Liberal California activists are urging Democrats to wait until the last minute to vote in the race for governor, then support the frontrunner in the polls.

Shoppers at a grocery store in Daly City compare food items on July 31, 2025. Photo by Shae Hammond, Bay Area News Group Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering ...

Students could earn a bachelor’s degree faster in select fields. Work experience could count toward required class units.

Should California pension funds invest in fossil fuels? How about Tesla and Palantir? Those debates are playing out at CalPERS and CalSTRS.

California lawmakers want to expand organized sports at prisons. An incarcerated journalist says the only winner would be the prison budget.

Katie Porter released an ad joking about her temper. But experts say the touchy issue reveals a double standard for women ...

Voters in Latino-majority precincts had the largest shift toward supporting Prop. 50 compared to 2024 election results .

Cal State campuses have mixed records in returning Native remains and artifacts to tribes. Campus officials say they are working diligently to follow legal mandates but the process can be arduous, ...

California teachers in training have to spend at least 600 hours in a classroom, often unpaid. New programs provide them an income.

They sound no sirens in an unmarked white minivan. Gonzalez and Cabello are one of 75 mobile crisis response teams Los Angeles County runs around the clock. Licensed and trained as first responders ...

California's treasurer manages bonds, pensions, and billions in cash. These are the six people vying for the job in 2026.

We asked candidates for California governor tough questions about homelessness and mental health. Here’s what they said.