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While Sen. Monique Limón doesn’t have a blockbuster legislative victory to show for her first year as pro tem, her biggest win so far is her popularity with Senate colleagues. Unlike her predecessor, who was known as a micromanager, Limón’s egalitarian, “govern by consensus” approach has kept her caucus in lockstep.

Likely voters in California narrowly support Proposition 40, the hotly contested billionaire tax proposal — but slim majorities also support two billionaire-backed countermeasures that would nullify the big wealth tax.  That’s according to a new poll of over 1,100 likely voters released last night by the Public Policy Institute of California with two months to…

CalMatters is bringing its 2026 Voter Guide to life at more than 35 free, in-person events across California ahead of the Nov. 3 election. Here’s the full schedule — and how to host your own.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed laws that detail insurers’ responsibilities in addressing smoke damage in homes. Some survivors from the Los Angeles County fires have yet to return home because of insurance disputes.

Californians over age 80 will be able to get a permanent exemption from jury duty under a new law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed.

California’s High-Speed Rail Authority paid nearly $600,000 in unallowable travel reimbursements to outside consultants while keeping a poor record to justify them, a state investigation found.

Rents are rising and demand is strong, but property managers aren’t rushing to cut concessions.

Completions fell for the third straight year in 2025, and permits are running nearly 20% below their pre-pandemic trajectory

Gen Zers and millennials alike are leaving some of the nation’s biggest, most expensive metros, but they’re at different life stages—and that shows up in where they go.  Gen Zers are flocking to places with lots of job opportunities for young people, like Washington, D.C., Austin and Nashville,  while millennials are heading to places where…

A 2021 state law mandates schools that own military-grade weapons must disclose them annually. However, a CalMatters investigation has found that the nine K-12 districts in California with these weapons have not been routinely reporting their inventories, renewing their policies, or holding public forums, as required by the law.