"‘We’re talking about people’s lives:’ California lawmakers grill #DMV director on deadly failures”

The California Senate’s hearing on driving laws was spurred by a #CalMatters investigation into California’s approach to deadly #drivers https://calmatters.org/investigation/2026/03/california-dmv-hearing/

CalMatters: These public documents are hidden from view. Two California lawmakers want to change that. “Two California lawmakers are trying to open up legislative documents that are technically public records, but difficult for even the most seasoned Capitol insiders to access. The documents are letters registered lobbyists and advocacy groups send the Legislature to support or oppose bills. […]

I expect better from #CalMatters

Racial bias can show it's ugly head in unlikely places, but progressive journalism needs to have a better response when they screw up like this

https://sdvoice.info/commentary-how-calmatters-turned-a-handbag-into-a-political-firestorm-and-exposed-a-journalism-blind-spot/

Linking California with the Minnesota food aid probe is a stretch

An applicant signs up for food stamps, known as CalFresh in California, at a low-income health clinic in Contra Costa County. (Foe; photo by Anne Wernikoff/ CalMatters) This column was originally published by CalMat…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Food #audit #california #CALmatters #Foodaid #GavinNewsom #Minnesota #Politics
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2463124/linking-california-with-the-minnesota-food-aid-probe-is-a-stretch/

Hundreds of new California laws took effect on the first day of 2026. CalMatters highlights some of the most remarkable ones, including requirements for more insurers to cover in vitro fertilization, automatic college admission, and more. https://alamedapost.com/news/new-california-laws-change-life-2026/

#alameda #CalMatters

New CA law rewrites car-buying rules with return policy

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California lawmakers made major changes to the state’s car-buying…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #California #CalMatters #UnitedStates #Us #USA
https://www.newsbeep.com/340970/

#GavinNewsom wants you to come to #California and kill #swans, and has made it legal to shoot them without any license or permit.

A recent #CalMatters report citing state wildlife researchers’ data on #MuteSwans estimated there are more than 12,000 of these 25lb and up orange beaked EU import birds in he state, a ten fold increase in just 3 years.

A study on east coast found they eat up to 8lbs a day of submerged #aquatic vegetation, destroying #habitat and food sources for native species faster than #grasses could ever recover.

https://mendovoice.com/2025/10/mute-swans-now-on-state-fish-and-wildlife-take-list/

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/10/22/californians-shoot-swans-year-round/?share=tichrweory2esepeiata #GiftLink #Cygnets #NonNativeSpecies

#DataBrokers Are Hiding Their Opt-Out Pages From #GoogleSearch

Dozens of companies are hiding how you can delete your personal data, The #Markup and #CalMatters found.
#optout #privacy

https://www.wired.com/story/data-brokers-hiding-opt-out-pages-google-search/

Ben Christopher of CalMatters reports, "...most urban developers will no longer have to study, predict and mitigate the ways that new housing might affect local traffic, air pollution, flora and fauna, noise levels, groundwater quality and objects of historic or archeological significance." https://alamedapost.com/news/biggest-obstacles-building-ca-housing-vanished/

#AffordableHousing #alameda #california #CalMatters #housing @calmatters