Author: CalMatters
Public Safety
CalMatters: CHP to Equip All 7,600 Officers with Body Cameras
July 12, 2025
Three years after CalMatters’ reporting revealed that only 3% of California Highway Patrol officers wore body cameras, one of the...
Community
CalMatters: These Four Million Acres of California Forest Could Lose Protection Here’s What Trump’s “Roadless Rule” Repeal Could Do
June 28, 2025
The Trump administration’s plan to repeal a rule prohibiting logging and road construction in undeveloped parts of national forests would...
BusinessCommunity
CalMatters: California Car Buyers Face 600% Higher Fee Under Bill Passed by Senate
June 11, 2025
The California Senate overwhelmingly – and with bipartisan support – approved legislation that would allow car dealers to charge buyers...
Community
CalMatters: Zombie Bills: Why California Lawmakers Bring Back Legislation Governors Kill
June 8, 2025
The bill was dead. Twice dead, in fact: Two times in the past two years, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed legislation...
Community
CalMatters: Fraud Pushes California’s Community Colleges to Consider an Application Fee. Is it Worth it?
May 27, 2025
Under scrutiny from state and federal lawmakers, California’s community colleges are trying to crack down on financial aid fraud. Scammers...
CommunityPublic Safety
CalMatters: San Francisco Bay Fish are Contaminated with Levels of “Forever Chemicals” that Could Harm Anglers
May 22, 2025
Contaminants known as “forever chemicals” have been discovered in San Francisco Bay fish at levels that could pose a health...
Community
CalMatters: Why a Contentious Project to Raise California’s Shasta Dam Could Move Forward Under Trump
May 14, 2025
Near the southern flank of Mount Shasta, springs and snowmelt converge to form the McCloud River. This Sacramento River tributary,...
Community
CalMatters: Unprecedented Vote Shows Dems Fractured Over Housing Policy
May 9, 2025
One of the most controversial housing bills of the year has lived to be voted upon another day, but only...
CommunityPublic Safety
CalMatters: How the State Sent Californians’ Personal Health Data to LinkedIn
April 29, 2025
The website that lets Californians shop for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, coveredca.com, has been sending sensitive data...
Schools
CalMatters: Fight Over Phonics, Will California Require the “Science of Reading” in K-12 Schools?
April 25, 2025
Can you spell deja vu? The battle over the best way to teach children how to read has re-erupted in...