California Billionaire Tax Faces Last Hurdle Before Ballot
Photo: Caroline Brehman/Bloomberg/Getty Images Wealth taxes aimed at the very rich are a perennial favorite on the progressive…
Hilton’s California Primary Success Is Really a Becerra Win
California’s surviving gubernatorial contenders, Steve Hilton and Xavier Becerra. Photo: Leon Bennett/Getty Images It took a week, but…
California Governor’s Race Is Turning Into a 3-Way Fight
One of these guys is likely the next governor of California. Photo: Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Getty Images The 2026…
California’s Top-Two Primary May Be Headed for Extinction
California’s nonpartisan top-two primary system could make British former political operative Steve Hilton an unlikely Republican governor. Photo:…
How California’s Governor’s Race Became Such an Unholy Mess
Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: Getty Images Is this really the best California Democrats can come up with? That question…
Progressives’ Big Dilemma in the California Governor’s Race
Tom Steyer and Katie Porter prepare to debate. Photo: Jason Henry/Getty Images Much of the strategic buzz over…
Steyer Wants to Be California Left’s Favorite Billionaire
Tom Steyer has time and money to burn. Photo: Laure Andrillon/AP Photo Hating on billionaires is a very…
Will the Becerra Surge Save or Sink California Democrats?
The new mover and shaker in the California governor’s race. Photo: Yalonda M. James/San Francisco Chronicle/Getty Images Like…
Can Newsom Clean Up California’s Messy Governor’s Race?
Photo: Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle/Getty Images While governor of California is one of the biggest jobs in America,…
Swalwell Implosion Creates New Race for California Governor
Eric Swalwell before the fall. Photo: Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post/Getty Images Until April 10, the general tenor of…
California Candidate Offers Donors Money-Back Guarantee
Matt Mahan wants money to burn. Photo: Casey Flanigan/Sipa USA/AP Photo Finding new ways to raise money for…
Trump’s Governor Endorsement Kills GOP’s California Dream
Steve Hilton, Trump’s choice to lose the general election badly. Photo: Kayla Bartkowski/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images An endorsement…