Voter ID initiative qualifies for CA November 2026 election- CalMatters
By Nadia Lathan, CalMatters A person signs one of several different petitions at a vote center at the…
Ballot measure puts LA’s mansion tax on the chopping block
By Ben Christopher, CalMatters People walk up to the Secretary of State building in Sacramento on Nov. 7,…
Coachella Valley Republicans fear alienation after Tuesday election
PALM DESERT — Joy Miedecke, who runs the largest Republican club in the Coachella Valley, handed out scores of “No…
Republicans, including ‘cowardly’ Schwarzenegger, take heat for lopsided loss on Prop. 50
Republican infighting crescendoed in the aftermath of California voters overwhelmingly approving a Democratic-friendly redistricting plan this week that…
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, trailblazing Democratic leader from San Francisco, won’t seek reelection
SAN FRANCISCO — Rep. Nancy Pelosi, a trailblazing San Francisco Democrat who leveraged decades of power in the U.S. House…
Newsom, prominent Democrats rally voters before special election about redrawing congressional districts
Gov. Gavin Newsom, former Vice President Kamala Harris and a slew of other national and California Democrats on…
The money spent on Newsom’s Proposition 50 was unlike any other California election in one way
By Jeremia Kimelman, CalMatters Illustration by Gabriel Hongsdusit, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up…
Federal election monitors are heading to CA for Prop. 50
By Maya C. Miller, CalMatters Voters fill out their ballots at San Francisco City Hall on Super Tuesday…
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…