Dan Walters

Gov. Gavin Newsom's State of the State address may hint at how he'll balance his last year as governor with his presidential campaign image.

Political intrigue grabs attention during election years, but California voters are also moved by high costs, joblessness and homelessness.

So many Democratic candidates are running — none with high poll numbers — that two Republicans could end up winning the primary.

During the pandemic, federal money flooded into state and local coffers. Once that funding ended, government spending didn't adjust downward.

Like other California state officials, UC's managers failed to adopt its new information tech program, resulting in a lawsuit against the vendors.

As California's governor prepares for an expected run for the presidency, a chorus of right-wing criticism is growing. Some of it isn't true.

Trump pushed changes at the Central Valley Project — a set of reservoirs and canals supplying water to Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys — pleasing farm groups.

Revenues from the state's carbon emissions auction will be used for high speed rail, wildfire suppression and legislators' discretionary spending.

President Trump and Republicans in Congress last week ignored Gov. Gavin Newsom's requests for fire aid. Newsom has been critical of them recently.

Speaker Robert Rivas says real legislative oversight of the effects of new laws will become regular practice starting next year.