Posted inImmigration Why prosecutors dropped charges against Fresno man who escorted students to ICE protest by Nigel Duara • CalMatters April 9, 2026, 1:30 p.m.April 9, 2026, 1:30 p.m. The Fresno County district attorney declined to press charges against a man who joined students during a walkout.
Posted inHomeless A new homelessness strategy is sweeping California by Marisa Kendall • CalMatters April 6, 2026, 12:42 p.m.April 9, 2026, 1:25 p.m.
Posted inTransportation California canceled thousands of trucking licenses. One community bore the brunt of the hit by Gagandeep Singh • CalMatters Feb. 3, 2026, 12:07 p.m.Feb. 3, 2026, 12:08 p.m.
Posted inState/Region Newsom casts California as a foil to the Trump agenda in his final State of the State by Jeanne Kuang • CalMatters Jan. 8, 2026, 3:19 p.m.Jan. 8, 2026, 3:19 p.m.
Posted inWeather Trump move to break up atmospheric research center threatens wildfire, storm predictions by Rachel Becker • CalMatters Dec. 21, 2025, 12:24 p.m.Dec. 22, 2025, 8:10 a.m.
Posted inState/Region Rob Reiner was more than a Hollywood legend. He helped shape California politics by Ryan Sabalow • CalMatters Dec. 16, 2025, 9:52 a.m.Dec. 16, 2025, 2:21 p.m.
Posted inState/Region California is still in the red with another big budget deficit projected for next year by Yue Stella Yu • CalMatters Nov. 20, 2025, 6:03 p.m.Nov. 20, 2025, 6:03 p.m.
Posted inPolitics Billionaire activist Tom Steyer joins race to succeed Newsom as California governor by Maya C. Miller • CalMatters Nov. 19, 2025, 9:53 a.m.Nov. 19, 2025, 9:53 a.m.
Posted inEducation ‘Unlawful coercion’: Trump can’t withhold funds or demand payment from UC, federal judge rules by Mikhail Zinshteyn • CalMatters Nov. 15, 2025, 10:37 a.m.Nov. 15, 2025, 10:37 a.m.
Posted inState/Region Gavin Newsom’s former chief of staff indicted on public corruption charges by Maya C. Miller • CalMatters Nov. 12, 2025, 11:43 p.m.Nov. 12, 2025, 11:43 p.m.