Sameea Kamal, CalMatters, Author at Long Beach Post

Gavin Newsom calls special session on gas prices

by Sameea Kamal, CalMatters and Alexei Koseff, CalMatters September 1, 2024September 1, 2024

Unable to jam through bills he says will lower California gas prices, Gov. Newsom calls the Legislature back into session.

‘Automatic’ registration would boost California’s voter rolls. What’s the downside?

by Sameea Kamal, CalMatters June 18, 2024June 18, 2024

California politicians face rampant threats. Some want to use campaign cash for protection

by Sameea Kamal, CalMatters May 2, 2024May 2, 2024

Gavin Newsom calls for a ceasefire in Gaza

by Sameea Kamal, CalMatters March 22, 2024March 22, 2024

Why California election workers are returning after COVID and conspiracy theories

by Sameea Kamal, CalMatters March 2, 2024March 2, 2024

Why does California elect local judges?

by Sameea Kamal, CalMatters February 26, 2024

Digging out: Newsom outlines plan to cover state budget deficit

by Mikhail Zinshteyn, CalMatters and Sameea Kamal, CalMatters January 10, 2024

90 days in, California politicians keep trying to navigate the Israel-Hamas war

by Sameea Kamal, CalMatters January 3, 2024January 3, 2024

Newsom blocks a bill to ban caste discrimination in California

by Sameea Kamal, CalMatters October 9, 2023October 9, 2023

California boards want to keep pandemic rules for public meetings. Critics call it bad for democracy

by Sameea Kamal, CalMatters August 26, 2023August 25, 2023