He leads a union that's a big player in the California Capitol, where it presses to raise wages for workers in many careers.

President Trump's deployment of California National Guard soldiers in spite of Gov. Gavin Newsom's objections escalated ...

California regulators are expected to take a last, controversial step to keep the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant operating.

State lawmakers say it’s too expensive to live and buy goods in California. Yet state senators from both parties voted to raise costs for car buyers by up to $415.

D’Anna succeeds Vicki Haddock, who joined CalMatters in its second year, 2016, and was CalMatters’ first managing editor. Haddock stepped down to spend more time with family, but she will continue to ...

Officers with the Los Angeles Sheriffs Department fire “less lethal” munitions upon protesters in Compton on June 7, 2025. Photo by J.W. Hendricks for CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom wants the California ...