Senate President Pro Tem Monique Limón strives for consensus. Managing California’s budget shortfall will put her skills to the test.

One year after the deadly southern California Eaton and Palisades fires, many survivors report insurance claim problems.

While few victims of last year’s fires are back in their homes, that’s not unusual following natural disasters; permitting changes appear to be helping.

Switching to a funding system based on school enrollment would remove the incentive to get students to attend every day, a new report finds.

Most people who lost homes to the LA-area wildfires haven’t broken ground or found new homes. Here's how state and local officials are part of the delay.

Southern California Edison received 1,500 applications for its Eaton fire compensation program and only paid out 82 after ...

After the sudden death of U.S. Rep Doug LaMalfa, a CalMatters reporter who covered him for 20 years reflects on his life and ...

The fourth-generation rice farmer represented California's rural north for 13 years in Congress and was always ready to ...

As talk of a possible AI bubble grows, so does uncertainty around an important source of California tax money.

During the LA-area fires, Jose Angel Amezcua, an inmate firefighter, was where he was supposed to be — helping save the communities he had harmed.

The budget hole calls for sustainable revenue increases or serious spending cuts, the Legislature’s analysts say. But either would be unpopular with top Democrats.

Gov. Gavin Newsom's State of the State address may hint at how he'll balance his last year as governor with his presidential campaign image.