from Wendy Fry and Nigel DuaraCalMatters People exit the main entrance of the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego on February 20, 2026. Photo by Adriana Heldiz, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their…

from Kayla Michalovich and Jeanne KuangCalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Attorney General Rob Bonta is asking a California court to stop the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation alleged voter fraud from the…

A voter casts a ballot at Sacramento State’s Modoc Hall on Nov. 5, 2024. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters This week, the US Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a case that could affect elections in more than a…

from Dan WaltersCalMatters Parlier resident Javier Hernandez receives a checkup at the Saint Agnes Mobile Health Unit parked at City Heritage Park in Parlier on May 16, 2025. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local This comment was originally posted by…

By Dwayne Roberts, especially for CalMatters This comment was originally posted by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Comment written by As California faces a projected $100 billion health care funding shortfall in 2026, the debate surrounding the proposed…

from Alejandro LazoCalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California sued the Trump administration on Monday to block what it said was an unprecedented power grab: using emergency powers to force the restart of…

from Joe GarciaCalMatters The grounds of the California Institute for Women, in Chino, on February 15, 2024. Photo by Jules Hotz for CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California changed its ways prison…

By Kathryn Pichardo, especially for CalMatters Tulare County community members attend a voter registration event hosted by the League of United Latino Citizens and Poder Latinx in Tulare on Nov. 1, 2023. Photo by Zaydee Sanchez for CalMatters. This comment…

Former chief of staff to Gov. Gavin Newsom, Dana Williamson, leaves the Robert T. Matsui Federal Courthouse in Sacramento after her arraignment on November 12, 2025. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters From CalMatters policy and campaign reporter Yue Stella…

from Ben ChristopherCalMatters State Sen. Scott Winner on the Senate floor at the state Capitol in Sacramento on April 29, 2024. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In…