IN SUMMARY: The California Senate has passed a bill that would make it easier to sue federal agents for civil rights violations. Recent shootings of civilians by immigration agents in Minnesota have added urgency to the measure, one of several…

IN SUMMARY: Hispanics’ share of California’s economic productivity is growing twice as fast, and the labor force is growing 15 times faster than non-Hispanics. This article is also available in English. Read it here. Guest Comment written by David Hayes…

from Harry JohnsonCalMatters Department of Health headquarters in Sacramento on September 15, 2022. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. About 4,000 California Department of Public Health employees have been…

Humans need three basic things: water, food and safety. Without these essentials, we cannot survive, much less thrive. When we have them, it can be easy to take these basics for granted. For many of us, we turn on the…

from Dan WaltersCalMatters State Sen. Jerry McNerney on the Senate floor during a session at the state Capitol in Sacramento on Jan. 23, 2025. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters This comment was originally posted by CalMatters. Sign up for…

from Deborah BrennanCalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The city of San Diego is suing the federal government for building a barbed wire fence on city land near the Mexican border, arguing that…

By David Hayes-Bautista, especially for CalMatters Rosa Morales works at the store she owns in downtown Delano on Nov. 8, 2024. Research shows that Hispanics are more entrepreneurial than other demographics. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local This comment was…

Federal immigration officials in Willowbrook on January 21, 2026. Photo by Ted Socchi for CalMatters Californians are one step closer to being able to sue federal officials — including federal immigration enforcement agents — for violations of their constitutional rights…

from Kayla Michalovich and Maya S. MillerCalMatters Federal immigration agents in Willowbrook on Jan. 21, 2026. Some of the officers were involved in a shooting during an early morning operation in the Los Angeles neighborhood. Authorities said the person was…

from Kristen HuangCalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The California Department of Public Health has delayed emergency staffing rules for psychiatric hospitals after significant outcry from hospitals, nurses, law enforcement and lawmakers. The…