Who’s running for California governor? Here’s a look at the current field of candidates

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The game of musical chairs in the race to be California’s next governor lost another player last week.  After Democratic businessman Stephen Cloobeck — who was polling at below half a percent — dropped out of the race and endorsed Rep. Eric Swalwell […]

Newsom’s 911 debacle is California’s latest failed tech adoption

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Six years ago, shortly after the Legislature enacted his first state budget, Gov. Gavin Newsom embarked on a celebratory tour to tout the spending plan’s major provisions. Newsom’s last stop was in San Francisco, where he bragged about increasing fees on telephone service…

CA migrant workers delay medical care during Trump’s immigration crackdown

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A patient walks into the Saint Agnes Mobile Health Unit mobile clinic in Mendota on May 21, 2025. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local For many migrant and immigrant farmworkers in California who do not have legal status, mobile medical clinics are their…

‘Aún necesitan atención’: Por qué los trabajadores migrantes de California evitan las clínicas médicas

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. This article is also available in English. Read it here. En un caluroso día de verano, decenas de jornaleros hicieron una pausa en su trabajo de recolección de chiles en un campo remoto a 42 kilómetros de Fresno y acudieron a una clínica…