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California’s slow vote counts are a policy problem, argues the Republican candidate for state elections chief. Three changes could made a concrete difference, he says.

As fire season takes hold, California is managing fuels and fire on federal lands. Can California keep it up?

If you have a story about someone being killed or badly hurt by a driver who wasn’t prosecuted, we want to hear from you.

If Prop 43 succeeds, local tax increases will need two-thirds approval from voters to pass. Some cities and counties have put tax increases on the current ballot.

We know two of California’s top public universities are paying tens of millions of dollars a year to student athletes, and now CalMatters is suing to find out the details of how taxpayer dollars are being spent. As CalMatters’ Adam Echelman explains, in 2021 California allowed college athletes to profit off their own name, image…

Get the latest U.S. housing market trends, including inventory shifts, listing activity, prices, and buyer-seller dynamics, with fresh weekly data and insights.

In 2026Q2, 60.1% of online views from the 100 largest metros went to out-of-market homes—up from 48.2% in 2019Q2, signaling a lingering structural shift in demand.

The S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Home Price Index showed national home price growth picking up further through June, with the U.S. National Index rising 1.5% year over year, up from a revised 1.2% gain in May.

Universities have refused to share information about the money they’re giving student athletes. CalMatters is suing UCLA and UC Berkeley for the data and sharing what we know so far, including the contracts universities sign with students and details about some of these payments.

Un nuevo informe del Departamento de Justicia de California se suma a un patrón preocupante documentado en informes anteriores de The Trace.