Between the summer session of the California Legislature featuring hot topics like AI regulation and money for journalism, and a special one focusing on gas prices, powerful corporations poured in record-setting money to influence lawmakers.
Kern and Tulare county taxpayers are on the hook for a special election after Republican Vince Fong won his Congressional seat along with an Assembly seat he no longer wanted.
Voters in California’s farm belt, stretching more than 400 miles from Kern County on the south to Tehama County on the north, delivered solid majorities for Donald Trump in this month’s presidential election.
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California laws governing health insurance, access to abortion and health care for undocumented immigrants could be contested during a second Trump administration.
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California immigrants with DACA status are newly eligible to buy insurance through the Affordable Care Act. Donald Trump’s election creates uncertainty about the future of the program.
A building set to have forty apartment units with four retail stores is under construction at the intersection of Wilshire and 6th Street in Santa Monica. May 24, 2023. Photo by Zaydee Sanchez for CalMatters
Aaron Barajas, an insurance agent who voted for President-elect Donald Trump in 2024, in front of his office in Merced on Nov. 7, 2024. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local
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In part due to economic and border security concerns, Latinos in California appear to have moved toward Donald Trump. But that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re abandoning the Democratic Party.
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Declining enrollment, the end of pandemic relief funding and uncertain state funding are forcing school districts to make some difficult decisions.
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ValleyBuild is a workforce development program that helps applicants into apprenticeships for construction trades.
It got lost in the massive attention paid — with good reason — to Donald Trump’s triumphant return to the presidency, but a quiet revolution occurred in Los Angeles County.
Donald Trump supporters at an event called the MAGA Kingdom Hollywood Takeover in Los Angeles on Nov. 9, 2024. Photo by Mark Abramson for CalMatters
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More than 115,000 children in California were undocumented in the most recent census count, and it’s estimated almost half of California children have at least one immigrant parent.
