Author: CalMatters
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CalMatters: Classic Cars Will Still Need a Smog Test in California After Lawmakers Reject Jay Leno Bill
September 21, 2025
Jay Leno’s star power wasn’t enough to persuade a California legislative committee to pass a measure to allow owners of...
Community
CalMatters: California’s Newest Invaders are Beautiful Swans, Should Hunters Kill Them?
September 2, 2025
On an early August morning, it didn’t take long to spot the first pair of huge white swans with orange...
Community
CalMatters: 5 Things to Know About Gavin Newsom’s Plan to Redraw California’s Election Maps
August 19, 2025
The fight over redistricting is about to hit overdrive in California. As the Legislature returns to Sacramento today for the...
Community
CalMatters: 2,300 California “Dreamers” Are About to Lose Their Health Care Coverage
August 9, 2025
Less than a year after “Dreamers” were first allowed to sign up for Covered California health insurance, undocumented immigrants who...
Public Safety
CalMatters: CHP to Equip All 7,600 Officers with Body Cameras
July 12, 2025
Three years after CalMatters’ reporting revealed that only 3% of California Highway Patrol officers wore body cameras, one of the...
Community
CalMatters: These Four Million Acres of California Forest Could Lose Protection Here’s What Trump’s “Roadless Rule” Repeal Could Do
June 28, 2025
The Trump administration’s plan to repeal a rule prohibiting logging and road construction in undeveloped parts of national forests would...
BusinessCommunity
CalMatters: California Car Buyers Face 600% Higher Fee Under Bill Passed by Senate
June 11, 2025
The California Senate overwhelmingly – and with bipartisan support – approved legislation that would allow car dealers to charge buyers...
Community
CalMatters: Zombie Bills: Why California Lawmakers Bring Back Legislation Governors Kill
June 8, 2025
The bill was dead. Twice dead, in fact: Two times in the past two years, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed legislation...
Community
CalMatters: Fraud Pushes California’s Community Colleges to Consider an Application Fee. Is it Worth it?
May 27, 2025
Under scrutiny from state and federal lawmakers, California’s community colleges are trying to crack down on financial aid fraud. Scammers...
CommunityPublic Safety
CalMatters: San Francisco Bay Fish are Contaminated with Levels of “Forever Chemicals” that Could Harm Anglers
May 22, 2025
Contaminants known as “forever chemicals” have been discovered in San Francisco Bay fish at levels that could pose a health...









