Dan Morain
Dan Morain joined CalMatters in March 2018. He is the former editorial page editor of The Sacramento Bee. Morain also spent 27 years at The Los Angeles Times, and has covered the Capitol since 1992.
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Capitol
Bad timing? Assembly Republicans are shaking up their leadership
Here's why this development could affect the state GOP's chances on Tuesday.
By Dan Morain • November 2, 2018
Newsletters
Oil money, Gavin Newsom, candy and a $4 billion discrepancy
By Dan Morain • November 1, 2018
Newsletters
What matters for car companies, bipartisans and internet fans
By Dan Morain • October 29, 2018
Elections
Jerry Brown praises her—so why are Democrats trying to defeat her?
As Assembly Democrats and the California Democratic Party seek a two-thirds majority in the Legislature, they've poured $527,000 since Oct. 1 into the campaign to unseat Catharine Baker, the last Republican to hold a Bay Area legislative seat.
By Dan Morain • October 28, 2018
Newsletters
How liberal is California, really?
California and the House fight. How liberal are CA Democrats? The impact of a law giving prosecutors less power. Behind the UC strike. A cholera monument.
By Dan Morain • October 26, 2018
Elections
How far to the left will Democrats veer? An East Bay Assembly race may answer that
The East Bay Assembly race between Richmond City Councilwoman Jovanka Beckles, a Democratic Socialist, and Democrat Buffy Wicks of Oakland is testing how far to the left some California voters are willing to go.
The East Bay Assembly race between Richmond City Councilwoman Jovanka Beckles, a Democratic Socialist, and Democrat Buffy Wicks of Oakland is testing how far to the left some California voters are willing to go.
By Dan Morain • October 25, 2018
