Sen. Padilla leaves cloudy field of candidates for governor
By Dan Walters, CalMatters U.S. Senator Alex Padilla speaks to reporters in front of the federal courthouse in…
Steve Hilton, Katie Porter lead latest poll in the California governor race – Orange County Register
New polling, conducted after videos of former Rep. Katie Porter‘s interactions with a journalist and a staffer went…
Republican Takes Lead in New California Governor Race Poll
Republican candidate Steve Hilton is very narrowly ahead in the latest poll from Emerson College on California’s gubernatorial…
California’s Prop 50 likely to pass, Republican surges in governor’s race
With less than two weeks before election day, California voters appear poised to pass the state’s redistricting measure,…
Toxic California: Democrats don’t want to succeed Gavin Newsom as governor
Gavin Newsom will step down as governor of California in January 2026, after serving the constitutionally mandated maximum…
California’s chronic deficit looms again as Newsom prepares his last state budget | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
It seems like just yesterday that Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators enacted a state budget that papered…
Contributor: Katie Porter turns out to be a mean boss. Voters should know better than to hire her again
It’s been a rough week or so for gubernatorial candidate (and former representative) Katie Porter (D-Irvine) — the…
Videos hurt Katie Porter’s bid to be California’s governor
By Dan Walters, CalMatters Then-U.S. Rep. Katie Porter, a Democrat from California, addresses the Women’s Caucus at the…
A good week for UC Berkeley, a bad week for Katie Porter
UC Berkeley Venerable East Bay university wins two Nobel Prizes — Omar Yaghi for chemistry and John Clarke…