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California card rooms can keep dealing now that they emerged victorious in the latest battle over whether tribes should have exclusive rights to offer Las Vegas-style gambling. cal.news/4901wMB


Some economists doubt the effectiveness of the new tax law, especially in light of other cuts in benefits. cal.news/46LW7aB


Commentary: California's ongoing saga over local tax initiatives may ramp up again as tax gadflies vow to put a measure on the 2026 ballot. cal.news/48YWaRL 📝 @dancalmatters


Commentary: Although the mistakes of my past do not define who I am today, my old record still stands in the way of simple things, such as passing a background check so I can volunteer at my grandchildren’s school. cal.news/479Ni9I 📝 Joanna Hernandez


Prop. 50 would redraw California's congressional districts to favor Democrats. Both sides claim their map better represents communities. Here's the reality. cal.news/4q3eyPH 📝 @JeanneKuang


Gov. Gavin Newsom's CARE Court has helped fewer mentally ill people than he projected. He just signed a new law that will make more people eligible for it. cal.news/4mXd9Hq 📝 @jocelynwiener & @MarisaKendall


Thousands of residents from Altadena and surrounding areas say Eaton fire victims are excluded and shortchanged by Edison's compensation plan cal.news/4mTV25d 📝 @MalenaCarollo


After weeks of waiting, California's governor signed a bill that will allow mid-rise apartment buildings near major transit stops in California's biggest metro areas. cal.news/4n3hzge 📸 Ray Chavez

CalMatters's tweet image. After weeks of waiting, California's governor signed a bill that will allow mid-rise apartment buildings near major transit stops in California's biggest metro areas. cal.news/4n3hzge

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Commentary: Decades ago, I quoted two researchers who projected California’s future as “the possible emerging of a two-tier economy.” Any objective description of 2025 California would conclude they hit the nail squarely. cal.news/4q0pAoD 📝 Dan Walters


With the highest military population in California, San Diego County is bracing for missed paychecks and a run on local food banks during the federal government shutdown, now in its second week. cal.news/4mPswlf 📝 Deborah Brennan


The California Smarter Balanced test results increased for almost every student group and every grade, in every subject. cal.news/4pYIfl3 📝 @carolynjones100


An El Segundo refinery fire has renewed questions about who is investigating the state’s oil industry after serious accidents. With the U.S. Chemical Safety Board defunded, California has yet to fill the gap. cal.news/3KFsCi8 📝 Alejandro Lazo


Exclusive - California’s outgoing cybersecurity commander tells us the state is mismanaging its limited cybersecurity resources by letting unqualified officials set priorities. cal.news/4q1i1hH 📝 @kharijohnson


On Wednesday the U.S. Department of Justice said it arrested a former Pacific Palisades resident suspected of starting the fire that eventually became the Palisades Fire, which killed 12 people and destroyed over 6,000 structures in January. cal.news/4pTJ3HE 📝 Lynn LA

CalMatters's tweet image. On Wednesday the U.S. Department of Justice said it arrested a former Pacific Palisades resident suspected of starting the fire that eventually became the Palisades Fire, which killed 12 people and destroyed over 6,000 structures in January. cal.news/4pTJ3HE

📝 Lynn LA

California health officials will now decide which ingredients, additives, dyes, and other forms of processing don’t belong in school meals and K-12 cafeterias. cal.news/47i6Fyo 📝 Kristen Hwang


Los Altos Hills agreed to legalize some apartment buildings. Now, with a project proposed at Twin Oaks that would include the town’s first-ever affordable housing units, the wealthy Bay Area suburb is having second thoughts. cal.news/47hCdV6 📝 @FromBenC


It seems even California's governor is fed up with obnoxiously loud advertisements that pop on when he's streaming his favorite shows cal.news/4o75asv


Commentary: So how will my disgust about the entire process affect my vote —even if I resist the temptation to toss my ballot into the nearest wastebasket? I really don’t know. cal.news/4nAIRLX 📝 @DanCALmatters


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Prop. 50, the "Election Rigging Response Act," would require CA to use new congressional district maps. On Oct 14, proponents from each side will offer arguments in a debate moderated by Rich Ehisen of Capitol Weekly & @JWilliamsJourno of @CalMatters capitolweekly.net/events/califor…


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Join Capitol Weekly, @CalMatters and @UCStudentPolicy on Oct. 14 for CALIFORNIA VOTES: PROPOSITION 50. We'll moderate a debate on whether voters should approve or reject California's new congressional district maps. Free but registration required. capitolweekly.net/events/califor…


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