Here’s what happens next for those running for governor
By Dan Walters, CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. After months…
California Dems launch polling effort to winnow gubernatorial field
As anxiety mounts among California Democrats about the potential of a Republican being elected governor, the state party…
Lesser gubernatorial candidates should drop out, Democratic Party chair says
This story originally appeared in The Center Square. The chair of the California Democratic Party thinks too many…
Anxiety grows among California Democrats as gubernatorial candidates rebuff calls to drop out
SACRAMENTO — Despite a plea from the head of the California Democratic Party for underperforming candidates to drop out of…
CA Democratic angst threatens these political reforms
By Dan Walters, CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Turmoil within…
Will Gov. Gavin Newsom intervene in the race to replace him?
California Democrats continue to be in a mathematically risky situation in the race to elect the state’s next…
How 9 Democrats could help GOP win California’s governor’s race
By Jeanne Kuang, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The nine…
No reason to celebrate the autonomous vehicles coming to Sacramento
Beware of the Waymos “Waymo self-driving taxis are coming to California’s capital,” (sacbee.com, Feb. 5) Robotaxis are already…
New poll names five with the best shot to be CA governor
By Dan Walters, CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. For the…
No official endorsement in California governor’s race as state democratic convention wraps up
California Democrats ended their 2026 state endorsing convention in San Francisco without making an official endorsement in the…
California Democrats unite against Trump, differ on vision for state’s future
SAN FRANCISCO — While united against a common political enemy in the White House, the California Democratic Party remains deeply…
Democrats running for CA governor pitch affordability ideas
Democratic candidates for governor offered their solutions to the affordability crisis in California on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026,…