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Dave Lesher and Ryan Sabalow in the CalMatters newsroom on April 3, 2024. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters

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Two Emmy nominations for CalMatters’ Digital Democracy and CBS-TV

This is CalMatters’ third year in a row of Emmy nominations, with two award wins.

By Sonya Quick • May 9, 2025

Graphic displaying a still from the winner of The Punch Sulzverger Prize for Journalism Innovation Award, "California's Fentanyl Fight"

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CalMatters’ Digital Democracy wins Punch Sulzberger innovation award

The Punch Sulzberger Prize for Journalism Innovation is given for work that “exemplifies new ways of executing the craft of journalism that will engage audiences and expand the work’s impact and reach.”

By Sonya Quick • May 5, 2025

Two people are sitting in the back of an SUV with the window open, and one is wearing an officer's uniform. Light is shining from the open window onto the person sitting, wearing a CalMatters lanyard, while the other person raises their arm to point while talking.

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CalMatters partners with Evident Media on a documentary exposing truth behind Border Patrol raid

The investigation and documentary reveals that the Border Patrol detained 77 people with no prior criminal history despite claiming operation targeted criminals.

By Sonya Quick • April 9, 2025

A person in a plaid shirt and baseball cap, wearing a face mask, examines a bag while seated at a table. In the background, another individual sits at the table, wearing a headset and smiling. In the foreground, the back of a person wearing a shirt with "LAHSA" printed on it is visible. The setting appears to be indoors, with natural light filtering through a nearby doorway.

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CalMatters lawsuit forces LA officials to turn over secret homeless shelter complaints

Internal reports on deaths, disease, abuse and overdoses will give the public a rare glimpse inside taxpayer-funded shelters.

By Lauren Hepler and Byrhonda Lyons • January 27, 2025

Graphic showing images from the 9 CalMatters stories and projects that won Society of Professional Journalist NorCal awards for 2024

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CalMatters honored with 9 awards celebrating our ‘unsung hero’ and journalism from commentary to investigative

CalMatters journalists are lauded for their work — from hard-charging investigations to broad projects like Digital Democracy.

By Sonya Quick • October 31, 2024

A view people looking at a monitor displaying a video with information on Prop. 33 at a voter information event.

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Elevating the CalMatters’ 2024 Voter Guide: translating, printing, localizing, recording and more

CalMatters’ nonpartisan voter guide is more accessible, reaching more audiences and empowering more voters than ever before.

By Sonya Quick • October 24, 2024

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Sisi Wei recognized as a Freedom of the Press Rising Star in 2024 RCFP awards

The awards honor the accomplishments of news and legal leaders whose work embodies the values of the First Amendment.

By Sonya Quick • October 17, 2024

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The Markup, now part of CalMatters, wins Online News Award for General Excellence; CalMatters a finalist

The awards honor excellence in digital journalism around the world.

By Sonya Quick • September 23, 2024

Three persons gather around a wooden table with flyers with information on ballot propositions.

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CalMatters’ Voter Guide is now in-person, in-print, and on TikTok for the 2024 election

We’re expanding our 2024 Voter Guide to live events, printable zines, and TikTok videos to reach more audiences across California, while still continuing to deliver nonpartisan election reporting.

By Sonya Quick • September 18, 2024

alMatters Investigative Reporter Byrhonda Lyons interviews Ernest Howard at Leimert Park in Los Angeles on Sept. 28, 2023. Photo by Adriana Heldiz, CalMatters

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Ambitious collaboration boosts journalism in Los Angeles

The L.A. Local News Initiative will create new local news coverage for California’s largest county.

By Sonya Quick • September 10, 2024