Republicans spread misinformation and lies as California burns
Tens of thousands of Californians have been displaced by recent wildfires.
By Jesse Valentine - January 09, 2025Tens of thousands of Californians have been displaced by recent wildfires.
By Jesse Valentine - January 09, 2025In January 2021, seven of the 11 California Republicans in Congress refused to certify the 2020 presidential election results, boosting former President Donald Trump’s false claim that he lost in a rigged vote.
By Yue Stella Yu, Cal Matters and Jenna Peterson, Cal Matters - October 24, 2024Calvert has cast several votes seeking to curtail abortion access throughout his 30 years in Congress.
By Jesse Valentine - July 29, 2024Planned Parenthood clinics in California are bracing for an uptick in patients crossing the state line for abortions, after the Arizona Supreme Court upheld a nearly total prohibition on the procedure.
By Deborah Brennan, CalMatters - April 10, 2024In 2019, Valadao was accused of paying his dairy company employees less than minimum wage.
By Jesse Valentine - April 02, 2024Hovde’s Orange County home is valued at more than $7 million
By Jesse Valentine - March 01, 2024Anti-abortion organizations are pushing state lawmakers to promote a controversial and unproven “abortion reversal” treatment — flouting the objections of medical professionals who point out it is not supported by science.
By Anna Claire Vollers - November 30, 2023The California Republican has relied throughout his career on funds from far-right donor Howard F. Ahmanson Jr.
By Josh Israel - October 16, 2023In choosing Butler on Sunday, Newsom fulfilled his pledge to appoint a Black woman if Feinstein’s seat became open.
By Associated Press - October 02, 2023Feinstein was a passionate advocate for important liberal priorities, including gun control and reproductive rights.
By Associated Press - September 29, 2023Blue states aren’t immune from conservative culture wars. Here's what happened after three far-right candidates were elected to the Temecula school board.
By Will Fritz - August 24, 2023A California store owner was allegedly killed for hanging her pride flag, more school districts are exploring anti-trans policies, and a Texas university's LGBTQ+ resource center prepares for the state's ban on diversity offices.
By Will Fritz - August 21, 2023Texas was sued over its restrictions on drag performances, an Oregon clinic was shut down by a bomb threat, and Florida reversed its ban on high school AP psychology curriculum.
By Will Fritz - August 14, 2023An image on Instagram of what appears to be a campaign mailer for the Republican member of Congress accuses California Gov. Gavin Newsom of 'defending pedophiles.'
By Will Fritz - July 17, 2023Opposition in local politics to pride displays isn’t new, but elected officials and activists say it has become more visible this year.
By Will Fritz - July 05, 2023The latest events impacting LGBTQ communities and their rights.
By Will Fritz - June 23, 2023The latest events impacting LGBTQ communities and their rights.
By Will Fritz - June 16, 2023Gov. Gavin Newsom is seeking answers after the suburban school board rejected a social studies curriculum that included information about the LGBTQ rights pioneer.
By Will Fritz - June 12, 2023There could be more Black women elected to the Senate in one year than have served in the entire history of the United States.
By Emily Singer - May 23, 2023Officials in Washington, California, New York and Massachusetts have announced purchases of mifepristone and misoprostol.
By Rebekah Sager - April 11, 2023A shooting at a Lunar New Year celebration in Monterey Park on Saturday took 11 lives, and at least seven more were killed in Half Moon Bay on Monday.
By Associated Press - January 24, 2023Thousands of people across the country marked the historic date by protesting in favor of abortion rights.
By Associated Press - January 23, 2023California is believed to be the first state to have approximately 1 in 10 of their state lawmakers who are members of the LGBTQ+ community.
By Associated Press - November 22, 2022Majorities in Vermont, Michigan, California, Kentucky and Montana voted on Tuesday to protect reproductive freedom.
By Kaishi Chhabra - November 10, 2022The House Speaker’s spokesperson stated that she was not home at the time and that her husband, Paul, is expected to make a full recovery.
By Associated Press - October 28, 2022The Energy Department announced nearly $50 million for research, development and demonstration work to support floating offshore wind platforms.
By Associated Press - September 18, 2022Democrat Will Rollins is running for the seat in California’s 41st Congressional District currently held by Republican Ken Calvert, who has a long record of anti-LGBTQ votes.
By Casey Quinlan - July 29, 2022New York, California and Minnesota are among the states taking steps to protect abortion providers and patients.
By Lisa Needham - July 28, 2022Fire officials in some cities worry that the cancelations of community displays could prompt some people to ramp up their use of consumer-grade fireworks.
By Associated Press - July 04, 2022‘Dangerous anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment and rhetoric fuels physical harm against our community,’ one LGBTQ rights advocate said.
By Casey Quinlan - June 14, 2022