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Lynn La

Lynn La is the WhatMatters newsletter writer. Prior to joining CalMatters, she developed thought leadership at an edtech company and was a senior editor at CNET. She also covered public health at The Sacramento Bee as a Kaiser media fellow and was an intern reporter at Capitol Weekly. She's a graduate of UC Davis and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

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CA lawmakers seek to change CEQA again

A handful of legislators rallied near the state Capitol Thursday to promote what they’re calling an “extremely unsexy,” but important, bipartisan bill package intended to put California’s housing development into...
Hundreds of protesters marched in Los Angeles for a “Day Without Immigrants” on Feb. 3, 2025. Photo by J.W. Hendricks for CalMatters

Capitol Corner: Protests and last of the COVID regs

While some are characterizing Donald Trump’s second presidency as one with “a lack of dissidence” so far, residents across California rallied together this week to protest the administration’s pledges to...
Members of the US military patrol the banks of the Rio Grande as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico on May 8, 2023. (Herika Martinez/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

Newsom goes to Mexico border to counter Trump

Gov. Gavin Newsom visited the U.S.-Mexico border Thursday, railing against President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threats and the economic damage a 25% tax on goods coming from Mexico would likely have...
Gov. Gavin Newsom at a press conference on Sept. 25, 2024. Photo by Ted Soqui, SIPA USA via Reuters

What to do about slow California election results

The complaints and questions surface after every election: It takes California way too long to count all the votes. It’s unfair to candidates and their supporters in close races to...
Gas prices are displayed at a Shell gas station in South San Francisco on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)

Newsom targets Big Oil, again

With gas prices in some parts of California reaching $5.94 per gallon as of Thursday — $2.50 more than the national average — Gov. Newsom is targeting Big Oil again in a new proposal...
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Newsom says ‘yes’ to ‘outing’ ban

On the last day to make his decision, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed into law a bill prohibiting school districts from enacting policies requiring faculty to disclose to parents...
Adrian De La Cruz fills his work truck with diesel gas at a station in west Fresno on May 7, 2024. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

Will Californians get any relief on gas prices?

Californians pay more at the pump than residents of any other state — an average of $5.34 a gallon for regular unleaded, compared to the national average of $3.64, according to AAA....