Nonprofit newsroom covering California with an AI/data tool to explore state government

Digital Democracy collects data about bills, votes, transcripts, legislators, money and more to analyze patterns in the policymaking process to help journalists cover state government and help activists identify people and issues for engagement.

Organization Type: Media organization
Status: Active
Project(s): Digital Democracy at Cal Matters
Last Modified: 4/16/2026
Added on: 4/9/2024

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Funding Details

Funded By Date Amount
Google News Initiative 2024-12-04  
Lenfest Institute and Google News Initiative 2025-06-24  
Reid Hoffman and Lever for Change 2026-04-15 $ 9000000.00

Founder(s)

  • David Lesher
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