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California is about to have a massive fight over taxes. Here’s why Los Angeles is the frontline

In 2022, the Los Angeles electorate voted to slap the sale of mansions and other high-value real estate deals across the city with a hefty tax. Locals have been debating

By Cal Matters

/ 7 Oct 2025

California is about to have a massive fight over taxes. Here’s why Los Angeles is the frontline

California braces for ‘devastating’ expected cuts to federal homeless housing funds

The latest blow in a seemingly endless barrage of bad news for the California agencies tasked with fighting homelessness looms: President Donald Trump’s administration is expected to deeply cut

By Cal Matters

/ 7 Oct 2025

California braces for ‘devastating’ expected cuts to federal homeless housing funds

If hate-fueled algorithms cause real-world harm, California tech companies should pay

Whether by design or by quiet submission to a rapidly-evolving digital landscape, the world’s largest social media companies have allowed their platforms to become factories of division, dehumanization and,

By Cal Matters

/ 6 Oct 2025

If hate-fueled algorithms cause real-world harm, California tech companies should pay

New California law restricts HOA fines to $100 per violation, giving homeowners a break

An ornate balcony or quirky garage door might be in reach for more Californians as homeowners associations across the state are being forced to govern without the power of exorbitant

By Cal Matters

/ 4 Oct 2025

Courts keep striking down California laws infringing on free speech, gun rights

California businesses bear brunt of growing unemployment benefit debt

Companies owned by President Donald Trump have declared bankruptcy six times, a reminder that a corporation that defaults on repaying money it has borrowed is often forced into bankruptcy court.

By Cal Matters

/ 3 Oct 2025

California businesses bear brunt of growing unemployment benefit debt

California’s insurer of last resort was meant to cover ‘riot-prone areas,’ not climate disasters

Today, most think of the California FAIR plan as a safeguard against wildfire risk. Few are aware that the state’s insurance provider of last resort was created as a

By Cal Matters

/ 3 Oct 2025

California’s insurer of last resort was meant to cover ‘riot-prone areas,’ not climate disasters

California lawmakers keep dodging tough bills by not voting. Here are the worst offenders

There’s a green button for “aye” and a red button for “no” on Concord Assemblymember Anamarie Ávila Farías’ desk. She feels obligated to push one of those buttons for

By Cal Matters

/ 3 Oct 2025

California lawmakers keep dodging tough bills by not voting. Here are the worst offenders

The campaign over Gavin Newsom’s maps is one of California’s most expensive ever

With five weeks until election day, the fight over changing congressional districts in California to favor Democrats has already become one of the most expensive ballot measures in recent state

By Cal Matters

/ 3 Oct 2025

The campaign over Gavin Newsom’s maps is one of California’s most expensive ever

What a government shutdown means for Californians, from Social Security to national parks

Editor’s Note: Santa Monica officials released a statement this week saying the city does not anticipate any disruptions to Santa Monica services or programs as a result of the

By Cal Matters

/ 3 Oct 2025

What a government shutdown means for Californians, from Social Security to national parks

Newsom to decide on renter protections tied to Social Security changes under Trump

With the Trump administration again threatening mass firings of federal employees, Gov. Gavin Newsom must soon decide whether California landlords must accept Social Security benefit delays as an excuse not

By Cal Matters

/ 1 Oct 2025

Newsom to decide on renter protections tied to Social Security changes under Trump

UCLA reclaims hundreds of research grants that Trump cut off over alleged antisemitism

The Trump administration has restored almost all of the 500 National Institutes of Health grants it suspended at UCLA in July in response to a federal judge’s order last

By Cal Matters

/ 1 Oct 2025

UCLA reclaims hundreds of research grants that Trump cut off over alleged antisemitism

As checks and balances fade, Prop. 50 gives Californians a chance to hold the line

* About Us * Newsletters On Nov. 4, California voters will decide whether the state should temporarily adopt a Democratic gerrymander of its congressional maps to combat similar efforts in red states,

By Cal Matters

/ 22 Sep 2025

As checks and balances fade, Prop. 50 gives Californians a chance to hold the line