from Jeanne KuangCalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Two years after a wave of theft for public benefit that left low-income Californians struggling to pay rent and afford food each month, Gov. Gavin…

By Claudia Gonzalez, especially for CalMatters The grounds of the California Institute for Women, in Chino, on February 15, 2024. Photo by Jules Hotz for CalMatters This comment was originally posted by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Comment…

A dancer performs during DanceHack 2024 at Northeastern University’s Mills College in Oakland on September 29, 2024. Photo by Juliana Yamada for CalMatters Can artificial intelligence reproduce one of the most complex human art forms – dance – and is…

from Dan WaltersCalMatters A union representing health care workers is gathering signatures to put a wealth tax on the California ballot. Sacramento State faculty march as part of the California State University system’s 23rd campus-wide strike on January 22, 2024.…

from Mohammed Al-Eu, Harry Johnson and Levi SumagasaiCalMatters Zion Harris, center, rehearses for Jeté, a monthly dance showcase at Heart WeHo in West Hollywood in Los Angeles, on September 19, 2024. Photo by Alicia Jucevic for CalMatters This story was…

IN SUMMARY: California Democratic Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff visited the state’s newest and largest ICE detention center, the former Kern County Jail. CoreCivic operates this center. This article is also available in English. Read it here. This is…

from Wendy FryCalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. This is a developing story that will be updated. Democratic U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff today conducted an oversight visit to the state’s…

The Woodbury Building, which burned during the Eaton fire last year, in Altadena on Jan. 12, 2026. Photo by Jules Hotz for CalMatters More than a year after the Eaton fire broke out in Los Angeles County’s Altadena neighborhood, small…

By Madison Kerbeck, especially for CalMatters This comment was originally posted by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Comment written by This is the 10th anniversary of the largest methane gas leak in United States history. Over four months…

By Josephine Rios, especially for CalMatters A sign in a Bakersfield office window on March 11, 2025. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local This comment was originally posted by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Comment written by The…