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It’s Our July 4th Supersale!
Last summer, I took a chance on an idea.
California has no shortage of political coverage, but I believed there was room for something different — direct analysis, original reporting, breaking news, political cartoons, podcasts, and commentary that wasn’t filtered through Sacramento talking points or legacy media assumptions. Almost exclusively focused on California politics.
Over the last year, together we’ve built exactly that.
Since launching paid subscriptions last summer, 617 readers have chosen to support this work financially and help turn So, Does It Matter? into one of California’s fastest-growing independent political publications, along with our great many free subscribers.
That support matters.
It allows me to spend time really digging into topics that others ignore, producing podcasts and videos, creating original political cartoons, covering breaking developments as they happen, and building a publication that answers only to its readers — you!
But I also believe something else.
Every day, I ask myself a simple question:
What additional value am I providing to the people who financially support this publication?
That question shapes almost every decision I make about SDIM.
It is why paid subscribers receive exclusive content, deeper analysis, subscriber-only videos, additional political cartoons, and breaking news updates that never appear on the free side of the publication.
It is why paid subscribers receive exclusive features like The Worst Week In California Politics video series.
It is why I publish a subscriber-only compendium of articles, columns, charts, podcasts, videos, and other material every Saturday that I think politically engaged Californians should see.
And it is why I am constantly looking for new ways to ensure that paid subscribers receive more than simply a thank-you for their support.
To celebrate Independence Day, I am reopening an offer that has not been available since the launch of paid subscriptions - forever pricing.
Subscribe by midnight on July 4 and lock in the $55 annual subscription price for as long as you remain a subscriber.
Not for one year.
Forever.
If you’ve been thinking about becoming a paid subscriber, upgrading from monthly to annual, or returning after stepping away, this is your opportunity.
Thank you for reading, for supporting independent California journalism, and for helping build what SDIM has become in such a short period of time.
Help me grow and get more stuff!
Happy Independence Day.
— Jon Fleischman
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Offer expires at 11:59 PM on July 4, 2026.