CALMATTERS

• After refinery explosions, California lawmakers move to preserve safety rules
  August 15, 2026
  California lawmakers are advancing an effort to preserve oil refinery safety rules that were designed to prevent fires, explosions and other catastrophes despite industry opposition.  The union-backed proposal, Senate Bill 966, would enshrine existing worker […]
• US DOJ finds ‘unbroken pattern’ of sexual abuse by California prison staff
  August 15, 2026
  A two-year federal investigation found decades of staff sexual abuse against incarcerated women at California correctional facilities.
• Juez federal se dispone a restringir las tácticas de detención de inmigrantes en las redadas de Los Ángeles
  August 14, 2026
  Las detenciones sin orden judicial han sido una característica clave de los esfuerzos del gobierno por deportar masivamente.
• Ella se declaró culpable de un cargo de tráfico de drogas. Luego visitó México sin saber que no podría regresar.
  August 14, 2026
  El Tribunal Supremo de California desestimó la declaración de culpabilidad de una mujer que no comprendía que una condena pondría en peligro su estatus migratorio.
• Where’d the birds go? Federal staffing cuts hit CA refuge
  August 14, 2026
  Seven months ago I visited the San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge in Stanislaus County, as part of a birding trip to see wintering migratory birds. Even on chilly January days in years past, it […]
• Where did the birds go? Once-abundant wetlands are drying up after federal staff cutbacks
  August 14, 2026
  A long decline in the number of people managing wildlife refuges in California accelerated after the Trump administration's DOGE staffing cuts.
• Some Cal State students got financial aid decisions a lot later this year. Here’s why
  August 14, 2026
  The federal aid agency updated its fraud protections, delaying financial aid notifications to students by several weeks.