CALMATTERS

• ‘Soul-hurting pain’: Victims’ families enraged at Newsom’s death row decision
  November 7, 2026
  Families of those killed by death row inmates react to California Gov. Gavin Newsom commuting their sentences to life in prison.
• California’s new teen social media law challenged in court by Meta, TikTok and Google
  November 6, 2026
  California’s ban on addictive social media features for kids takes effect in January. Now Big Tech is trying to stop it in federal court.
• Will Newsom’s death penalty commutations stick?
  November 6, 2026
  Gavin Newsom reminded everyone that he’s still the governor on Thursday when he handed down a historic commutation of every California death sentence. We have more on that below.  It was a big day in […]
• California’s congressional gerrymander worked. What happens after the next census?
  November 6, 2026
  The next census will prompt a redrawing of districts. Democrats will want to keep as many seats as they can, likely by using gerrymandered maps.
• Distant polls, spotty mail obstruct Native American voting 6 years after law meant to help them
  November 6, 2026
  Advocates say distant polling places and unreliable mail still keep Native Americans in California from voting, and the state panel meant to help has never met.
• Court rules against California’s first carbon capture project, a key piece of state climate plans
  November 5, 2026
  A Kern County judge ruled that approval of California’s first operating carbon capture and storage project — a technology the state is counting on to meet its climate goals — violated state environmental law and […]
• California tiene un punto problemático en el recuento de votos. Es el condado supervisado por un negacionista de las elecciones
  November 5, 2026
  El único condado de California que tiene problemas para contar las papeletas es Shasta, cuya oficina electoral está dirigida por Clint Curtis, uno de los negacionistas de las elecciones de Trump.