Elections With mail-in rules uncertain, here’s how Californians can prepare to vote in November By Maya C. Miller | CalMatters | September 12, 2026 Ballots are going out in less than a month -- and California officials are urging people to vote early.
Around Town League of Women Voters of Piedmont to host forum for City Council candidates on Sept. 29 By League of Women Voters Piedmont | September 4, 2026 Five candidates are running for three positions.
Education Should California backfill science funding Trump cut? Voters could decide in 2028 By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | September 1, 2026 Last year the White House suspended or cancelled more than 1,000 California science grants.
City Five in the running for three open City Council seats By Exedra Staff | August 21, 2026 And without a competitive race, School Board incumbents to be appointed.
Elections Xavier Becerra gets to play it safe in the race for governor, and he isn’t making promises By Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters | August 20, 2026 The 35-year veteran of Democratic politics is playing it close to the vest.
California Why insurance matters to renters, landlords and California By Levi Sumagaysay | CalMatters | August 6, 2026 Insurance affects the cost of rent, housing supply and recovery from disaster.
Elections California Democrats defy Newsom, back billionaire tax By Maya C. Miller and Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters | August 4, 2026 The state Democratic Party said opposing the popular billionaire tax could worsen the party’s already weak credibility.
Elections California begins enforcing new transparency rules for AI-generated online content By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News | August 4, 2026 The implementation was timed to coincide with regulators in the EU and reflects close coordination between the two governments.
California Is this proposition a $4 billion giveaway to a billionaire-backed LA research center? By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | July 31, 2026 Proposition 38 is written in a way that very likely excludes all but one institute in the entire state: the California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy, whose prominent donor and co-founder is the chief backer of the proposition.
City Ballot measure arguments due August 3, 2026 By City of Piedmont | July 28, 2026 Plus: See who's pulled papers to run for City Council and School Board.