CALMATTERS

• 9th Circuit blocks California limits on anonymous immigration agents
  April 22, 2026
  The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the Trump administration in striking down a California requirement that immigration agents show visible identification while on duty.
• New bill would stop DMV from making millions off auctioned cars without telling the owners
  April 22, 2026
  The bill is inspired by a CalMatters story that revealed state law allows the DMV to collect money from towed cars in secret.
• California Democrats to Trump immigration agents: Don’t apply here
  April 22, 2026
  Should someone’s work in immigration enforcement during the Trump administration preclude them from having a job in California civil service? Many California Democrats, alarmed by the administration’s aggressive immigration tactics, are prepared to take that […]
• What’s worse for a governor running for president, raising taxes or leaving a deficit?
  April 22, 2026
  Gov. Gavin Newsom has resisted tax increases despite years of deficit spending. How he balances this last budget could affect his presidential campaign.
• CARE Court should refocus on mentally ill homeless people, the hardest to help
  April 22, 2026
  California's mental health initiatives sometimes bypass individuals with schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders, often the most expensive to treat.
• A plan to cut a California tax is going to voters. Why LA’s ‘mansion tax’ is at the center of it
  April 22, 2026
  A measure to roll back two kinds of taxes is slated to go before voters in November. The measure would affect cities and taxpayers across the state, but Los Angeles and its controversial “mansion tax” […]
• Should sex offenders qualify for elderly parole at 50? Lawmakers rush to change rules
  April 22, 2026
  The potential release of two men who were convicted of molesting children in the Sacramento region has California lawmakers racing to revise elderly parole rules.