Another televised debate, another missed chance to clear up California’s unsettled governor’s race | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? That old question pretty much sums up what was billed…
20th Congressional District is incumbent’s race to lose | News
While one of Kern County’s Congressional races is among the most competitive in the nation, its neighbor, the…
California candidates for governor tangle in messy TV debate with mail ballots about to go out | National
LOS ANGELES — Eight candidates running to become governor of California lobbed heated criticism at each other Tuesday…
OPINION: This isn’t a race for California governor; it’s more like a game of chicken | Opinion
“This commentary was originally published by CalMatters” Political media habitually use “race” to describe contests for public office.…
Battles over business regulation resume in California’s Capitol with new legislation | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
A nearly two-hour hearing in the Assembly Judiciary Committee Tuesday encapsulated the Capitol’s longest-running conflict — going at…
Los Angeles, Bay Area voters will decide whether to hike already high sales taxes | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
This year California voters will choose a new governor, fill other statewide offices, elect 100 state legislators and…
LA Mayor Karen Bass deflects blame, adds insult to injury for wildfire victims | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
The wildfires that swept through Los Angeles 13 months ago destroyed thousands of homes and businesses, with almost…
California can’t shed a history of persistent government corruption | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
Susan Shelley, a columnist at the Orange County Register, recently reminded her readers — and the whole state…
At science fair, UC Berkeley researchers lobby for $23B bond to offset President Trump’s cuts | Bay Area
Scarlet Sands-Bliss, a Ph.D. student at UC Berkeley, typically gets up at 6 a.m. to make the drive…
California Rep. David Valadao voted for Medi-Cal cuts. Will voters hold it against him? | business
California Rep. David Valadao has some explaining to do. Nearly two-thirds of constituents in his Central Valley district…
Who’s seeking fire aid for Los Angeles, candidate Newsom or Gov. Newsom? | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, an all-but-certain candidate for president in 2028, jumped at the chance to address a…
California sees revenue uptick, but not enough to erase its chronic budget deficit | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
In the four months since the Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom enacted a new state budget, revenues –…