CalPERS hit retirees with ‘shocking’ bills. They're getting their money back California pension law limits post-retirement work for government employees, a measure meant to prevent "double dipping." The rules can be confusing and costly.

Opinion | Even in the most LGBTQ-affirming states in the nation, access to medically necessary care is fragile, and families are paying the price. cal.news/4cMmlg0 📝 Pamuela Halliwell 📸 Adriana Heldiz

Opinion | The top nine remaining candidates for governor should address the recent think tank articles on schools, jobs and housing issues. cal.news/4sURmn7 📝 Dan Walters 📸 Alex Matthews

India’s most wanted criminal network has a presence in California’s Central Valley, and it’s shaking down members of the diaspora. cal.news/4vx7xcw 📸 Larry Valenzuela

The final version of Senate Bill 79 offered local governments plenty of wiggle room over the where, when and how of the law. Cities across California are starting to wiggle. cal.news/41Ax8Uo 📸 Zaydee Sanchez

A federal appeals court ruled last week that California’s attempt to limit how much dialysis companies profit from certain privately insured patients is unconstitutional — a victory for an industry that has repeatedly beaten back efforts to control its costs. cal.news/4cbYpm7 📸 Mark Boster

CalPERS on Tuesday gave up a seven-year legal battle to claw back hundreds of thousands of dollars from four pensioners who the fund accused of breaking the rules about working after retirement. cal.news/4eltvJl 📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.

Why California progressives’ push to tax the rich could worsen the budget problem Progressives say California should tax the rich to maintain health care access for the poor. Here’s why it could worsen the state’s budget problem.

Opinion |Here's who might benefit from Swalwell's departure from the California governor race. Rep. Eric Swalwell had been in a three-way tie among top Democratic hopefuls in the gubernatorial race, until recent sexual misconduct allegations.

How California bungled $1 million in a collaboration with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Legislators are criticizing the management of a California program partnering with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to get books to kids.

Inside the newsroom: CalMatters’ reporters Robert Lewis and Lauren Hepler won for “License to Kill,’’ an investigation of California’s Department of Motor Vehicles. cal.news/4ehpOEA

Opinion | Civil cases often expose failures that would otherwise remain hidden — failures in training, supervision, safety policies or institutional decision-making. cal.news/4cNSEu7 📝 Robert Glassman 📸 Anne Wernikoff

Inside the newsroom: CalMatters’ Digital Democracy won The Trust in American Institutions Challenge, a national call for a bold solution to restore public trust in the core institutions of our society. cal.news/3Q8ZFxL

A day after Rep. Eric Swallwell said he would resign from Congress, a Beverly Hills woman detailed what she described as a violent sexual encounter with the Democratic lawmaker. cal.news/4tMLQ6v 📸 Larry Valenzuela

California progressives want to hike taxes on corporations and billionaires to absorb federal funding cuts to Medi-Cal. But backfilling the loss would not address the state’s existing — and growing — structural budget deficit, budget experts say. cal.news/4827Hi3 📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.

Trump weighs in, but California Republicans can't agree on a governor candidate Republicans at their state party convention couldn’t coalesce around one of their two candidates for governor, ending in no endorsement

California Republicans are caught between Trump loyalty and winning swing districts California Republicans embrace Trump at their convention while candidates in competitive races keep him at arm's length to win over voters.

Rep. Eric Swalwell said Monday that he will resign his seat in Congress, a day after he suspended his campaign for California governor following explosive allegations of sexual assault and misconduct from four women. cal.news/4caAvrf 📸 Jeff Chiu, AP

Eric Swalwell to give up his seat in Congress amid calls for expulsion Swalwell said he would "fight the serious, false allegation made against me" but he needed to take responsibility for his mistakes.

Opinion | Los Angeles County’s failures are now affecting not only its workforce and its residents, but the integrity of the broader state system. The warning signs are clear. cal.news/4sAZ7OP 📝 Curtis Chambers & Regino Torres Jr. 📸 Ann Johansson

Opinion | If anyone from the five-member Democratic lower tier prospers from Swalwell’s departure, it might be San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan. cal.news/4moupH2 📝 Dan Walters 📸 Larry Valenzuela

Opinion | For generations, children placed in county-run facilities experienced widespread abuse, neglect, and exploitation. cal.news/3Q5OBS1 📝 Chantel Johnson 📸 Ann Johansson

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Colorado’s conversion therapy ban, endangering California’s law. State lawmakers believe there is a “path forward” despite the court’s ruling. cal.news/4vsIXJW 📸 Rahmat Gul, AP

Despite President Donald Trump’s putting his thumb on the scale, California Republicans refused to unite behind a single candidate for governor this weekend. cal.news/4tLjp9f 📸 Adriana Heldiz

Breaking: Rep. Eric Swalwell has suspended his campaign for California governor days after two news outlets published explosive allegations of sexual assault and misconduct from four women, including a former staff member. He continued to deny the allegations in an announcement on social media.

