Publication: CalMatters
CalMatters
has 7.9% among publications.
BS Score: 1.3%.
Articles analyzed: 360.
Words analyzed: 1,359,615.
Analyzed articles
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
KQED
- By Marisa Lagos, Guy Marzorati
- 7/2/2026, 11:05 PM
Framing Effect 31.8% - Appeal to Authority 27.9% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 17.6%
This 4th of July marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Although we often remember the American Revolution as driven by anger over taxation and representation, journalist Rebecca Nagle says the country’s founding was also compelled by a hunger for Indigenous land. Nagle is the host of the new... more
KQED
- By Ayah Ali-Ahmad
- 7/2/2026, 10:19 PM
Appeal to Emotion 24.6% - Optimism Bias 19.7% - Confirmation Bias 17.5%
California lawmakers vowed to defend efforts to restrict handgun sales after a Trump administration lawsuit on Wednesday argued the laws violate the Second Amendment. The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking to block a so-called “Glock ban,” barring licensed dealers from selling pistols that can be readily converted into automatic... more
KQED
- By Sydney Johnson
- 7/2/2026, 10:04 PM
Biased Writer Voice 25.9% - Availability Heuristic 23.8% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 21.8%
Anchor Brewing Company, one of the country’s oldest craft breweries, has applied for and received approval for two beer labels featuring the San Francisco-based company’s original illustrated art. The approval from the federal bureau tasked with regulating alcohol labels comes amid bubbling rumors that beer could once again flow from... more
KQED
- By Eliza Peppel
- 7/2/2026, 11:00 AM
Unattributed Quote 16.8% - Anecdotal 13.7% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 13.5%
When Dahlia Burns was placed in a homeless shelter that housed 90 men, they didn’t feel comfortable — not least of all because they don’t identify with a specific gender. After voicing concerns, they were moved to New Haven Inn in San José, an LGBTQ-focused shelter with a capacity of 20 people. After four months there, the 61-year-old... more
KQED
- By Joseph Geha, Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman, Sydney Johnson
- 7/1/2026, 11:30 PM
Biased Writer Voice 36.3% - Appeal to Emotion 13% - Optimism Bias 11%
Thousands of soccer fans, young and old, seasoned and new, flooded the streets of Santa Clara on Wednesday in their red, white and blue finest as excitement and anticipation built ahead of an elimination match at Levi’s Stadium pitting the U.S. Men’s National Team against Bosnia-Herzegovina’s squad. The knockout game marked the first... more
KQED
- By Pendarvis Harshaw
- 7/1/2026, 9:39 PM
Appeal to Emotion 13.6% - Halo Effect 11.9% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 6.7%
On the TODAY show Wednesday morning, Danny Glover announced that he has Alzheimer’s disease. The San Francisco-based actor and activist said he was initially diagnosed with the degenerative brain disease in 2022. “I can live with it, in a sense,” Glover told NBC’s Lester Holt during an on-air interview. “I’m sure as it advances, things... more
KQED
- By Ayah Ali-Ahmad
- 7/1/2026, 9:34 PM
Appeal to Emotion 21.1% - Halo Effect 19.8% - Availability Heuristic 12.8%
A fire that gutted a historic San Francisco church on Monday may have been sparked by the very renovations meant to preserve it, officials said. The three-alarm fire spread through the San Francisco Central Seventh-day Adventist Church as crews worked on the building’s exterior, church officials said at a news conference on... more
KQED
- By Sarah Wright
- 7/1/2026, 11:00 AM
Optimism Bias 21.3% - Framing Effect 11.3% - Indoctrination 5.4%
If you’re a California resident, the state is offering you a free pass to all state historical parks — usually worth $50 — that you can use for the rest of 2026. The California State Parks Historian Passport is available to download for free until July 6, and offers no-cost entry to more than 30 state historic parks — for up to four... more