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CalMatters: Newsom’s AI Panel Wants More Transparency from Companies and Testing of Models

A group of artificial intelligence luminaries convened by Gov. Gavin Newsom issued what is expected to be an influential set…

March 26, 2025

CalMatters: Bipartisanship is Rare in the California Legislature. Here are the Bills Breaking the Divide

In these hyper-partisan times, Democrats and Republicans can't seem to agree on much. That includes the members of the California…

March 19, 2025
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CalMatters: Even in Wet Years, Wells are Still Dry. Why Replenishing California’s Groundwater is Painfully Slow

After abundant rain and moderate snowfall this year in the northern half of the state, California's largest reservoirs are holding…

March 17, 2025

CalMatters: Audit Found California was Unprepared to Help Vulnerable People in a Fire. Five Years Later, Lawmakers Finally Talk About it

Five years ago, as COVID-19 hit the state, legislators cancelled a hearing to discuss a state audit that found the…

March 11, 2025

CalMatters: “Afraid to go to School”: Immigrant Families in the Salinas Valley are Gripped by Fear

E., a mother of three in Salinas, is extra careful when she takes her kids to school. She switches up…

March 7, 2025

CalMatters: California Lawmakers Scramble to Fix “Lemon” Vehicle Law – Again

For more than half a century, California's "lemon" law was considered one of the best in the nation at giving…

March 2, 2025

CalMatters: California’s Controversial New Fuel Rules Rejected by State Legal Office

In a surprising twist, California's controversial new fuel standard -- a key part of its effort to replace fossil fuels…

February 28, 2025

CalMatters: How Trump’s Drastic K-12 Plans Will and Won’t Change California Schools

From private school vouchers to threats over "woke" curriculum, the Trump administration has launched a slew of reforms intended to…

February 20, 2025

CalMatters: California Regulator Shoots Down State Farm’s Big Homeowner Rate Hike

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Friday rejected State Farm's request for "emergency" rate increases, setting up what could be…

February 17, 2025
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CalMatters: Fact Check, Did Gavin Newsom Really Help Create 625,000 New Job Opportunities in California?

As a gubernatorial candidate in 2018, Gov. Gavin Newsom made a pledge to create 500,000 new apprenticeships in the decade…

February 3, 2025