CALMATTERS

• Newsom shot down these proposals. They’re back on his desk
  September 1, 2026
  Gov. Gavin Newsom might get a sense of déjà vu as bill after bill comes to his desk this week. In a few instances, lawmakers are hoping he changes his mind when he sees proposals […]
• Can a billion dollar plan stop Tijuana River sewage pollution at the border?
  September 1, 2026
  Tijuana River pollution has caused asthma, stomach illness and other ailments for decades. Now officials are floating a billion dollar plan to clean it up.
• California to buy defunct horse track and turn it into the Bay Area’s newest public park
  September 1, 2026
  California lawmakers struck a deal to divert $125 million in climate funding to buy the former Golden Gate Fields track and turn it into a park. Gov. Gavin Newsom supports the project.
• California politicians promised white gold in ‘Lithium Valley’. But are those dreams fading?
  September 1, 2026
  This California desert region was touted as the ‘Saudi Arabia of lithium.’ Years later, projects are behind schedule and workers are waiting for jobs.
• As Gavin Newsom’s reign nears end, his ability to sway legislators has also waned
  September 1, 2026
  California Gov. Gavin Newsom just doesn’t have the clout he once wielded so aggressively as the end of his reign approaches.
• Data from 911 calls at ICE detention centers must be released under bill going to Gov. Newsom
  August 31, 2026
  The California Legislature passed a bill that would force disclosure of information about emergency calls at immigrant detention centers. A Democratic lawmaker put it forward after reading news stories in CalMatters.
• Newsom vetoed a data center water bill last year. Will he sign it this time?
  August 31, 2026
  Two bills requiring data centers to disclose water use head to Newsom’s desk.