After three years of unprecedented closures that devastated California’s fishing industry, commercial salmon fishing is poised to reopen this spring. The return comes with a catch: cal.news/4cfIjXq 📸 Jungho Kim

Bianco and Hilton have been reticent to mention Trump. In a state where Democratic voters vastly outnumber Republicans, it’s an imperative. cal.news/3QAhNRd 📸 Adriana Heldiz

Supporters flee Swalwell’s governor campaign amid allegations of sexual assault The Democratic congressmember came under pressure after the San Francisco Chronicle reported that a former staffer alleged he sexually assaulted her.

California’s largest and most polluted lake gets a new conservancy California’s first new conservancy in more than 15 years will oversee restoration, manage habitat and improve air quality at the deteriorating Salton Sea

California salmon fishing poised to reopen, but with a catch After three years of devastating closures, salmon fishing will finally reopen — can the industry survive the threats to come?

Supporters flee Swalwell’s governor campaign amid allegations of sexual assault The Democratic congressmember came under pressure after the San Francisco Chronicle reported that a former staffer alleged he sexually assaulted her.

California’s first new conservancy in more than 15 years will oversee restoration, manage habitat and improve air quality at the deteriorating Salton Sea cal.news/3QfTmIF 📸 Ariana Drehsler

Was Sheriff Chad Bianco justified in seizing California ballots? What the unsealed warrants reveal Riverside County Sheriff and California governor candidate Chad Bianco focused on claims from an activist group when he kicked off a voter fraud inquiry.

Opinion | California family premiums have been growing at 7% per year — well above the Office of Health Care Affordability’s approved spending growth limits of 3.5% in 2025, declining to 3% by 2029. cal.news/4dzI5N8 📝 Glenn Melnick 📸 Apu Gomes

This weekend’s California Republican Party convention was poised to be a drama-filled event. But then President Donald Trump weighed in, backing former Fox News host Steve Hilton over Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco. cal.news/4efWNsN 📸 Jules Hotz

Opinion | California’s rural hospitals are facing multiple, steep challenges providing patients with access to care. cal.news/423kLjC 📝 Julie Gill Shuffield 📸 Larry Valenzuela

Many of today's ballot measures are aimed at canceling or retaliating for other ballot measures, like when politicians tried but failed to kill Prop. 13 years ago. cal.news/3QuRmwe

Los Angeles has an acute shortage of qualified construction workers as the region tries to rebuild from the Eaton and Palisades Fires. cal.news/41pUnjS

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright visited a Long Beach oil site to pressure Gov. Newsom over state regulations he says are driving up energy costs for Californians. cal.news/4dEa4vc 📸 Ariana Drehsler

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco’s investigators had no insider tipsters, no witnesses and no independent analyses from forensic experts when they approached a local judge and asked to take the unprecedented step of seizing hundreds of thousands of ballots cal.news/41oU74K 📸 Larry Valenzuela

Opinion | No matter how politicians frame it, we Californians are paying some of the nation’s highest taxes. cal.news/3Qb22A4 📝 Dan Walters 📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.

Opinion | Fiscal discipline is not austerity; it is accountability. It means insisting that every dollar produce genuine value for taxpayers. California does not need a bigger government. It needs a better one. cal.news/3NQEmQY 📝 Peter Weber & Chris Thornberg 📸 Fred Greaves

Independent journalism holds our elected leaders accountable, gives people knowledge and power, and is the quiet backbone of our community. On Local News Day, we’re asking folks to get to know their local news outlets. Look up your local newsrooms here: cal.news/47TiNpD

As a professional fiduciary, Donna Bogdanovich was paid to manage Vinyasi’s money, which was set up in a special needs trust. But over time, she stopped paying the bills, and the consequences piled up. 1/7

The California Supreme Court has ordered a pause of Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco’s investigation and recount of ballots cast in the November 2025 special election as multiple lawsuits challenging the effort make their way through the courts. cal.news/4vlFYmk 📸 Larry Valenzuela

The health care union behind the tax measure argues its plan is the only viable fix for federal funding cuts to Medi-Cal. But even some of the most liberal lawmakers and labor unions aren’t convinced yet. cal.news/4cbcBuf 📸 Jeff Chiu, AP

An ongoing investigation by CalMatters reveals how California's agency to regulate the fiduciary industry has failed to stop the conflicts prohibited by its own code of conduct and outrageous behavior by fiduciaries cal.news/4cgU8MU 🎨 Adriana Heldiz

A jet fuel subsidy could tap funds meant for California roads A proposed California subsidy for cleaner burning jet fuel could tap road funds and push gas prices higher, with ripple effects for California drivers.

Opinion | We need to be sold a vision for California that does more to ensure that young Californians can stay in this state, have quality jobs and are protected from the threats from the federal government. cal.news/4ssoXo1 📝 Andrea Escobar & Joselen Contreras 📸 Larry Valenzuela

Opinion | This year’s version of the perennial conflict is being played out against what should be a serious concern about the state’s economy. cal.news/41loxEU 📝 Dan Walters 📸 Jonathan Alcorn