CALMATTERS: California Legislature makes a flurry of big changes to November ballot measures | Columns
With California’s votes for president and U.S. senator being foregone conclusions, the state’s political establishment has been gearing up for…
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CALMATTERS: Newsom’s State of the State address looked like a presidential campaign launch | Columns
The California Constitution requires that “the Governor shall report to the Legislature each calendar year on the condition of the…
CALMATTERS: California Democrats score big win as Supreme Court blocks anti-tax ballot measure | Columns
The century-long and often tortured history of California making law through ballot measures took a new turn Thursday when the…
CALMATTERS: In rain, snow and drought, California’s fights over water rights, supplies persist | Columns
Legal rights to use water — particularly those obtained prior to 1914 — lie at the heart of California’s perpetual…
Why did Sony buy Alamo Drafthouse — and is it actually a good thing?
Despite the historical importance of the Paramount decrees — which for decades governed the way movie studios did business with…
CALMATTERS: As Californians’ stance on crime hardens, Republicans try to regain relevance | Columns
Over the last dozen years, Democrats have gained, lost and finally nailed down supermajorities in the California Legislature. Now they…
Why Hollywood jobs haven’t come back, in three charts
Good morning. It’s Thursday, June 13. Here’s what you need to know to start your day. Newsletter You’re reading the…
Workers feel the pain as a post-streaming-wars Hollywood restructures
Contraction. Pullback. Market correction. However you want to describe what’s going on in the Hollywood economy right now, there’s a…
CALMATTERS: Why California regulators have to protect both consumers and company profits | Columns
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Southern Pacific Railroad wielded almost total control over California’s politics, angering…
Hollywood gets the crummy summer box office it paid for
A Hollywood movie can be two things at the same time. It can be a great piece of art and…