Cayla Mihalovich • CalMatters, Author at Stocktonia News

A Ticketmaster sign.

Business, Community, State/Region

Live Nation is supporting two California bills to lower prices. Can fans trust it?

by Cayla Mihalovich • CalMatters April 23, 2026, 6:00 a.m.May 6, 2026, 10:51 a.m.

Two measures advanced by lawmakers are backed by the ticket market’s dominant seller, Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster.

Firefighters in red gear working in a smoky forest area during a wildfire.

California’s incarcerated firefighters to see ‘historic’ pay increase with new laws

by Cayla Mihalovich • CalMatters Oct. 17, 2025, 6:00 a.m.April 23, 2026, 6:06 p.m.

Prisoners in orange uniforms walk toward a cell door, each carrying a brown paper bag.

Prop. 36 promised ‘mass treatment’ for drug defendants. How’s it working?

by Cayla Mihalovich • CalMatters Oct. 14, 2025, 6:00 a.m.May 7, 2026, 9:48 a.m.

A group of men in orange shirts and gray caps stand attentively indoors.

In a first, California moves toward paying incarcerated firefighters minimum wage

by Cayla Mihalovich • CalMatters July 5, 2025, 3:00 p.m.April 23, 2026, 6:06 p.m.

A road lined with leafless trees leads to a watchtower with parked cars nearby.

California prisons have a narcotics problem. Now, more people will face canine searches

by Cayla Mihalovich • CalMatters June 2, 2025, 10:53 a.m.June 2, 2025, 10:53 a.m.

A white truck driving through a flooded road surrounded by telephone poles.

Floods exposed weaknesses in California prisons’ emergency plans. They still aren’t ready

by Cayla Mihalovich • CalMatters May 9, 2025, 12:05 p.m.May 4, 2026, 8:52 a.m.

A large banner with "STOP THE Violence" in bold letters, surrounded by handwritten messages in various colors.

Trump cuts millions in California crime prevention grants: ‘This was a sledgehammer’

by Cayla Mihalovich • CalMatters April 30, 2025, 12:01 p.m.April 29, 2025, 7:55 a.m.

Outdoor fenced-in area with people inside, surrounded by barbed wire fence.

California shorted prisoners on money for their release. It’s ending the practice

by Cayla Mihalovich • CalMatters Dec. 6, 2024, 10:30 a.m.April 23, 2026, 1:59 p.m.

Firefighters in red gear working in a smoky forest area.

Politics, State/Region

Anti-slavery measure Proposition 6 fails, allowing forced labor to continue in California prisons

by Cayla Mihalovich • CalMatters Nov. 12, 2024, 9:25 a.m.May 7, 2026, 9:49 a.m.

Men studying in a classroom viewed through a wire mesh window, with tables, books, papers, and computer workstations.

Are California prisons stiffing inmates on $200 release payments? Lawsuit says they are

by Cayla Mihalovich • CalMatters Sept. 13, 2024, 11:57 a.m.Sept. 13, 2024, 11:57 a.m.