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Breaking: Republican Steve Hilton will advance to the November general election in the race for California governor, setting up a longshot contest against Democrat Xavier Becerra in which he’s promised to slash spending and regulations if elected. cal.news/3QwV1Kr
📸 Larry Valenzuela & Zoë Meyers
Will California cap R&D tax credits? Tech and biotech industries hope not
California's life sciences industry, and some lawmakers, urge state leaders to reject budget proposal to permanently limit R&D tax credits.
Opinion | In the immediate days after last week’s primary election, the vast community of right-wing bloggers, X users, podcasters and YouTuber influencers trumpeted that California, the state they love to hate, was turning red. cal.news/4uYM8bs
📝 Dan Walters
📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.
A CalMatters review of federal data from the Environmental Protection Agency found 14 facilities stored methyl methacrylate in California in 2024. cal.news/4e0cfc9
📸 Ethan Swope, AP
Randy Villegas overcame Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains, a physician and moderate Democrat backed by state and national party leaders, in what amounts to a stunning rebuke of establishment politics... cal.news/4fANkNF
📸 Larry Valenzuela
Commentary | There is no need for conspiracies. A city that is roughly 15% Republican makes for inhospitable terrain. cal.news/4fvXLlv
📝 Jim Newton
📸 Myung J. Chun
“Everyone is going through something,” one California teen said about the prevalence of mental health concerns among his peers. Youth advocates are urging the state to expand access to treatment. cal.news/4okCtJR
📸 Jules Hotz
Opinion | The number of children with medically complex conditions — estimated at 358,000— is expected to double over the next decade, as medical advances enable more children with serious conditions to survive. cal.news/3RV68gJ
📝 Raji Koppolu
📸 Paul Bersebach
For the first time since California insurance commissioner became an elected position, two Democrats will vie for the job in November. Keeping insurance available but affordable will be the most pressing issue. cal.news/3SeIpIl
📸 Beth LaBerge & California State Senate
The state Senate in May overwhelmingly voted to pass a bill that would potentially help hundreds of thousands of California public employees combat obesity by requiring their health insurer to cover anti-obesity medications, or GLP-1 drugs, like Ozempic. cal.news/4ahYsLK
📸 David J. Phillip, AP
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California's life sciences industry, and some lawmakers, urge state leaders to reject budget proposal to permanently limit R&D tax credits.
