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10 California Congressional Races Could Tip The 2024 Balance
Rep. Michelle Steel chats with a voter through his front gate while canvassing in Buena Park on May 28, 2022. The Republican’s seat is in play again in 2024. Photo by Bing Guan for CalMatters
Newsom Picks Laphonza Butler, Political Ally And Power Player, To Replace Feinstein
Laphonza Butler, president of EMILY's List, speaks during an event in Washington, D.C., on June 23, 2023. Photo by Susan Walsh, AP Photo
I Hereby Censure the Censure
Los Angeles City Council made a big show of censuring three colleagues (among them Gil Cedillo and Nury Martinez, pictured above) following a scandal last year.
That’s a wrap for CA Legislature
Assemblymembers convene during the final day of the legislative session at the state Capitol in Sacramento on Sept. 14, 2023. Photo by Rahul Lal for CalMatters
California Boards Want To Keep Pandemic Rules For Public Meetings. Critics Call It Bad For Democracy
The California Air Resources Board meets at the California Environmental Protection Agency building in Sacramento
- SB 423: Let’s Build In High Fire Risk Areas And Coastal Zones! What Could Go Wrong?
- Gavin Newsom’s Mental Health Plan Could Strip More Than $700 Million From Services, Report Says
- A California City Was Making A Difference On Homelessness. Then The Money Ran Out
- California Tenants Slap Lawsuits Against RealPage and Corporate Landlords
- Californians Are Homeless Because Rent Is Too High, New Study Finds
- How California Public Transit Is Pleading For State Aid
- California Is Losing Population And Building New Houses. When Will Home Prices Come Down?
- What Title 42’s End Means For California
- Community Colleges Had A Deadline To Serve Struggling Students. Did They Hit It?
- Newsom Early Adoptor of Crypto, Bitcoin, & BlockChain: The Pet Rocks of the 2020s?
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