from Dan WaltersCalMatters A patient waits for a doctor at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in Los Angeles on July 26, 2022. Photo by Pablo Uzueta for CalMatters This comment was originally posted by CalMatters. Sign up for their…

from Kristen HuangCalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A union wants California billionaires to save the state’s health care system. Billionaires have other ideas. On June 17, an initiative to tax the state’s…

While AI proponents insist that the future of AI is inevitable, one California city is pushing back. It may not be the last. Earlier this month, residents of Monterey Park in Los Angeles County voted overwhelmingly to permanently ban data…

from Dan WaltersCalMatters This comment was originally posted by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Early 20th century political reformers like Hiram Johnson saw initiative process — putting measures on the ballot for voters to decide — as an antidote…

from Carolyn JonesCalMatters Tanya Galeana-King and her three sons at Pinedale Elementary School in Fresno on June 1, 2026. From left, Corwin Galeana, Sheldon King, Tanya Galeana-King and Evan King. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters This story was originally published…

By Jason Williams and Angel Fulgencio, especially for CalMatters Christian Flower, center, a Marine Corps veteran, waits to receive his diploma during commencement at Southwestern College in Chula Vista on May 24, 2024. Photo by Adriana Heldiz, CalMatters This comment…

from Anat RubinCalMatters Assemblyman Nick Schultz at his desk before the start of the State of the State address in the Assembly Chambers at the State Capitol in Sacramento on January 8, 2026. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters This…

President Donald Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom. Photos by Andrew Harnick, Getty Images and Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters Saying he was “proud” to join President Donald Trump’s list of political enemies, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday accused the U.S. Department…

from Roxy LynnCalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In 2024, Kaiser Permanente announced the launch of Abridge. Described in a press release as “environmental listening technology,” the AI-powered scribe is designed to help…

By Kelly Barrett, especially for CalMatters This comment was originally posted by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Comment written by When the officials ordered tens of thousands of residents to be evacuated during the chemical emergency at Garden…