Outlet track record
CalMatters
U.S. center-left
CalMatters is an independent California nonprofit newsroom with no single owner, funded primarily by foundations and major donors that are generally center-left in orientation. It focuses on California state politics and policy. Since the start of the Trump administration's second term in January 2025, its coverage has consistently tracked California's legal and political conflicts with federal policies — framing those conflicts largely from the perspective of California's Democratic-led state government.
Owned byIndependent nonprofit 501(c)(3); no single private owner. Governed by a board of directors.
LeaningU.S. center-left
On the administrationbroadly critical
4average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun