@CalMatters

Your nonprofit & nonpartisan state newsroom dedicated to explaining how government impacts our lives.

 California, USA
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Surveys show an age gap across the top issues on California’s ballot, including taxing billionaires and requiring IDs to vote. But while Gen Z makes up 30% of the state’s eligible voters, they are far less likely to vote... cal.news/4zai0Mt 📸 Larry Valenzuela
Voters fill out their ballots at the polling place at Fresno City College in Fresno on Nov. 5, 2024. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

ALT Voters fill out their ballots at the polling place at Fresno City College in Fresno on Nov. 5, 2024. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

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Proposition 45 is intended to make it easier to build. But some pro-housing groups worry it will only lead to more sprawl. cal.news/4igVZo2 📸 Larry Valenzuela
Housing developments under construction in the community of Goshen on Aug. 17, 2024. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

ALT Housing developments under construction in the community of Goshen on Aug. 17, 2024. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

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Californians are voting on 14 ballot measures, including propositions on taxes, voting, healthcare, housing and the environment. It's a lot to take in, but we're here to help. calmatters.org/politics/2026…
A last-minute voter guide to all 14 propositions on the California ballot

ALT A last-minute voter guide to all 14 propositions on the California ballot

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If Proposition 3 looks familiar, it’s because this is the third time the income tax measure has appeared on California ballots. But this time might be the last. cal.news/3UzqjCu 📸 Florence Middleton
Teacher Emily Adams’ eighth-grade science class at Lawson Middle School in Cupertino on Aug. 26, 2025. Only two weeks into the school year, students are doing basic exercises to familiarize themselves with lab instruments, learn the value of accuracy, and practice working together to build a foundation for the rest of the year. Photo by Florence Middleton for CalMatters

ALT Teacher Emily Adams’ eighth-grade science class at Lawson Middle School in Cupertino on Aug. 26, 2025. Only two weeks into the school year, students are doing basic exercises to familiarize themselves with lab instruments, learn the value of accuracy, and practice working together to build a foundation for the rest of the year. Photo by Florence Middleton for CalMatters

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Californians will decide on $44 billion in bonds when the vote on Propositions 1, 37 and 38. They'd take out debt to pay for housing and medical research. calmatters.org/politics/elec…
Why are there so many bonds on the California ballot? Here's what $44 billion would buy

ALT Why are there so many bonds on the California ballot? Here's what $44 billion would buy

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A last-minute voter guide to all 14 propositions on the California ballot calmatters.org/politics/2026…

A last-minute voter guide to all 14 propositions on the California ballot

Californians are voting on 14 ballot measures, including propositions on taxes, voting, healthcare, housing and the environment. It's a lot to take in, but we're here to help.

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Next July, new Medi-Cal rules prohibit seniors and people with disabilities from saving more than $21,000. State leaders say they needed to make cuts to deliver a balanced budget. cal.news/4BlBzD4 📸 Larry Valenzuela
Elizabette Guecamburu, assisted by her caretaker Lexi Marsh, does her circulation exercises in the living room of her home outside of Patterson on Oct. 16, 2026. Guecamburu is afraid that recently passed state Medi-Cal cuts will disqualify her from benefits. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters

ALT Elizabette Guecamburu, assisted by her caretaker Lexi Marsh, does her circulation exercises in the living room of her home outside of Patterson on Oct. 16, 2026. Guecamburu is afraid that recently passed state Medi-Cal cuts will disqualify her from benefits. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters

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California state workers say they’re tired of governors balancing the budget “on their backs” and are beginning a statewide state strike today. It's the first-ever statewide walkout in 44 years. cal.news/4dTfyS5 📸 Fred Greaves
State workers march along 16th Street during a SEIU Local 1000 picket outside the CalHR building in Sacramento on July 22, 2026. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters

ALT State workers march along 16th Street during a SEIU Local 1000 picket outside the CalHR building in Sacramento on July 22, 2026. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters

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Neighbors wanted this LA County plant’s permit pulled. The state said not yet calmatters.org/environment/2…

LA chemical plant on short leash from state regulators as neighbors continue to protest its...

A new oversight board found errors in how regulators renewed the Phibro-Tech permit but stopped short of revoking it.

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3 bonds are on the California ballot. Here's a last-minute voter guide to make sense of them calmatters.org/politics/elec…

3 bonds are on the California ballot. Here's a last-minute voter guide to make sense of them

Californians will decide on $44 billion in bonds when the vote on Propositions 1, 37 and 38. They'd take out debt to pay for housing and medical research.

