Data & Trackers

We’ve updated Blacklight, The Markup’s privacy inspector, to help you understand how sites are tracking you.

None of the videos generated by the leading AI platforms showed the actual dances we requested.

CalMatters created a tool that allows anybody to explore the assets, gifts, and travel disclosed by state lawmakers.

In the most-comprehensive look yet at whether people are using Gov. Gavin Newsom's CARE Court, we found that far fewer Californians are enrolled in the mental health program than he projected.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing new California congressional maps that would dilute Republican votes. Here's how your vote could change in 2026 if his measure passes.

The Police Records Access Project database, now available to the public, contains roughly 1.5 million pages of records from 12,000 officer-misconduct and use-of-force cases in California.

Google, oil companies and utilities helped push California lobbying to a record $540 million in 2024, up 10% from the year before.

Use CalMatters’ lookup tool to see if a career college or training program is licensed or has faced disciplinary actions.

California is suing the new Trump administration to protect birthright citizenship, stop the mass firing of federal workers and sustain funding for health and science research.

Look up how your sheriff responded to questions about their plans to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.