Jeremia Kimelman

A prison union is spending big on Gavin Newsom. Is it an ‘800 pound gorilla’ or a threatened species?

July 16, 2024 at 6:10 a.m.

A year after he took the top job in 2019, the president of one of California’s largest and most powerful unions said in a newsletter that he wanted to be “the 800...

A card room at Commerce Casino in Commerce on March 14, 2024. Photo by Ted Soqui for CalMatters

High stakes: Inside the multimillion-dollar battle for gambling rights in California

March 28, 2024 at 6:21 a.m.

Powerful tribal casinos and their rivals in California’s multi-billion dollar gambling industry are fighting an epic battle in the Legislature this year. Millions of dollars in tax revenues for local...

(Illustration: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./ CalMatters; iStock)

This law should reveal who’s paying for California legislators’ travel. It’s only been used twice

May 18, 2023 at 1:25 p.m.

A 2015 law to bring more transparency to paid trips for California legislators has led to only two disclosure forms being filed by the sponsoring groups. The law's author says...

How free trips for California legislators lead to bills

May 4, 2023 at 6:44 a.m.

Members of the California Legislature took nearly $1 million worth of trips sponsored by interest groups in 2022. The California Foundation on the Environment and the Economy accounted for 40%...

Cop cash: California law enforcement gives big to campaigns

March 30, 2022 at 6:27 a.m.

California law enforcement groups are making sizable donations to candidates for attorney general, treasurer and Legislature before the June 7 primary. The biggest recipient is Sacramento County District Attorney Anne...

Look up your new California election districts for 2022

January 31, 2022 at 12:00 p.m.

California election districts have changed for 2022. Type in your address and find out your new legislative and congressional districts.

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