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Rep. Doris Matsui and Sacramento City Councilmember Mai Vang are locked in an intergenerational “battle of the ages” in the 7th Congressional District. cal.news/4z5Ecau 📸 José Luis Villegas
At right, California congressional candidate Mai Vang meets with SEIU volunteers in South Sacramento before they canvass for her on Oct. 17, 2026. Vang is running to represent California’s 7th Congressional District. Photo by José Luis Villegas for CalMatters

ALT At right, California congressional candidate Mai Vang meets with SEIU volunteers in South Sacramento before they canvass for her on Oct. 17, 2026. Vang is running to represent California’s 7th Congressional District. Photo by José Luis Villegas for CalMatters

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California is trying to block the Trump administration's voter lawsuit. Here’s what the attorney general said in a court filing. cal.news/4zQOjjw
‘Borders on the absurd.’ California fights Trump lawsuit to set aside 20,000 ballots

ALT ‘Borders on the absurd.’ California fights Trump lawsuit to set aside 20,000 ballots

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A clever solution or a confusing gimmick? Like it or hate it, almost everyone has questions about Proposition 37. Here are a few of the big ones — with the best available answers. cal.news/3WAUXfg 📸 Martin do Nascimento
New homes under construction in Mountain House on May 28, 2022. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters

ALT New homes under construction in Mountain House on May 28, 2022. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters

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A CalMatters investigation finds that nearly half of commercial drivers had a valid license after being charged with vehicular manslaughter. cal.news/4k2sngz 📸 Anna Hoch-Kenney
Trucks and cars drive along Interstate 580 through the Altamont Pass. Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney, CalMatters

ALT Trucks and cars drive along Interstate 580 through the Altamont Pass. Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney, CalMatters

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Opinion | Which candidate do the city’s Latinos, the largest ethnic group in this multicultural metropolis, prefer? Polling points in all directions. cal.news/4skjb9z 📝 Jim Newton 📸 Pablo Unzueta
A voter casts their ballot at a voting site at Cal State Los Angeles in Los Angeles on June 7, 2022. Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters

ALT A voter casts their ballot at a voting site at Cal State Los Angeles in Los Angeles on June 7, 2022. Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters

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Opinion | The flip side of declining popular and political support for emissions reduction policies is a new warning from Newsom’s administration that California faces a slow-motion apocalypse. cal.news/4yCucV4 📝 Dan Walters 📸 Eric Thayer
Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, left, and Gov. Gavin Newsom talk about greenhouse gas at the California Economic Summit in Long Beach on Oct. 14, 2026. Photo by Eric Thayer, Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

ALT Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, left, and Gov. Gavin Newsom talk about greenhouse gas at the California Economic Summit in Long Beach on Oct. 14, 2026. Photo by Eric Thayer, Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

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The question Proposition 2 poses to California voters is simple: Should the state be able to save more money when its economy is booming? cal.news/3UJBQ27 📸 Fred Greaves
Gov. Gavin Newsom presents his revised 2025-26 budget proposal in Sacramento on May 14, 2025. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters

ALT Gov. Gavin Newsom presents his revised 2025-26 budget proposal in Sacramento on May 14, 2025. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters

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Rep. Doris Matsui and Sacramento City Councilmember Mai Vang are locked in an intergenerational “battle of the ages” in the 7th Congressional District. cal.news/4z5Ecau 📸 José Luis Villegas
At right, California congressional candidate Mai Vang meets with SEIU volunteers in South Sacramento before they canvass for her on Oct. 17, 2026. Vang is running to represent California’s 7th Congressional District. Photo by José Luis Villegas for CalMatters

ALT At right, California congressional candidate Mai Vang meets with SEIU volunteers in South Sacramento before they canvass for her on Oct. 17, 2026. Vang is running to represent California’s 7th Congressional District. Photo by José Luis Villegas for CalMatters

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Hilton told CalMatters he would move to suspend the carbon market — which he called “a disaster of a program” — entirely. The Becerra campaign did not respond to multiple emailed requests for comment. cal.news/4zPIH9c 📸 Grace Widyatmadja
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Next July, new Medi-Cal rules prohibit seniors and people with disabilities from saving more than $21,000. State leaders say they needed to make cuts to deliver a balanced budget. cal.news/4BlBzD4 📸 Larry Valenzuela
Elizabette Guecamburu, assisted by her caretaker Lexi Marsh, does her circulation exercises in the living room of her home outside of Patterson on Oct. 16, 2026. Guecamburu is afraid that recently passed state Medi-Cal cuts will disqualify her from benefits. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters

ALT Elizabette Guecamburu, assisted by her caretaker Lexi Marsh, does her circulation exercises in the living room of her home outside of Patterson on Oct. 16, 2026. Guecamburu is afraid that recently passed state Medi-Cal cuts will disqualify her from benefits. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters

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