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A CalMatters review of federal data from the Environmental Protection Agency found 14 facilities stored methyl methacrylate in California in 2024. cal.news/4uova5i 📸 Ethan Swope, AP
Water is sprayed onto a tank that overheated at an aerospace plant in Garden Grove on May 22, 2026. Photo by Ethan Swope, AP Photo

ALT Water is sprayed onto a tank that overheated at an aerospace plant in Garden Grove on May 22, 2026. Photo by Ethan Swope, AP Photo
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The state of California is walking back protections meant to keep destructive golden mussels out of Lake Oroville, one of the largest and most important reservoirs in the state. cal.news/4vPyibM 📸 Fred Greaves
A sampling plate covered with golden mussels that was removed from the Stockton Channel at the Port of Stockton on Oct. 23, 2025. Detection plates are used to monitor the spread and density of golden mussels. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters

ALT A sampling plate covered with golden mussels that was removed from the Stockton Channel at the Port of Stockton on Oct. 23, 2025. Detection plates are used to monitor the spread and density of golden mussels. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters

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California lawmakers are holding up money the Newsom administration requested for a nationwide driver license database over concerns that the information could lead to deportations. cal.news/4vIRojv 📸 Larry Valenzuela
The sign above the front desk of the Department of Motor Vehicles in central Fresno on Dec. 13, 2022. Photo by Larry Valenzuela for CalMatters

ALT The sign above the front desk of the Department of Motor Vehicles in central Fresno on Dec. 13, 2022. Photo by Larry Valenzuela for CalMatters

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Opinion | Prisoners who are sexually assaulted by guards often aren’t safe reporting it. They often face retaliation. The safest option is release. calmatters.org/commentary/20…

Survivors of sexual assault in California prisons should be freed

Prisoners who are sexually assaulted by guards often aren’t safe reporting it. They often face retaliation. The safest option is release.

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California Senate Democrats want to put the brakes on a new program by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration that steers free pollution permits to oil refineries and other major polluters. cal.news/4eiHY7r 📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.
Gov. Gavin Newsom in Sacramento on Feb. 11, 2026. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

ALT Gov. Gavin Newsom in Sacramento on Feb. 11, 2026. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

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Randy Villegas overcame Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains, a physician and moderate Democrat backed by state and national party leaders, in what amounts to a stunning rebuke of establishment politics... cal.news/4usXO5p 📸 Larry Valenzuela
Progressive Randy Villegas at the Kern County Fair in Bakersfield on Sept. 26, 2025. Photo by Larry Valenzuela

ALT Progressive Randy Villegas at the Kern County Fair in Bakersfield on Sept. 26, 2025. Photo by Larry Valenzuela

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The Trump administration has barred Los Angeles County’s main homelessness agency from accessing federal funds while it investigates the agency’s alleged “wanton mismanagement of public funds.” cal.news/4eDoiMM 📸 Patrick T. Fallon
A worker with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) helps a person experiencing homelessness move a cart with their possessions in Los Angeles on on Jan. 28, 2021. Photo by Patrick T. Fallon, AFP via Getty Images

ALT A worker with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) helps a person experiencing homelessness move a cart with their possessions in Los Angeles on on Jan. 28, 2021. Photo by Patrick T. Fallon, AFP via Getty Images

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California lawmakers are holding up money the Newsom administration requested for a nationwide driver license database over concerns that the information could lead to deportations. cal.news/4vIRojv 📸 Larry Valenzuela
The sign above the front desk of the Department of Motor Vehicles in central Fresno on Dec. 13, 2022. Photo by Larry Valenzuela for CalMatters

ALT The sign above the front desk of the Department of Motor Vehicles in central Fresno on Dec. 13, 2022. Photo by Larry Valenzuela for CalMatters

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Opinion | People want to do the right thing with unwanted clothes. But it has to be convenient and accessible. cal.news/49SOZdJ 📝 Mattias Wallander 📸 Jane Tyska
People sort through clothes left near donation boxes in Oakland on April 15, 2020. Photo by Jane Tyska, Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images

ALT People sort through clothes left near donation boxes in Oakland on April 15, 2020. Photo by Jane Tyska, Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images
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Opinion | One of the widest disparities is residents’ satisfaction with their current lives. Texas ranks near the top while California is well below median in that category. cal.news/3QlM1YD 📝 Dan Walters 📸 Damian Dovarganes, AP
A homeowner is ready to leave California after selling his single-family house in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles on March 5, 2021. Photo by Damian Dovarganes, AP Photo

ALT A homeowner is ready to leave California after selling his single-family house in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles on March 5, 2021. Photo by Damian Dovarganes, AP Photo

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Attorney General Rob Bonta originally pledged to close shooting investigations within one year. That still hasn’t happened. The average investigation takes nearly two years and five months. cal.news/4el9nWa 📸 Fred Greaves
Attorney General Rob Bonta addresses the media during a press conference at the California Department of Justice in Sacramento on Feb. 4, 2025. Photo by Fred Greaves, CalMatters

