CALMATTERS

• Prop. 1 would generate billions for new housing. Here’s how it would be spent
  October 16, 2026
  California needs to build a lot more housing. But to do that, it’s going to need a lot of money.  Proposition 1 would enable the state to borrow $11.25 billion for housing, but where exactly […]
• People — not computers — should be deciding if my family can rent a home
  October 16, 2026
  Automated systems — algorithms and artificial intelligence — often sway rental company decisions, leaving rejected families with little recourse.
• California falls short on Medi-Cal fraud, state report says
  October 16, 2026
  The state has not investigated 26,000 of its 28,000 highest-risk Medi-Cal providers, the report says. Health officials dispute it.
• Big Tech and Big Business are spending millions to block progressives on the California ballot
  October 16, 2026
  Voters in these nine legislative districts are weighing in on particularly competitive races, made even more competitive by the flood of outside money pouring in to sway public opinion.
• Republicans are spending millions to oust a Democrat who won by 187 votes. Should he worry?
  October 16, 2026
  Rep. Adam Gray, a Democrat from Merced, won the closest House race in 2024 by just 187 votes. Now the GOP, which is hungry for a win in California, is spending millions to try and […]
• There’s a $11.25 billion housing bond on the ballot this November. Here’s what you should know
  October 16, 2026
  Supporters say California desperately needs money to fund housing construction and make a dent in its homelessness and affordability crisis. Critics say bond financing isn’t the way to do it.
• New California laws arise from latest legislative skirmishes in endless ‘tort wars’
  October 16, 2026
  Tort wars are among the Legislature's oldest conflicts, pitting lawyers who file personal injury lawsuits and their allies against business interests and their insurers.