By Dan Walters for CalMatters The 2026 campaigns for governor, a raft of other statewide offices, 52 congressional seats and 100 slots in the state…
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By Judge Paul Michel We live in arguably the most innovative and prosperous era in human history. My lifetime alone has seen numerous technological leaps…
By Faye Wilson Kennedy On Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, under the Trump administration, the United States engaged in racist colonial actions—the US launched a military…
By Nina Teicholz For over half a century, Americans have been urged to shy away from saturated fats, found mainly in animal products. Paradoxically, decades…
Late activist inspired a generation of organizers and built lasting grassroots power Pablo Rodriguez, the executive director of Communities for a New California (CNC) Education…
When I heard Sacramento Central Labor Council Executive Director Fabrizio Sasso speak at the first No Kings Rally, his remarks stood out immediately. He offered…
By Dan Walters for CalMatters We Californians know, or should know, that while living in this state has many positive aspects, we are paying through…
Will chatbots replace us as a watchdog for underreported news? By Andy Lee Roth and Shealeigh Voiti Hospitals denying maternal mental health care, employers using…
By David Eagle Imagine ordering your favorite entree at the neighborhood restaurant you’ve gone to for years. It’s the same dish, off the same menu,…
By Alexis Fitzpatrick I recently overheard a parent discussing how AI makes evenings so peaceful by reducing the toil of her child’s evening math homework by providing…
Last week, the daughter of the late, great comedic actor Robin Williams felt compelled to tell bored, tone-deaf idiots to stop sending her A.I.-generated images…
By Sonya Frausto, PharmD I wish I could say that my perspective is unique, but unfortunately, it is not. I spent years working at Rite…
By Jim Berk for CalMatters Whether by design or by quiet submission to a rapidly-evolving digital landscape, the world’s largest social media companies have allowed…
For Sacramento creatives — or anyone who thinks that artists have a right to make a living off of their work — there was just reason to cheer a landmark court…
In the last four months, the U.S. veterans’ community has been going through the same shock to the system that the American journalism community experienced…
By Angie Eng In ancient Greece, if an Athenian statesman fell ill, he might enter an Asclepieia sanctuary where patients were treated with art, music,…
By Sarah Grace Kubasek When my family was evicted in 2023, I believed we had failed. We were living out of our car, relying on…