The California Department of Housing and Community Development has ordered every city and county to plan for 2.5 million new homes by 2030, but nearly all municipalities are not on track to hit their numbers.

Some California colleges revealed their military weapons stockpiles after CalMatters investigation uncovered violations of college policies and state law. San Jose State University and San Francisco State University revealed they own AR-15s even though this is not authorized by CSU policy.

Billionaire Tom Steyer is paying influencers to boost his $200 million California governor campaign. Some didn’t disclose it. A state law offers little accountability.

Thanks to one of the “Friends of Trump,” federal tax evasion charges against the bitcoin investor and entrepreneur were dismissed after he paid $49.9 million in back taxes.

Gov. Gavin Newsom had called for accountability on mental health and homelessness when he proposed his CARE Court program. What became law, however, pleased almost no one.

The state’s health insurance exchange transmitted pregnancy and domestic abuse data during a marketing campaign.

When disaster strikes, California gets federal funding to hire temporary workers to clean debris. But the jobs are tough, and some agencies struggle to manage the grants.

Trying to avoid antitrust suits, Google systematically told employees to destroy messages, avoid certain words and copy the lawyers as often as possible.

The sudden disappearance of half a billion dollars of state money meant to help community land trusts has left some housing advocates questioning California’s commitment to preserving existing affordable housing.

A CalMatters analysis shows that California’s campaign finance watchdog has sometimes taken years to resolve cases, sometimes after politicians have won election or left office.

California was nearly $2 billion over forecast in corporate tax receipts this summer, including by $844 million in July. A tax change meant to help the budget deficit helped drive the surge.

Ads connected to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump and Israel’s war in Gaza brought Facebook millions.

While it’s always been more expensive to be a homeowner in California, the gap between the rest of the country has widened into a chasm.

Low's Silicon Valley constituents could lose tens of millions of dollars in local tax revenues if Gavin Newsom signs a bill that allows casino-owning tribes to sue private card rooms, their competitors.

Was the former California attorney general and San Francisco DA too soft on crime? Or too tough?

The Supreme Court’s decision on homelessness will test a California shelter system that’s full of problems – and lacking accountability.