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A train moving along behind single-family homes.

California Legislature overrides local zoning to boost transit-oriented development

by Ben Christopher • CalMatters Sept. 13, 2025, 5:13 p.m.Sept. 13, 2025, 5:18 p.m.

Senate Bill 79, authored by San Francisco Democrat Sen. Scott Wiener, would “upzone” neighborhoods.

Foothills with yellow grass and telephone poles and wires surrounding four houses.

$100K is ‘low income’ in even more California counties

by Lynn La • CalMatters May 21, 2025, 12:59 p.m.June 6, 2025, 1:57 p.m.

Person wear a blue prison uniform walks down a pathway lined by a chainlink fence.

California Republicans want to get tougher on crime. Are Democrats shifting their way?

by Jeanne Kuang • CalMatters April 22, 2025, 8:00 a.m.April 21, 2025, 8:01 a.m.