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The Trump administration keeps using Putin's language. from Anton Troianovski @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/u...
How electrifying a Bay Area rail system made trains faster, cleaner, and more frequent
The civil and humans rights abuses perpetrated and enabled by Noem, man, good riddance is an understatement. This agency has become a bloated hellhole powered by thugs and wannabes.
Who pays for AI’s power? California watchdog urges new data center rules calmatters.org/environment/...
“One way of understanding the past decade of populism is to see it as the worldwide howl of voters who feel that in the age of globalization and the new financial elite they are losing control over key aspects of their lives,” David Wallace-Wells writes.
This was as good of a panel as you can get on this war, Iran and the foreign policy that led to this moment. Highly recommend.
How does a college generate $25 million more a year by enrolling 800 more students?
I explore how California campuses are in an enrollment doom loop and how they plan to get out of it.
This story relies on records requests + 13 interviews
📸 @zinchiang.bsky.social
calmatters.org/education/hi...
The Ventura County judge who essentially enabled the conflicts of interest at the heart of this investigation was reassigned before this published. Incredible work as always from @calireporter.bsky.social, exposing this shady conservatorship scheme calmatters.org/investigatio...
"The reporting of wars seems to have been inverted; what the powerful say and do is being reported first, and the killing of innocents is mentioned in passing, if at all.” www.cjr.org/the_media_to...
Nearly one-in-five property transfers in California last year were inherited — a record number. Heirs in California used to have even more benefits by also inheriting their parents' low property tax bills until our 2018 investigation led to changes www.wsj.com/economy/hous...
A heartbreaking reminder that war always makes the homeland less safe.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death at the hand of a nation he worked very hard to kill is a hinge moment in the history of Iran’s revolution, Karim Sadjadpour argues. theatln.tc/rGrjs2Wh
The US and Israel launched strikes across Iran this morning. Iran has responded by firing ballistic missiles and drones at Israel, and US bases in the region. Civilians have already been killed or injured in multiple countries, caught in the crossfire.
It’s no longer just American weapons and resources being used by Israel, like they were in Gaza. Whatever follows in Iran, the blood is now squarely on our hands.
Privacy experts, civil liberties advocates and humanitarian aid workers are surfacing concerns over a federal surveillance system near the California border. An in-depth look at the license plate readers on state highways by @wendyfry.bsky.social @khari.bsky.social calmatters.org/justice/2026...
Ten local teachers unions under the umbrella of the California Teachers Association worked for years to align their contracts so they’d expire at the same time: June 30, 2025. bit.ly/4cj0pcF
📸 Jeff Chiu, AP
Whatever Mamdani said and whatever leverage he deployed the first time he went to the White House should be studied by people with high-ranking California political jobs. “Resistance” isn’t offering much. The NYC mayor is breaking through.
The moment the right fired up the outrage machine over the athletes speaking out at the Winter Olympics, pearl-clutching as if absolute patriotism matters more than free speech, we lost yet another brief window for national unity. This era is so toxic. Sweeping gold in hockey should’ve been a moment
Sacramento State President Luke Wood looks like a total simp on this deal. Covering travel costs for visiting teams. No share of conference revenue for at least 5 years. Not to mention the optics of a $23 million entry fee after all the belt-tightening last year. Woof www.sfgate.com/collegesport...
The cost of climate change adaption for California schools has led to unplanned expenses, missed school days and uneven state funding for many districts. Utility shutoffs, that at times came with little to no warning, add even more stresses @areyesvelarde.bsky.social calmatters.org/environment/...
This move by Dorus Matsui reeks of desperation. They must be really scared of Mai Vang's campaign.
Good reporting from @byrobinepley.bsky.social www.sacbee.com/opinion/arti...
EXCLUSIVE: An @npr.org investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.
Other documents that mention Trump have been taken down (and some restored).
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Took a little detour from my typical housing policy coverage to work on this story with @gauchoesque.bsky.social about the tension between California's ambitious climate/decarbonization goals and our punishingly high electricity prices.
calmatters.org/environment/...
The way the Democratic Party clings to its cooked ways is beyond comprehension calmatters.org/politics/202...
Swalwell leads delegate vote but California Democrats divided in crowded primary
Nine Democrats seeking to be governor wooed California Democrats at their weekend convention as some worry about a GOP lockout in June.
There's a lot to like in this expenditure plan. Rapid transit lines, late-night routes to job & entertainment hubs, housing incentives, better airport transpo. I hope it qualifies for the ballot!
Here's my story on the Supreme Court ruling on President Trump's tariffs, including about their effects on California.
The more money and political muscle that gets pumped into opposing the billionaire tax, the less the policy or precedent of the initiative bothers me, and the more I think voters deserve a say on something that makes all these politicians and ultrarich types upset www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
