John Burton dead: Powerful liberal shaped California politics
John L. Burton, the proudly liberal and pro-labor lawmaker who shaped California politics and policy over six decades…
Republicans try again to block Newsom’s plan that would tilt the scales for Democrats
SACRAMENTO — California Republicans again asked the state Supreme Court on Monday to block Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting plan from…
California voters support Newsom’s redistricting plan, poll finds
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to temporarily redraw California’s congressional districts has more support than opposition — but with…
What CA GOP says about Texas in fight over Newsom gerrymander
By Jeanne Kuang and Maya C. Miller, CalMatters Republican Assemblymember Carl DeMaio addresses the media during a press…
How conservatives took over hearings on Newsom’s redistricting- CalMatters
By Alexei Koseff, CalMatters People wait in line to speak at the Assembly Committee on Elections hearing on…
Newsom’s plan to fight fire with fire could have profound consequences
Deep in the badlands of defeat, Democrats have soul-searched about what went wrong last November, tinkered with a…
L.A. passed a $30 hotel minimum wage. Then came the ballot measure fight
It’s the summer of the burn-it-down ballot measure in Los Angeles. For the past three months, labor unions…
Newsom redistricting threat fits a pattern of ignoring voters
In 2010, California voters drove the foxes from the henhouse, seeing to it that lawmakers in Washington and…