Trump ignored Newsom in putting the National Guard in LA. That’s rare in US history
CALmatters is a Sacramento-based nonpartisan, nonprofit journalism venture committed to explaining how California's state Capitol works and why it matters. It works with more than 130 media partners throughout the state that have long, deep relationships with their local audiences, including Embarcadero Media (publisher of the Palo Alto Weekly, Mountain View Voice, Pleasanton Weekly and The Almanac in Menlo Park and their websites.)
Here are the most recent stories reported by CALmatters' team of journalists:
Gavin Newsom asks Trump to withdraw troops from Los Angeles as protests intensify
Gov. Gavin Newsom and other leading California Democrats criticized President Trump's deployment of National Guard soldiers in Los Angeles, calling it an unnecessary provocation.
Sun, Jun 8, 2025 12:11 pm
Air board rejects smog rules phasing out gas-powered heaters in LA basin
The new rules would have set increasing targets for sales of zero-emission products in the 4-county L.A. region over the next decade. Opponents say they would have limited consumers’ choices and driven up costs, while supporters say they are critical for healthy air.
Fri, Jun 6, 2025 3:35 pm
Oil lobby stalls another CA climate change bill
An ambitious proposal that would require fossil fuel polluters to pay for climate disasters caused by the greenhouse gases they emit appears to have stalled in the face of strong opposition from those same fossil fuel polluters. As CalMatters’ Alejandro Lazo explains, a bill by Assemblymember Dawn Addis would require multinational oil and gas companies […]
Fri, Jun 6, 2025 6:00 am
Should polluters pay? California’s climate ‘superfund’ plan may have stalled
Proposed legislation hasn't moved out of the state Assembly or Senate, raising questions about how far California will go in its efforts to make oil and gas companies pay for climate damage.
Fri, Jun 6, 2025 5:35 am
A safety net for struggling colleges is expiring. Why the Bay Area will be hit hardest
A cost-of-living increase meant to help community colleges adjust to a new funding formula is expiring, leaving some districts to cut positions and classes.
Fri, Jun 6, 2025 5:30 am
California’s stubborn problems keep thwarting its ballooning budget
California's spending has tripled in 25 years under Democratic leadership, while such problems as homelessness, water shortages and poverty grew.
Fri, Jun 6, 2025 5:00 am
CA fails to provide a vital safeguard against wrongful convictions
For 32 years, the kidnapping and murder of 6-year-old Willie Cook remained a mystery. Then, in 2008, sheriff’s deputies in Siskiyou County got their first big break: A man came forward to say he had witnessed the kidnapping. Steve Marshall was only 10-years-old when Willie disappeared, but his memory of that August day remained vivid. […]
Thu, Jun 5, 2025 6:00 am
The Man Who Unsolved a Murder
If you’re accused of a crime, will someone investigate your side of the story? In California, there’s no guarantee.
Thu, Jun 5, 2025 5:31 am
California is failing to provide a vital safeguard against wrongful convictions
If you’re accused of a crime, will someone investigate your side of the story? In California, there’s no guarantee.
Thu, Jun 5, 2025 5:30 amStay informed.
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