Featured in Category She directed $2.7 million from her elderly clients to her husband’s company. The judge approved every penny By Byrhonda Lyons | CalMatters | March 3, 2026 The arrangement was so brazen that court staffers and other attorneys took note.
Bay Area These public documents are hidden from view. Two California lawmakers want to change that By Ryan Sabalow | CalMatters | March 3, 2026 The letters lobbyists submit to the Legislature are public documents.
California California GOP lawmakers are incensed over a gas tax study bill. Rural groups say they need it By Yue Stella Yu | CalMatters | March 2, 2026 Gas taxes fund highway maintenance and repairs.
Bay Area BART board passes drastic contingency plan to close $367M deficit, slash service by 70% By Gabe Agcaoili, Bay City News | February 27, 2026 Ridership remains about 50% below pre-pandemic levels, and BART’s funding model relies heavily on passenger fares.
gavin newsom Newsom changed California prisons. What will the justice system look like after he leaves? By Adam Ashton | CalMatters | February 26, 2026 In addition to the dramatic decline in the number of people the state is incarcerating, they are directing more resources to rehabilitation programs.
Technology He saw an abandoned trailer. Then, he uncovered a surveillance network on California’s border By Wendy Fry and Khari Johnson, Cal Matters | February 26, 2026 The cameras are raising concerns with privacy experts, civil liberties advocates and humanitarian aid workers.
California Uber ballot initiative sparks showdown with lawyers, doctors By Levi Sumagaysay | CalMatters | February 24, 2026 Lawyers and doctors oppose the proposal, which would cap contingency fees and limit recoveries of medical costs for all car crashes.
California Mexico takes out ‘El Mencho’: What the violence could mean for the U.S. border By Wendy Fry | CalMatters | February 23, 2026 Violence broke out in at least a dozen Mexican states after the killing of a cartel kingpin Sunday.
Bay Area Why these California counties are directly funding immigrant legal defense amid Trump’s crackdown By Renée Bartlett-Webber | February 23, 2026 Alameda County and San Francisco among the latest to designate additional money for immigrants to defend themselves against deportation.
Elections ‘Don’t agonize, organize’: Nancy Pelosi rallies Democrats one last time in San Francisco By Juliet Williams | CalMatters | February 23, 2026 Retiring after 39 years, the veteran congresswoman proved she can still command a room full of California Democrats like no one else.