Publication: CalMatters
CalMatters
has 10.1% among publications.
BS Score: 1.3%.
Articles analyzed: 373.
Words analyzed: 1,405,496.
Analyzed articles
KQED
- By Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman
- 7/7/2026, 7:36 PM
Negativity Bias 22.3% - Anecdotal 18.2% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 13.2%
Following San Francisco’s Fourth of July traffic meltdown, one supervisor is demanding answers from city departments about how autonomous vehicle companies like Waymo and “insufficient transit options” contributed to the gridlock. Supervisor Bilal Mahmood told KQED on Monday he planned to submit a letter of inquiry at Tuesday’s Board of... more
CalMatters
- By Ryan Sabalow, CalMatters
- 7/7/2026, 6:49 PM
Negativity Bias 37.8% - Biased Writer Voice 29.7% - Self-Serving Bias 21.1%
California’s tribal casinos found an ally in Attorney General Rob Bonta who sought to ban blackjack at private cardrooms, but a judge ruled Bonta overstepped his authority. California’s dozens of private gambling halls can continue offering blackjack and other table games after a San Francisco judge ruled last week that Attorney General... more
KQED
- By Katie DeBenedetti
- 7/7/2026, 11:00 AM
Negativity Bias 28% - Framing Effect 23.4% - Confirmation Bias 17.9%
A San Francisco-based telehealth company’s top executives could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison on Tuesday over a $100 million scheme to fraudulently distribute Adderall and other stimulants. In June 2024, Ruthia He, the founder and CEO of Done Global, and David Brody, its clinical president, were convicted of conspiring to... more
KQED
- By Ella Jackson
- 7/6/2026, 11:28 PM
Appeal to Authority 19.1% - Appeal to Emotion 18.5% - Pessimism Bias 13%
California deployed dozens of firefighters over the weekend to fight the Aspen Acres fire that’s burned over 91,000 acres in Colorado — nearly the size of Denver. In a press release, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said 15 fire engines and crews, including one from the Sonoma-Lake-Napa unit, joined over 1,300 people working to put out the... more
KQED
- By Katie DeBenedetti
- 7/6/2026, 10:33 PM
Post Hoc (False Cause) 56.5% - Negativity Bias 32.2% - Confirmation Bias 20.4%
While overall crime dropped in California in 2025, hate crimes related to citizenship and gender spiked — a trend that Attorney General Rob Bonta linked to the Trump administration’s crackdowns and rhetoric. According to new data released by the state attorney general’s office Wednesday, anti-citizenship status bias events more than... more
KQED
- By Katie DeBenedetti
- 7/6/2026, 8:11 PM
Optimism Bias 20.5% - Hasty Generalization 15.7% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 13.9%
A rare opportunity to see fireworks launched off the Golden Gate Bridge on the Fourth of July was overshadowed by a far more familiar phenomenon: fog. To celebrate the U.S.’s — and San Francisco’s — 250th anniversary Saturday, the city planned a special pyrotechnics display for only the third time in the bridge’s history. Even as a thick... more
KQED
- By Daisy Nguyen
- 7/6/2026, 11:00 AM
Anecdotal 17% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 16.6% - Negativity Bias 15.8%
Whether at home or at work as a policy strategist and university lecturer, Ashley Williams said she feels relaxed sliding between Black English and standard English. She didn’t feel comfortable communicating this way growing up in South Los Angeles. Williams said that when she was 3 or 4 years old, her grandmother would correct the way... more
KQED
- By Ernesto Aguilar
- 7/5/2026, 5:00 PM
Appeal to Authority 40.9% - Hasty Generalization 37.8% - Biased Writer Voice 26.8%
Want to hear what the next generation thinks about the future of our region? Every year, students from San Francisco State University pick up audio recording kits in search of stories that not only matter to the Bay Area but matter to them. They immerse themselves in communities across the area, capturing stories that reflect the people,... more
KQED
- By Steven Cuevas
- 7/3/2026, 4:00 PM
In-Group Bias 16.8% - Unattributed Quote 15.8% - Halo Effect 10.1%
With just days to go before their performance, a musical ensemble gathered in composer and singer-songwriter Russell Mark’s East Pasadena home for rehearsal. The string quartet, which featured Mark’s wife, cellist Mika Larson, played in the dining room, while the other five musicians, twin guitars, piano, bass and drums crowded into the... more
KQED
- By Suzie Racho
- 7/3/2026, 11:00 AM
Post Hoc (False Cause) 14.1% - Anecdotal 13.9% - Overconfidence Bias 13.7%
As America prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, a new project called Podcasting Democracy has students around the country writing about how the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights connect to their lives and communities. KQED Education’s Rachel Roberson, who wrote the free curriculum for teachers and schools, said July Fourth... more