This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Tariffs on European wine could be good or bad for California wine producers, depending on whom you ask. Some American winemakers, restaurateurs and others are urging President Donald Trump to exclude wine from tariffs on goods from Europe,...
Why Building More Homes Near Transit Will Transform Lives Across California
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Working families across California are getting pushed further away from opportunity — from cities and job centers with schools, health care facilities and amenities. Nowhere is this more evident than where I live, Los Angeles, the nation’s second-largest...
Should Lyft and Uber Charge More if Your Phone Battery Is Low? California May Ban That
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. It’s late at night, and you badly need a ride. Your cellphone’s battery is dangerously low. Should a ridehailing company such as Uber or Lyft be able to charge you more because its artificial intelligence programming thinks you’re...
California Police Misconduct Records Now Available in Public Database
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The public can now search internal affairs documents and other police-misconduct records from nearly 700 California law enforcement agencies through a database created by UC Berkeley and Stanford University. The Police Records Access Project database, which contains roughly...
Newsom Wants Voters to Weigh In on New Congressional Districts in November
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Gov. Gavin Newsom is eyeing a special election in the first week of November to ask California voters to sign off on revised U.S. House districts that could boost Democratic prospects in the 2026 midterms. Though no new...
‘Freedom Week’: California Gun Owners Rush to Buy Ammo After Court Ruling
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Lifelong hunter J.R. Young of San Jose rushed to an online ammunition dealer last week after a federal court decision overturned a California gun law that required background checks in person at every point of sale. “Is this...
As Trump Cuts Education, Candidates Line Up for California’s Top Schools Job
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. As California intensifies its fight with the Trump Administration, the race for the state’s top schools job is becoming ever more crowded. Former Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon formally entered the race Monday to succeed Tony Thurmond as State...
What’s Behind California’s Frozen Housing Market?
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The national housing market is stuck in a post-pandemic rut. Prices and interest rates have stalled out at unaffordable highs, keeping buyers at bay. Sellers, unable to fetch the still-higher prices they want, are backing out of the...
What Does Trump Crackdown on Homelessness Mean for California?
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. President Donald Trump’s new law-and-order approach to homelessness bears several striking resemblances to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s. Trump wants cities to enforce laws that make it illegal for homeless people to sleep outside. So does Newsom. Trump threatened to...
California May Soon Ban Selling New Glocks Like Kamala Harris Owns
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The Democrats who control California’s Legislature are poised to ban the sale of one of the most popular types of handguns, like the one owned by arguably the state’s most recognizable Democrat, Kamala Harris. Assembly Bill 1127 aims...