With the final month of the campaign season approaching, Palo Alto’s most pro-growth City Council candidates are enjoying a ...

More often than not, the two major political parties directly oppose each other on major issues, which explains why those issues tend to linger, unresolved, for years or even decades. Occasionally, ...

Farmworkers pick grapes from vines in Delano on Aug. 18, 2023. Photo by Julie Leopo-Bermudez for CalMatters Good morning, Inequality Insights readers. I’m Wendy Fry. A Sonoma County wine grape and ...

Gas prices on a sign at a filling station along Highway 180 in Fresno on May 7, 2024. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local From Capitol reporter Alexei Koseff: Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ...

In summary The governor blocks a sizable chunk of bills passed by the Legislature. He cites a few common reasons why they shouldn’t become law in California. Heading into the final four days before ...

In summary The California State University Board of Trustees heard positive reports on Title IX reforms at its meeting this week, including new campus audits and data collection. However, some faculty ...

In summary The governor wants new gas reserves to dampen seasonal price spikes. Refiners say the move would raise prices and require new storage tanks. Fall is in the air, and that means California ...

Evan Kronstadt, 12, of Mountain View and Augustus Solomon, 12, of Menlo Park are performing in Opera San Jose's staging of Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute." The production runs through Sept. 29 in ...

In summary As part of a California reparations package, Gov. Newsom signs a bill to officially apologize for slavery. But he vetoed others sought by reparations supporters. California’s governor ...

Bike Palo Alto will return on Oct. 6 from 1 to 3 p.m offering safe paths for attendees, free treats and tune-up services.

Lawmakers meet during a special session committee hearing on petroleum and gasoline supply at the Capitol Annex Swing Space in Sacramento on Sept. 18, 2024. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., It’s crunch ...

The Los Angeles Times, California’s largest newspaper, has editorialized against Proposition 36, the Nov. 5 ballot measure that would increase penalties for some crimes. Prop. 36 would modify ...