The California Legislature, controlled by Democrats for decades, is likely to become even bluer when the new class is sworn in next month. Exactly how many more...
In this 6-minute preview of his plans for California, Gov-elect Gavin Newsom explains why he’s a risk-taker and how he plans to fix what ails the...
Opinion by Byrhonda Lyons. If you’re thinking about staying up all night to watch election results come in, grab your coffee. It will probably be a...
Tonight’s California returns will be watched nationally for their potential impact on the makeup of Congress, but there are major statewide decisions being made as well—the...
Another day, another poll in California. This latest batch of numbers comes from UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies, which echoes other recent independent polls in...
Republican John Cox and Democrat Gavin Newsom, the candidates for California governor, begin by talking to CALmatters’ reporters and editors about how they’d run the Golden...
Need last-minute prep to decide between Ed Hernandez and Eleni Kounalakis for lieutenant governor on your California ballot? Then view this video of the candidates —...
California is politically lopsided: Most of the people live in the south, but most of the political power is based in the north. For the last...
Agricultural interests have poured $420,000 in recent days into a push to unseat Bakersfield Democrat Rudy Salas Jr., who voted for a landmark bill in 2016 granting...
In any campaign, big money players get the most attention. But Democrats running in California’s seven most competitive congressional districts are vastly outraising Republicans in small-dollar donations, according...
