LAKEPORT, Calif. — Maria Valadez would like everyone to chill out.Every election, the prickly Lake County registrar follows California’s litany of voting laws and certifies thousands…
Last week in Columbus, Ohio, a dozen or so people marched through the city waving Nazi flags and yelling racial epithets.Disturbing, to be sure, and…
It’s been two weeks since Donald Trump won the presidential election, but Stacey Lamirand’s brain hasn’t stopped churning.“I still think about the election all the…
After voters across the nation chose President-elect Donald Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris, California Gov. Gavin Newsom cautioned against buying into the first wave…
Californians, who have historically supported efforts to raise the minimum wage, were not swayed this time around.After two weeks of postelection uncertainty, Proposition 32, the…
An Orange County congressional race that has become the closest in the country currently has such a slim margin of victory that it feels more…
SACRAMENTO — The state Legislature will convene a new two-year session on Dec. 2, and hopefully lawmakers have been reading the messages California voters sent them…
A progressive prison reform that was on the ballot in California and Nevada this month met drastically different outcomes after the votes were counted: In…
After months of obsessing over the presidential contest, it was jarring last week to tune in to the annual Veterans Day commemoration at Arlington National…
Rep. Ken Calvert, the longest-serving Republican member of California’s congressional delegation, will return to the U.S. House of Representatives next year after defeating Democrat Will…
If Vice President Kamala Harris were to run for governor in California in 2026, she would have a major advantage over the crowded field of…
Supporters of Measure G declared victory this week, eking out a win with roughly 51% support. While the Los Angeles County charter changes didn’t get…
The election is over, and no more ballots can be cast. But campaigns in tight congressional races across California are scrambling to make sure their…
Could self-flagellating Democrats and their gleeful critics please calm down for one stinkin’ minute?Before remaking an entire party based on one election loss — albeit…
It’s been nearly a week since election day, and California is still counting ballots, imposing an agonizing wait on a nation wondering who will lead…
In the days leading up to last week’s election, signs posted around Santa Ana showed a community divided over whether residents who are not citizens…
The so-called “five little queens” will have to make some room.The backers of a ballot measure to expand the L.A. County Board of Supervisors claimed…
Democrat George Whitesides, a former NASA chief of staff and a first-time candidate, will represent northern Los Angeles County in Congress next year after defeating…
DEARBORN, Mich. — Faced with two choices she didn’t like, Suehaila Amen chose neither.Instead, the longtime Democrat from the Arab American stronghold of Dearborn, Mich., backed…
Two years after the leaked audio scandal rocked Los Angeles City Hall, voters finally had their say in this election. And speak they did.Voters overwhelmingly…