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With troops and protests, Trump’s feud with California moves to the streets of LA
President Trump's deployment of California National Guard soldiers in spite of Gov. Gavin Newsom's objections escalated ...
California car buyers face a 488% higher fee under a bill the Senate just passed
State lawmakers say it’s too expensive to live and buy goods in California. Yet state senators from both parties voted to ...
Lawmakers and Newsom are billions apart on cuts to health care, education and more
The governor proposed major cuts to Medi-Cal and other social programs to close a $12 billion deficit. Democrats in the state ...
‘Everybody stood up’: Why a union leader’s arrest galvanized California Democrats on immigration
He leads a union that's a big player in the California Capitol, where it presses to raise wages for workers in many careers.
PG&E collects a fee to support California’s last nuclear plant. Is it a slush fund?
California regulators are expected to take a last, controversial step to keep the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant operating.
John D’Anna joins CalMatters as its next managing editor
D’Anna succeeds Vicki Haddock, who joined CalMatters in its second year, 2016, and was CalMatters’ first managing editor. Haddock stepped down to spend more time with family, but she will continue to ...