By Alexei Koseff CalMatters Writer The man who would finally break up California is a real estate developer from Rancho Cucamonga. Jeff Burum knows this may sound crazy. He heard that
By Marisa Kendall CalMatters Writer Desperate for a way to help the tens of thousands of people living in tents, cars and RVs on California’s streets, lawmakers are attempting to upend
News release The California Department of Water Resources has finalized its first comprehensive, public-facing Long-term Drought Plan for the State Water Project as part of an expanded effort to prepare
News release Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced his bill to help reduce overcrowding at animal shelters across the state, by expanding access to low- and no-cost spay/neuter services, was
News release Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, announced that six out of her nine bills that were placed on the Assembly Appropriations Committee suspense file have advanced to the Assembly
By Nigel Duara CalMatters Writer By most metrics, Gerald Kowalczyk was a uniquely bad candidate to leave jail before his trial. He had a criminal record of more than 60 convictions,
By Mikhail Zinshteyn CalMatters Writer Nearly a third of the academic and graduate student workers of the University of California are on strike, after the union of 48,000 employees escalated its
News release Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced that his bill to make wildfire settlement payments tax-free was approved unanimously on the Senate floor. “Wildfire victims, who have lost everything
News release Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced that his second school transparency bill, which mandates the California Department of Education to publish information on its website about the members
News release Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, issued the following statement after his bill to study the feasibility of a new Cal State University campus in the High Desert was
News release In recognition of his advocacy for the arts throughout his career in Sacramento, Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, received a 2024 Artistic License Award from California Lawyers for
By Katabella Roberts Contributing Writer California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law on Thursday allowing Arizona doctors to travel to the Golden State on a temporary basis to perform
By Marisa Kendall CalMatters Writer In March 2023, Gov. Gavin Newsom stood before a crowd in Sacramento’s Cal Expo event center and made a promise: He’d send 1,200 tiny homes to
By Ryan Sabalow CalMatters Writer Republican Assemblymember Juan Alanis, a former Stanislaus County sheriff’s sergeant, and San Ramon Democrat Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, a women’s rights advocate, may not have a lot in
By Jeremia Kimelman CalMatters Writer Special interest groups spent more than $114 million to lobby California officials and legislators in the first quarter of this year, matching the pace last year
News release Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, expressed frustration after his bill to increase transparency in schools’ sexual education curricula was held by the Senate Appropriations Committee. “This was a
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer A U.S. judge has thrown out a legal challenge to a California law that enables males, even if they haven’t undergone gender reassignment surgery, to be
News release The California Department of Water Resources has released the latest Semi-Annual Groundwater Conditions report, and the data show that California achieved 4.1 million acre-feet of managed groundwater recharge
By Rachel Becker CalMatters Writer California’s contentious and long-debated plan to replumb the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and pump more water south finally has a price tag: about $20 billion. The
By Adam Echelman CalMatters Writer For students struggling with the cost of college, Gov. Gavin Newsom has some bad news: There may be less financial aid this fall. In his