By Dan Walters, CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom justifies — or rationalizes — his drive for a mid-decade reconfiguration of California’s congressional districts as a heroic mission to thwart President Do...
Publishers Note: A second meeting was held on Thursday, August 7, 2025, 2:00PM (PST)Location: Salmon River Restoration Council, Sawyers Bar, CA 96027. Information and report at bottom, along with Agen...
Stay Healthy- Stay Safe By Dr. Damanpreet Jamarai Medicare & Retirement Chief Medical Officer UnitedHealthcare of California As we age, it is not uncommon that taking prescription medications beco...
By Dan Walters, CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Gavin Newsom is pursuing what appears to be an image-building prelude to a 2028 presid...
The removal of four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River—completed in 2024 as the largest such project in U.S. history—has been widely celebrated as a monumental victory for Indigenous tribes, part...
The moon is waning and will be new on the 24th. As a reminder, the waning phase of the moon is also known as the passive phase. It differs from the “active” phase in that garden chores are not plant d...
By Dan Walters, CalMatters Marion Joseph died in 2022 and therefore cannot celebrate what at long last is happening in California to improve children’s abysmal levels of reading comprehension. Joseph,...
By Dan Walters CalMatters The California Legislature deals with thousands of bills every year, and many are perennials that reflect long-running economic, ethnic and cultural conflicts. Warring intere...
San Francisco, CA – July 10, 2025 – A federal racketeering lawsuit in California, Sweeney v. Carringer, has exposed allegations of environmental fraud and land theft, casting a shadow over t...
By Dan Walters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. When James Marshall discovered traces of gold in the American River in 1848, he ignited ...