CALMATTERS

• Bill to protect gender-affirming care recipients presents legal quandary
  April 16, 2026
  A bill intended to protect the identities of patients who have had abortions or received gender-affirming care in California may wind up getting hospitals in hot water for violating federal law if passed. As CalMatters’ […]
• Trump wants data on California’s trans and abortion care. Can the state stop him?
  April 16, 2026
  In a legal battle between Trump and California over transgender and abortion care, will businesses be caught in a fight between hostile Justice Departments?
• Taxing LA mansions likely hindered efforts to build affordable housing. Can it be fixed?
  April 16, 2026
  Though it raised more than $1 billion for affordable housing and rent relief, LA’s mansion tax depressed apartment construction. Is it worth it?
• California lawmakers must weigh long-term consequences before granting tribe a state park 
  April 16, 2026
  Assemblymember James Ramos proposed giving Tolowa Dunes State Park, 4,300 coastal acres in Del Norte County, to the Tolowa Dee-ni Nation.
• California’s districts are cheating disadvantaged students out of music and arts education
  April 16, 2026
  Only 11% of schools spend what voters earmarked for arts on those classes. Music education is rare at many low income neighborhood schools.
• Why a California lawmaker wants to give the state more power to collect child support
  April 16, 2026
  A California lawmaker wants to bring more families into the state's formal child support system, a move that advocates say could reduce child poverty.
• Ciudades de California se apresuran a cumplir o a luchar contra nueva ley estatal de vivienda
  April 15, 2026
  La versión final del Proyecto de Ley del Senado 79 ofreció a los gobiernos locales un amplio margen de maniobra en cuanto al dónde, cuándo y cómo se aplicará la ley. Las ciudades de California […]