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A judge will investigate how AI-based errors affected criminal cases in Nevada County, where the district attorney has already acknowledged that mistakes appeared in four cases.
The bill had widespread support, but Sen. Sabrina Cervantes' committee suddenly gutted it with little explanation.
¿Qué haría Xavier Becerra, un veterano de 35 años en la política demócrata, si es electo como gobernador de California? Todavía no lo ha dicho.
A fake poll showing Karen Bass leading LA's mayoral race fooled journalists and her campaign, raising fears about betting market fraud and serving as a “wake-up call” for other campaigns.
Xavier Becerra considers it just being careful — though his critics could call it being noncommittal. Unlike his Republican opponent Steve Hilton who is campaigning on big promises such as $3-a-gallon gas and halving electricity bills, the Democratic candidate has avoided tying himself to lofty goals in his bid to lead California, reports CalMatters’ Jeanne […]
More than two dozen California Assembly Democrats and one state senator sent a letter Wednesday to legislative leaders asking them to delay fees under SB 54, the state’s landmark plastic reduction law, for two years — an eleventh-hour push as the Legislature hurtles toward the end of session. The letter, addressed to Senate President Pro […]
What would Xavier Becerra, a 35-year veteran of Democratic politics, do as California governor? He’s still not saying.
Ridership for LA’s transit system grew by 2.4 million riders during the World Cup, considered a dry run for the Olympics, which will be a tougher, more regionwide challenge.
Rob Bonta has sent nearly 500 press releases this year. But he has been quiet about California's payouts for lost or settled court cases. Recently they totaled $7 million.
California está cerrando prisiones porque tiene menos personas encarceladas. Varias ciudades con prisiones clausuradas ahora tienen dificultades para atraer nuevos empleadores.
La administración Trump eliminar la protección de más de 4 millones de acres de bosques en California.
California Forever wanted a ‘yes’ — and fast. In the weeks before the end of the legislative year last September, representatives for the tech billionaire-backed mega development emailed, called and texted Solano County officials, hoping to secure support for proposed legislation that would speed up environmental review for a shipyard that could yield thousands of new […]
To get high-income Californians to pay more taxes, voters could approve Propositions 40 and 3. Props 41, 42 and 43 would make it harder to raise taxes.
California Forever pressured Solano County officials to support state legislation to fast-track its shipyard development, newly obtained public records show. Now, during the final weeks of the legislative session, the company is ramping up the pressure again.
A closer look at San Diego County's ballot measure to establish an ethics commission includes notable governance changes that could benefit slim political majorities on the Board of Supervisors.
Trump administration targets protections for more than 4 million acres of California forests.
Según una nueva investigación del Proyecto de Supervisión Gubernamental, los centros de detención de inmigrantes están recibiendo altas calificaciones en materia de salud y seguridad bajo la administración Trump.
Los supervisores del condado de San Diego quieren expulsar al ICE de su campo de tiro en respuesta a la campaña de deportaciones masivas auspiciada por la administración Trump.
Jane Kim, respaldada por Bernie Sanders, podría subirse a la ola progresista. Ben Allen cuenta con el respaldo del Partido Demócrata de California para el puesto de comisionado de seguros.
About 15 years ago, the former prison towns of Blythe and Susanville were getting by relatively well. Many of towns’ residents were steadily employed by the state, and their good wages and benefits helped fuel the local, albeit isolated, economies. But after changes in California’s criminal sentencing laws led to fewer people being incarcerated — […]
Immigrant detention centers are receiving high marks for health and safety under the Trump administration, according to a new investigation by the Project on Government Oversight.
California is closing prisons because it's incarcerating fewer people. Several towns with shuttered prisons now are struggling to lure new employers.
As thousands are deported, San Diego County supervisors want to kick ICE off their firing range.
Una investigación de CalMatters reveló que muchas de las medidas de protección diseñadas para prevenir el abuso fiduciario han sido abandonadas o ignoradas.
La agencia federal de ayuda actualizó sus medidas de protección contra el fraude, lo que provocó un retraso de varias semanas en las notificaciones de ayuda financiera a los estudiantes.
Gregory Oveross’ job was to take care of his elderly clients’ money. Instead, state prosecutors say, he and his partner stole $6 million from his clients’ accounts. And then he left key parts of his reports to the courts blank, according to court records. Over the last two decades, California has set up systems to […]
A CalMatters investigation found that many of the safeguards designed to protect against fiduciary abuse have been abandoned or ignored.
After wildfires, any recovery reform must put victims ahead of hedge funds, trial attorneys, insurance companies and other profiteers, a Creek Fire survivor says.
Health Net's decision to cut assisted living benefits for roughly 3,500 low-income seniors could force some of them onto the streets, critics fear.
California lawmakers are advancing an effort to preserve oil refinery safety rules that were designed to prevent fires, explosions and other catastrophes despite industry opposition. The union-backed proposal, Senate Bill 966, would enshrine existing worker protections into state law as California regulators move to revise them in response to a legal settlement with the state’s […]
A two-year federal investigation found decades of staff sexual abuse against incarcerated women at California correctional facilities.
Las detenciones sin orden judicial han sido una característica clave de los esfuerzos del gobierno por deportar masivamente.
