Israel-Hamas becomes the biggest divide in California’s Senate race
Divisions between the three representatives — one of whom is expected to win the Senate seat in deep-blue California — mirror intraparty rifts among Democrats…
Poll: Voters say California’s budget deficit serious problem
Half of California registered voters consider the state budget deficit an “extremely serious” problem, and 57% believe the state is headed in the wrong direction,…
Column: Blame climate for California’s budget woes?
SACRAMENTO — California has officially entered the era of climate-driven economic insecurity. On Wednesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom laid out his new budget, facing a nearly $38-billion…
How Newsom plans to fix California’s projected $37.9-billion deficit
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday asked California lawmakers to dip into the state’s rainy-day reserves and signaled his desire to potentially delay a minimum wage…
How California’s rising immigrant population drives labor force growth
WASHINGTON — Even as busloads of migrants sent north by border-state officials have strained cities and stirred new political firestorms in Washington, fresh data are driving…
California’s transportation agency thinks AI can help cut traffic
Being stuck in traffic is a familiar problem for many Californians, but state officials want to harness the power of artificial intelligence to discover new…
PFAS-tainted water in Colorado foreshadows California’s future
FOUNTAIN, Colo. — When Wendy Rash was diagnosed in 2005 with a thyroid disorder, chronic fatigue and other ailments, her doctor couldn’t explain her suddenly failing…
Olive oil feud sparks larger debate about California’s brand
PETALUMA, Calif. — With its verdant hills full of fruit trees, calming ponds and tastings of an olive oil so precious it is typically drizzled rather…
How will California’s new laws affect you?
SACRAMENTO — It’s January again, which means hundreds of new laws take effect in California. Many of them are unlikely to make much difference in your…
Why tech giants are (partly) to blame for California’s budget woes
“It creates just complete chaos for the governor, for the Legislature, and also it hurts the California brand,” said Bob Hertzberg, a former Democratic state…
Why California’s elections chief is keeping Trump on the ballot
SACRAMENTO — California Secretary of State Shirley Weber is resisting pressure from within the Democratic party to remove Donald Trump from the March statewide primary ballot…
California’s secretary of state allows Donald Trump on the state primary ballot
California's Secretary of State Dr. Shirley Weber ruled Thursday night that former U.S. President Donald Trump, seen exiting the courtroom at New York State Supreme…
Layered on top of previous mistakes, California’s DMV finds an additional 1,500 people wrongly registered to vote under new system
Randall Marquis has lived in California for 31 years, but he knew it was a mistake when he received a notice last month that said…
Meet the Malibu lawyer who is upending California’s political system, one town at a time
Kevin Shenkman, who is tall and bookish, does not look like the aspiring light heavyweight boxer he once was. Clearly, though, he still relishes a…
California’s Adelanto ICE detention center faces closure, staff say
WASHINGTON — Workers at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, one of California’s largest immigrant detention facilities, are urging the federal government not to shut it down…
California’s waning power in Washington
For a while there, California enjoyed unusual strength in the nation’s Capitol. The speaker’s gavel passed across party lines from a San Francisco Democrat to…
Following House retirements and Feinstein’s death, California’s Capitol power is at an ebb
For nearly five years, California reigned supreme in the U.S. House of Representatives, with the speaker’s gavel passing uninterrupted across party lines from Rep. Nancy…
Column: Sacramento politicians need the guts to fix California’s money woes
SACRAMENTO — California state government’s bank account has dwindled from a nearly $100-billion surplus 18 months ago to a projected $68-billion deficit. How could that possibly…
California’s Newsom, Florida’s DeSantis face off in heated debate | Politics News
Republican and Democratic rivals clash in fiery Fox News event filled with personal insults. United States presidential candidate Ron DeSantis and California Governor Gavin Newsom…
Opinion: How did California’s Gov. Newsom fare against his Florida rival, Gov. DeSantis?
What the hell was that? Ostensibly, Thursday’s debate between California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is not running for president, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who…