News and Analysis
Explaining California policy and politics.
Gavin Newsom is mesmerized by the growth of driverless cars. Other California Democrats, not so much
Los Angeles Times, November 12, 2023
Newsom meets with President Xi Jinping in Beijing amid troubled U.S.-China ties
Los Angeles Times, October 25, 2023
Robert Rivas wants to use small-town charm to wield big political power in California. Will it work?
Los Angeles Times, September 7, 2023
Nail-biter for family leave bill reveals tough realities for working moms
CalMatters, September 2, 2020
From prison to the halls of power: A politician’s son lobbies to let people on parole vote
CalMatters, June 22, 2020
California Today: Can California Curb Police Shootings?
New York Times, July 18, 2019
A disrupter from day one: How Kevin de León became the Democrat trying to topple Dianne Feinstein
CalMatters, October 4, 2018
Trump’s man in congress: Few on capitol hill are closer to the president than kevin mccarthy.
The California Sunday Magazine, May 18, 2017
Enterprise and investigations
Following the money and holding the powerful accountable.
The new thing for California politicians? Sweet charity
CalMatters, February 18, 2020
a Capitol fixer is poised to ascend with Gavin Newsom—and legal weed
CalMatters, December 12, 2018
California wires mask dealer half a billion dollars, then claws it back
CalMatters, May 5, 2020
Big Oil pulls Democratic lawmakers through the revolving door
CalMatters, October 9, 2017
California NAACP president aids corporate campaigns — collects $1.2 million and counting
CalMatters, September 25, 2020
A child’s death and the power of the dental lobby
CalMatters, April 13, 2016