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August 2026

California Craft Liquor Delivery Is About Go Away Thanks to Big Money Lobbying

As AI ‘Therapists’ Dish Out Advice, California Lawmakers Try to Set Some Limits

Why Truckers Always Seem to Be on the Phone While They Drive on the Highway

California Democrats Defy Newsom, Back Billionaire Tax

Trump Administration Threatens to Gut Head Start Rules, Affecting 70,000 Kids in California

California Nearly Achieved Universal Healthcare. Now, Millions Are Losing Coverage

‘Don’t Flock Me’: California, U.S. Lawmakers Debate License Plate Reader Technology

Keep an Eye on These 5 Deals as California Lawmakers Close Out the Legislative Session

July 2026

Is This Proposition a $4 Billion Giveaway to a Billionaire-Backed LA Research Center?

California Fire Season Has Been Quiet. A Heat Wave Could Change That Fast

California Bill Would Let Abuse Victims Use Trauma as Legal Defense for Violent Crime

California Can’t Replant Its Forests Fast Enough to Keep Up With Wildfires

California Sues Trump Over Emergency Funding Rules That Pressure States on Elections

They’re on Our Flag, but Do Long-Gone Grizzly Bears Belong in Modern California?

Newsom’s Populist Act: Oppose State Billionaire Tax, Embrace Federal One

Four Myths About Insurance in California

White House Admits It Used Keywords to Kill Billions Worth of California Research Grants

Gavin Newsom’s Return-To-Office Rules Are Stricter Than Many States, Including Texas

California Reading Scores Are Up, Thanks to Literacy Investments. Can the State Do More?

Most California Lawmakers Never Buck Their Party. These Few Do

Therapy in a Tent: The Healthcare Many Homeless Californians Need but Aren’t Getting

California Colleges Reveal Their Military Weapons Stockade After CalMatters Investigation

Judge Rejects California Tribes’ Latest Attempt to Kill Blackjack at Cardrooms

Should Coastal Commission Get More Power Over Rebuilding After Wildfire? Some Lawmakers Say Yes

California Lawmaker Rolls Back New Public Records Barriers After Fierce Opposition

June 2026

Many California Fishermen Are Nearing Retirement. Can the Industry Save Its Graying Fleet?

Transgender Athletes Still Protected in California, Supreme Court Rules

Billionaire Tax, Affordable Housing: See the Measures on California’s November Ballot

Trump Renews Push to Shift Homelessness Funding. What’s at Stake

California Gave Every Student in Prison a Laptop. How Community Colleges Are Using Them

This Lawmaker’s Proposal Could Make California ‘The Most Secretive State in the Country’

Cal State Faculty Push to Prevent AI Tools From Replacing Them as Schools and Staff Experiment

Newsom Promised to Help Californians Build New Careers. Now, the Money Is Running Out

California Union’s Billionaire Tax Qualifies for Ballot Amid Fierce Opposition

Newsom Says He’s on Trump’s ‘Hit List’ as Justice Department Interviews Governor’s Friends

California Democrats Have a Budget Deal. Here’s Where They Want to Spend More Than Newsom

California Admits Using High-Risk AI — Including Systems It Failed to Report Last Year

California Democrats Threaten to Block Newsom Priorities Over Imperiled Climate Deal

How a George Floyd-Inspired California Law Accidentally Weakened Police Accountability

Election Update: Republican Steve Hilton to Face Becerra in November

These Teens Have the Weight of the World on Their Shoulders. Mental Health Is Taking a Nosedive

California Wants to Cap Business Tax Credits, Alarming Life Sciences and Tech Industries

A California Housing Bill Would Raise Wages to $28. Why Do Some Unions Hate It?

The Top-Two Primary Was Supposed to Change California Politics. Did It Flop?

Election Denier Likely Loses Job in Shasta County. But Voters Back Hand-Counting Ballots

‘It’s a Family’: How a California Tribal College Is Opening Doors for Native Students

5 Things to Know About California’s Election, From Congress to the Governor’s Race

California Voting Ends Tuesday. The Results? Don’t Expect Them Anytime Soon

California Votes in Most Uncertain Governor’s Primary in Years

Why a Yearslong Fight Over Gambling Is Good News for California Politicians


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