CALMATTERS

• Newsom again vetoes bill to allow undocumented college students to work on campus
  September 20, 2026
  Newsom’s veto means a four-year battle to allow students without legal status to work at California’s public colleges wages on. This is the second time he vetoed such a bill to allow public colleges and […]
• Newsom cites pension crisis as he vetoes bill to enhance retirement for police and firefighters
  September 20, 2026
  Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected a bill to lower the retirement age and sweeten pension perks for police and firefighters despite overwhelming support in the Legislature.
• California community colleges can offer up to 12 new bachelor’s degrees under laws Newsom signed
  September 20, 2026
  Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two laws that determine when community colleges can create bachelor’s degrees and how many they can offer.
• Newsom vetoes bill to loosen work-from-home rules for state workers
  September 18, 2026
  Many California public employees want more flexibility to work from home than Gov. Gavin Newsom's return-to-office policy allows. He vetoed a bill that would have encouraged departments to set their own policies.
• Moss Landing battery storage fire flares up again, raising new safety fears in California
  September 18, 2026
  ‘It keeps coming back to haunt us.’ Battery fire at Moss Landing ignites before California regulators finish investigating the last one
• California is poised to get $1.4 billion for broadband. But there’s a huge catch
  September 18, 2026
  California’s bid for $1.4 billion in broadband funding has been five years in the making. Now the Trump administration says it must give up net neutrality and other state internet rules.
• Neither Becerra nor Hilton will commit to AI safety guidelines Newsom laid out Friday
  September 18, 2026
  Both Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton agree AI safety is important. What they will do to ensure it is less clear.