CALMATTERS

• Legisladores usan ‘enmiendas hostiles’ para desmantelar reformas a leyes contra manejo bajo la influencia del alcohol
  August 21, 2026
  El proyecto de ley contaba con un amplio apoyo, pero el comité de la senadora Sabrina Cervantes lo desmanteló repentinamente sin apenas dar explicaciones.
• In California’s biggest cities, Turner’s Outdoorsman is a top source of crime guns
  August 21, 2026
  A new report from the California Department of Justice adds to concerning pattern documented in previous reporting by The Trace.
• Deadly e-bike accidents shape Bay Area test
  August 21, 2026
  Near-misses with a kid whizzing by on an electric bicycle may be a common nuisance these days, but some incidents can end in tragedy. As a growing number of e-bike related accidents — particularly ones […]
• Homeless counts dropped in these California counties this year
  August 21, 2026
  California reduced its official homeless count in 2025 after years of increases. Now, preliminary data for 2026 shows many places in the state are continuing to make progress. Counties up and down the state are […]
• California’s clashes over business regulation rage on as legislative session nears end
  August 21, 2026
  Unions, consumer groups, personal injury lawyers and environmentalists are battling business groups over surveillance pricing and anti-monopoly bills.
• Proposition 44 ensures California’s community clinics prioritize patients over executives
  August 21, 2026
  Proposition 44 will hold community health centers accountable for the public dollars they receive, argues a social worker.
• Proposition 44 wrongly squeezes politics between California patients and their healthcare
  August 21, 2026
  Community clinics across California do not meet the arbitrary standards Proposition 44 would create, jeopardizing healthcare services statewide, a physician argues.