Elections

What most Americans are just beginning to learn about California’s junior senator, we’ve already seen here for decades.  Here are eight ways that California shaped Kamala Harris and that Harris has shaped California.

The California State Auditor extended the deadline to apply for a seat on the California Citizens Redistricting Commission to August 19.

The new poll puts Kamala Harris first in her home state. Biden, the presumed front-runner nationwide, came fourth.

California's presidential primary system "offends fundamental notions of individual liberty, equality, and self-government," a nonpartisan election group will argue in a lawsuit it says it plans to file tomorrow.

How much has President Trump raised from Californians this year? Which neighborhoods are giving him the most money? Could it be yours? We break it down in six graphs.

By the numbers: Which Democratic presidential challenger has raised the most from Californians this year-to-date? This past quarter? Last month?  Who's leading in donations from more zip codes—and in each zip code? We break it down for you. 

Ballot referenda, term limits, voting by mail. If the ideas of the newest presidential contender sound familiar, you might be a Californian.

The Supreme Court has given lawmakers the greenlight to gerrymander, but two California bills could drive the state even further in the other direction.

Presidential challengers hoping to glide to victory through California’s newly relevant primary, a heads-up: Your electoral fate may hinge on convincing enough left-leaning millennials to send postcards over the winter holiday season.

California's Democratic convention delegates cheered presidential contenders who said there was no middle group on climate change, single-payer health care and other progressive goals, and jeered at two moderates who disagreed—booing one for saying "socialism is not the answer." But as the party elected a new chairman and turned its attention to the 2020 election, they made what many considered a "safe choice."