California Voter Registration Reaches Record High Ahead of Primary Election
California has reached a record number of registered voters as the state prepares for Tuesday’s primary election. According…
CA-48 could determine control of Congress. Will Dems blow it?
Paul Mitchell, a veteran redistricting specialist at a California voter data firm, was in the middle of packing…
Mayor Lurie is popular. Can he transfer some of it to Alan Wong?
Incumbent Supervisor Alan Wong has a not-so-secret weapon in the District 4 supervisor race: Mayor Daniel Lurie. On…
Republican Steve Hilton promises “real change” in California governor’s race
Republican gubernatorial candidates Steve Hilton (right) and Chad Bianco at a forum in Fresno on April 1. (Photo…
Who are the 2026 California governor candidates?
Left to right: Antonio Villaraigosa, Katie Porter, Tom Steyer and Steve Hilton participate in a California gubernatorial debate…
S.F.’s District 4 candidates on unfair criticism they’ve received
Welcome to our weekly “Meet the Candidates” series, in which we ask local candidates who have filed to…
Here’s how S.F.’s congressional candidates would build housing
All three candidates vying to be San Francisco’s next congressperson know that being able to afford a place…
Where the money’s coming from in California governor’s race
By Jeanne Kuang and Jeremia Kimelman, CalMatters Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra at…
Becerra, Hilton pull ahead in California governor’s race
By Dan Walters, CalMatters From left, gubernatorial candidates Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton during The Western Growers California…
Who Is David Lee? San Francisco’s perennial Westside candidate.
This is the fifth time David Lee has run for office in San Francisco. He has not yet…
California bans cops from seizing election ballots
By Maya C. Miller, CalMatters A ballot box at a vote center at the Mission Valley Library in…
San Jose council candidates raise funds ahead of election
The latest round of campaign finance filings for the 2026 election cycle show money pouring into San Jose’s…