Uber liable for driver’s negligence, rejecting company’s arguments that it’s not responsible for a contractor’s actions.
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Facing alarm over rogue AI incidents, Newsom ordered new safety rules — reviving parts of a bill he vetoed two years ago.