ALT Attorney General Rob Bonta addresses the media during a press conference at the California Department of Justice in Sacramento on Feb. 4, 2025. Photo by Fred Greaves, CalMatters

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If one Assembly bill becomes law, marijuana could be on drive-thru menus in California. cal.news/4e6BE3V 📸 Martin do Nascimento
A client peruses cannabis products for sale at the Barbary Coast cannabis dispensary in San Francisco on Jan. 28, 2022. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters

ALT A client peruses cannabis products for sale at the Barbary Coast cannabis dispensary in San Francisco on Jan. 28, 2022. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters

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California Senate Democrats want to put the brakes on a new program by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration that steers free pollution permits to oil refineries and other major polluters. cal.news/4eiHY7r 📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.
Gov. Gavin Newsom in Sacramento on Feb. 11, 2026. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

ALT Gov. Gavin Newsom in Sacramento on Feb. 11, 2026. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

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The state of California is walking back protections meant to keep destructive golden mussels out of Lake Oroville, one of the largest and most important reservoirs in the state. cal.news/4vPyibM 📸 Fred Greaves
A sampling plate covered with golden mussels that was removed from the Stockton Channel at the Port of Stockton on Oct. 23, 2025. Detection plates are used to monitor the spread and density of golden mussels. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters

ALT A sampling plate covered with golden mussels that was removed from the Stockton Channel at the Port of Stockton on Oct. 23, 2025. Detection plates are used to monitor the spread and density of golden mussels. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters

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The Trump administration has barred Los Angeles County’s main homelessness agency from accessing federal funds while it investigates the agency’s alleged “wanton mismanagement of public funds.” cal.news/4eDoiMM 📸 Patrick T. Fallon
A worker with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) helps a person experiencing homelessness move a cart with their possessions in Los Angeles on on Jan. 28, 2021. Photo by Patrick T. Fallon, AFP via Getty Images

ALT A worker with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) helps a person experiencing homelessness move a cart with their possessions in Los Angeles on on Jan. 28, 2021. Photo by Patrick T. Fallon, AFP via Getty Images

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California’s life sciences industry is sounding the alarm over a proposal from Gov. Gavin Newsom that would permanently cap corporate tax credits. cal.news/4v02Fw3 📸 K.C. Alfred
From left, Sergio Vazquez, Dinah Amante, and Alex Dolgoter work in a lab at Inovio Pharmaceuticals, a biotech company in San Diego, on June 4, 2020. Photo by K.C. Alfred, The San Diego Union-Tribune via Getty Images

ALT From left, Sergio Vazquez, Dinah Amante, and Alex Dolgoter work in a lab at Inovio Pharmaceuticals, a biotech company in San Diego, on June 4, 2020. Photo by K.C. Alfred, The San Diego Union-Tribune via Getty Images
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Investigations into fatal shootings by California police now take so long that officers often can’t be decertified or prosecuted. cal.news/4omZCvk 📸 Larry Valenzuela
Jeanelle Couch holds a photo of her son, David Couch, while standing in Cascade Park in Redding on April 8, 2026. David Couch was killed in a shooting involving a California Highway Patrol officer in front of his home in February 2023. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters

ALT Jeanelle Couch holds a photo of her son, David Couch, while standing in Cascade Park in Redding on April 8, 2026. David Couch was killed in a shooting involving a California Highway Patrol officer in front of his home in February 2023. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters

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The federal government is set to expand financial aid for students in short-term job training programs starting July 1, but Californians may have to wait until the fall to benefit because of administrative and regulatory challenges. cal.news/43OqB9P 📸 Larry Valenzuela
Students measure a part of a tractor engine in their agricultural mechanics class at Reedley College in Reedley on Sept. 11, 2024. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

ALT Students measure a part of a tractor engine in their agricultural mechanics class at Reedley College in Reedley on Sept. 11, 2024. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local
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Opinion | No California governor in living memory has filled more statewide elected posts or so thoroughly put his stamp on major elected offices. cal.news/4geW5gv 📝 Robert Greene 📸 Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP
At left, Gov. Gavin Newsom greets U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla during a news conference in Los Angeles on Aug. 14, 2025. Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Photo

ALT At left, Gov. Gavin Newsom greets U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla during a news conference in Los Angeles on Aug. 14, 2025. Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Photo

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Opinion | Given his background, it’s unlikely that as governor Becerra would try to make attention-getting splashes as Jerry Brown did in the 1970s and Newsom has done since 2019. cal.news/4opt97x 📝 Dan Walters 📸 Larry Valenzuela
Democrat Xavier Becerra speaks at The Western Growers gubernatorial candidate forum at Fresno State in Fresno on April 1, 2026. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters

ALT Democrat Xavier Becerra speaks at The Western Growers gubernatorial candidate forum at Fresno State in Fresno on April 1, 2026. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters

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