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California lawmakers want to make it easier for drivers to convert their cars to run on cheaper ethanol fuel. The state agency being bypassed has never once approved an E85 conversion kit in 17 years. -
Super PACs are not allowed to coordinate messaging directly with campaigns, according to the Federal Elections Commission. But there are loopholes in the rules that candidates are exploiting. -
Good government groups backed legislation that sought to make every lobbyist letter public and online. Those proposals appear dead for the year. -
Advocates for the residential program for foster youth said they want a chance to respond to its proposed closure. -
Candidates for California governor faced off in one last debate before the primary. Republicans begged a liberal state to vote differently, Matt Mahan sought to place himself in the middle and everyone came for Xavier Becerra. -
San Diego County wants an ethics commission and fiscal watchdogs. LA County is adding more supervisors. Both want better budgets. How California counties are updating their charters. -
CalMatters interviewed five leading candidates who are competing for the notoriously anticlimactic gig of lieutenant governor. Here’s what they said. -
County supervisors used obscure events fund to solicit over $100K from influential donors since 2024A KPBS investigation found supervisor offices tapped influential companies, associations and individuals for monetary gifts. Some of the entities had business before the county at the time. -
Changes in the foster care system have prompted the County to reimagine how to use the campus. -
The Lemon Grove City Council Tuesday approved new rules for landlords following public outcry over so-called no-fault evictions in the community.
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