AI chatbots can cushion the high school counselor shortage — but are they bad for students?
The more students turn to chatbots, the fewer chances they have to develop real-life relationships that can lead to jobs and ...
Return to office: Newsom orders California state workers back four days a week
California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered all state agencies allowing remote work mandate employees be in office 4 days a week ...
The DMV makes millions from auctioned cars, and doesn’t tell the owners
The California Department of Motor Vehicles has collected more than $8 million from about 5,000 car sales since 2016.
‘Too damn hard to build’: A key California Democrat’s push for speedier construction
Oakland Democrat Buffy Wicks said California lawmakers will soon see 20 bills to speed up housing construction.
Opinion
Reflecting on 50 years of writing about California’s politics — and still counting
As CalMatters columnist Dan Walters enters his 50th year covering California politics, he reflects on his early days on the Capitol beat.
California made a big bet on producing its own insulin. There’s no ‘date certain’ for delivery
California dedicated $100 to manufacturing insulin for diabetic residents. That effort is taking longer than Gov. Gavin ...
California’s fast food council after one year: A few meetings, three staff members hired
California's fast food council has scarcely discussed any regulations other than another potential minimum wage increase.
A California sheriff is planning to break the state’s sanctuary law. Here’s how
California passed a sanctuary state law to protect immigrants during the first Trump administration. Now, a sheriff wants to test it at the beginning of the second.
CalMatters1d
How much money does the DMV get from towed vehicles?
After a Lamborghini Murciélago Roadster got towed in 2023, no one claimed it. The iconic sports car sat at a Torrance tow yard for five months, long enough that the towing company had the right to ...
Who should pay billions for climate disasters? California and others target Big Oil — will that work?
States and counties are using a legal strategy that took down Big Tobacco, hoping to make oil companies pay for damage they ...
Two bold CA policies that aren’t yet delivering
California officials and lawmakers, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, often make bold proclamations that promise to make residents’ lives easier. But for two recent state initiatives, CalMatters reporters ...