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CalMatters

U.S. center-left (nonprofit, California-focused)

CalMatters is an independent nonprofit newsroom in Sacramento. Foundations and individual donors pay for it, and it focuses on California state government and policy. Its coverage stresses explanatory and accountability reporting, with a mildly center-left tilt typical of California media. It covers Trump administration actions mainly through their effects on California, with no clear overall lean for or against.

Owned byIndependent 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Sacramento, California. No individual or company owns it, and a board of directors governs it. Neil Chase has been CEO since 2019.

LeaningU.S. center-left (nonprofit, California-focused)

On the administrationmostly neutral

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3.8average bias score across 6 stories
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun

Stories

2 Newsom Moves to Commute All 548 California Death Sentences; 382 Need State Supreme Court Approval
3 DHS Buys Three Adelanto, California, Immigration Detention Facilities From GEO Group for $950 Million
6 Appeals Court Pauses Order That Blocked HUD's $1.3 Billion Shift in Homelessness Grants
4 San Diego County Supervisors Vote 3-2 to End ICE and CBP Firearms-Range Agreements; Sheriff Says CBP Can Keep Training There
4 CMS Says It Has Removed 1,076 California Hospices From Medicare Billing
4 Judge Sends States' Meta Child-Safety Case to Trial; First Trial Set for August 18