Steve Garvey’s performance at the first California Senate Debate was… rough
One of the tensest exchanges of the night came when the three Democrats all pressed Garvey to say whether he’ll vote for former President Donald…
Who won, who lost and who went untouched in our California Senate debate
“Well, California, I think what they say is true, ‘once a Dodger, always a Dodger,’” she zinged about the former major league ballplayer. “Ballots go…
5 takeaways from California’s first 2024 U.S. Senate election debate
California’s sleepy race to succeed Sen. Dianne Feinstein finally came alive Monday night at USC, when three congressional Democrats and a former-Dodger-turned-Republican-candidate clashed over the…
First California Senate debate: Key moments, highlights and reactions
The stage for the first California Senate debate is seen at Bovard Auditorium at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, Calif., on Jan.…
Atkins is prepared to lead California but faces a tough race
SACRAMENTO — Californians could do worse than elect veteran state Senate leader Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom. Not that they should necessarily.…
Schiff, Porter, Lee and Garvey square off in California Senate debate
The first-time candidate has his first real chance to illuminate Californians under Klieg lights when he joins three Democratic members of Congress in the race’s…
Clean water is a human right. Why are so many California communities without it?
Barely a month after he took office in 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom journeyed to a rural school in the Central Valley and stood by chance…
Column: Taiwan held an election. War didn’t break out. That’s good for California
WASHINGTON — Good news has been scarce in world affairs this year. So it’s worth noting a conflict zone where the worst-case scenario hasn’t happened: the…
California congressman asks New Hampshire voters to write in Biden
CONCORD, N.H. — In a long black pea coat and loafers, California Rep. Ro Khanna looked the part of a New England politician. “You know, I…
‘California Soul’ singer Marlena Shaw dies at 81
The jazz and R&B vocalist Marlena Shaw, whose “California Soul” has become a staple element of ads and hip-hop songs, has died. She was 81.…
How ‘Big Soda’ used its clout to stop 5 of 5 California laws to regulate sugary drinks
Reporting from Sacramento — California is known as the state that took on the tobacco industry, challenged the NRA on firearms restrictions and passed other legislation…