As candidates race to replace former Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone, one of Stone’s trusted assistants is ...

This story was originally published . Sign up for their newsletters. Mute swans at the Grizzly Island Wildlife Area near Fairfield on Aug. 8, 2025. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters Though a ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. On an early August morning, it didn’t take long to spot the first pair of huge white swans with orange and black bills ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Commentary written by Dawyn Harrison Dawyn Harrison is the county counsel for Los Angeles County. Re: “LA County ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. If and when Gavin Newsom launches a campaign for president, economic and social conditions in the California he’s ...

A regional water supply deal that split Palo Alto’s Utility Advisory Commission in June secured this week the unanimous backing of the City Council, with members concluding that the water needs of ...

This story was originally published . Sign up for their newsletters. If the confusion and delays caused by self-checkout machines irritate you, California’s Legislature is considering a bill that aims ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. There’s a certain beauty in the notes not played. An entire symphony, if you’re listening. The cars not backfiring.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Commentary written by Jeanne Raya Jeanne Raya is the head of an insurance agency and lives in San Gabriel. She ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Last year Republican Rep. Ken Calvert, the longest-serving Republican of California’s delegation, narrowly held his ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. It’s been a long day at work, and you still need to stop by the store on your way home.  To spare yourself more social ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California was once a national leader in requiring public officials to conduct their business — really our business — ...