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LA mayoral rivals clash over public safety and the police chief but miss key issues
Mayor Karen Bass’ challenger, Councilmember Nithya Raman, says LA has lost confidence in Chief Jim McDonnell. That prompted Bass to back him, even as police protect ICE agents and draw the public’s anger.
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From slavery to riches: A founding mother of Black Los Angeles finally gets her due
Biddy Mason, while enslaved in California, sued and won her freedom. Then she bought and developed CA land and launched a church and a school. Now LA is renaming a park for her.
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California wants to ban child marriage. Why are these civil rights groups trying to stop it?
It’s legal for anyone under 18 in California to get married. That may change with a bill on Gov. Newsom’s despite efforts by the ACLU and Planned Parenthood to protect the practice.
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He championed vaccine mandates. Will that record help him unseat a party-shifting conservative?
In one of California’s newly created congressional districts, candidates diverge sharply on healthcare issues, but most voters agree healthcare costs too much.
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The missing piece of California’s new crime law: Drug treatment
Two years ago, proponents of Proposition 36 pledged the measure would curb crime, substance abuse and homelessness in California. So after voters overwhelmingly passed it, how well is the law working? We’re publishing a special report today looking at how the law is affecting lives on the ground in courts and in jails. CalMatters’ Marisa…
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The Tri-Cities Explained: Why Fremont, Newark, and Union City Trade Differently
Fremont, Newark, and Union City sit side by side and get lumped together as “the Tri-Cities,” but they are three different buys. Here is how a local tells them apart.
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How the Fremont Housing Market Actually Works: A Neighborhood-by-Neighborhood Guide
Fremont is not one market. It was built from five towns, and a home in the Mission San Jose hills behaves nothing like one in Centerville. Here is how a local reads it.
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One of the Best Values in Newark Right Now: A Turnkey Two-Story in Mirabeau Park
A turnkey three-bedroom two-story in Newark’s Mirabeau Park with brand-new heating and air, fresh landscaping, vaulted ceilings on both floors, balconies off both upstairs bedrooms, and a $75 monthly HOA.
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Housing Market Spotlight: The housing market signal to watch as rates top 7%
New listings and pending sales can offer an early look at whether buyer demand is losing ground
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Cómo la mujer más poderosa del gobierno de California está dejando su huella en la Legislatura
Si bien la senadora Monique Limón no ha logrado una victoria legislativa contundente en su primer año como presidenta interina, su mayor logro hasta el momento es su popularidad entre sus colegas del Senado. A diferencia de su predecesor, conocido por su tendencia a la microgestión, el enfoque igualitario de Limón, basado en el consenso,…
