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‘We feel alone’: L.A. fire survivors call for California’s insurance commissioner to resign

Survivors of the deadly Los Angeles County fires, some of whom have been unable to rebuild because their insurance claims have been delayed or denied, are calling for California Insurance

By Cal Matters

/ 11 Nov 2025

‘We feel alone’: L.A. fire survivors call for California’s insurance commissioner to resign

Sen. Padilla elects not to run for governor, leaving a cloudy field of candidates

In 362 days California voters will choose a new governor. That’s just around the corner in political terms, given the expense and organizational lift a statewide campaign requires in

By Cal Matters

/ 7 Nov 2025

Sen. Padilla elects not to run for governor, leaving a cloudy field of candidates

Prop. 50 passage sets off a chain of political and legal maneuvers

When California voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 50 on Tuesday, they set in motion political and possibly legal maneuvers that will ultimately determine whether its overt purpose, increasing Democratic congressional members

By Cal Matters

/ 7 Nov 2025

Prop. 50 passage sets off a chain of political and legal maneuvers

California voters approve Prop. 50, redrawing congressional maps to favor Democrats

California voters on Tuesday passed a ballot measure to redraw the state’s congressional map to favor Democrats, a major victory for the party in a high-stakes national redistricting fight

By Cal Matters

/ 5 Nov 2025

California voters approve Prop. 50, redrawing congressional maps to favor Democrats

California families should feel safer thanks to law confronting antisemitism in schools

* When Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 715 into law on the solemn second anniversary of the deadliest attack against Jews since the Holocaust, California declared that every child deserves

By Cal Matters

/ 4 Nov 2025

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California Democrats made Prop. 50 about Trump. Polls show it’s working as voting ends

A day before voting ends for Proposition 50, California voters appear poised to approve Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to gerrymander the state’s congressional districts in Democrats’ favor. Recent

By Cal Matters

/ 4 Nov 2025

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The money spent on Newsom’s Proposition 50 was unlike any other California election in one way

Voters in Sacramento got a mailer in recent weeks declaring that “California’s landmark election reform — under attack by Sacramento politicians.” Orinda residents have received flyers that shout “Fight back

By Cal Matters

/ 3 Nov 2025

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Even California’s iconic industries are cutting back in this sluggish economy

As Gov. Gavin Newsom ramps up what appears to be a 2028 White House bid, a mainstay of his pitch during television interviews and social media appearances is California’s

By Cal Matters

/ 2 Nov 2025

Newsom touts construction push, aid reform at six-month wildfire recovery summit

In Los Angeles’ MacArthur Park, a fence won’t cure homelessness or addiction. But it’s a start

Los Angeles struggles to balance its humane responses to addiction and homelessness with its more instant but often less durable alternatives — police action. MacArthur Park, a 35-acre space in the

By Cal Matters

/ 1 Nov 2025

A blue sign that reads “ Park Temporarily closed for Renovation No Entry During Closure” hangs on a chain link fence that sur

New enforcement targets people living in cars, RVs on California streets

For months, cities around the state have ramped up enforcement against people sleeping in tents on the street. Now, some are focusing on a new target: People who live in

By Cal Matters

/ 30 Oct 2025

New enforcement targets people living in cars, RVs on California streets

California Latinos take pride in casting ballots in person. ICE at polls could deter that

* As in-person voting begins in California’s special election on redistricting, Gov. Gavin Newsom has repeatedly asserted that the Trump administration could send immigration agents to polling places in an

By Cal Matters

/ 29 Oct 2025

A person wearing a headscarf and face mask drops a pink ballot envelope into an official ballot drop box inside a voting cent

California’s gerrymander and generational rift could shake up its Democratic hierarchy

Democratic politicians throughout California — those already in office and those who want in — assume that voters will rearrange the state’s 52 congressional districts next month and create new career

By Cal Matters

/ 29 Oct 2025

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