Dan Walters

In his second term, Newsom still has 28 months as governor. Will he pay more attention to his governance record, or will he continue his quest for national relevance?

With Vice President Kamala Harris anointed as the nominee for president, Gov. Gavin Newsom's presidential ambitions, if any, are blocked at least for the time being.

Oakland often seems like California's municipal basket case with problems almost too numerous to list. It needs some adult supervision. How about Jerry Brown?

Inflation keeps biting Californians, and politicians at the federal and state level are scrambling to align themselves with the angst that voters feel.

A decades-old battle over taxing corporate income has been rekindled in a dispute involving Microsoft, a retroactive change in taxation law and two lawsuits.

Crime was once an issue that drove California politics before Democratic lawmakers and voters enacted reforms. Decades later, it has returned as a potent political force with a ballot measure that seems to be winning.

Major payers in California's health care industry are pushing a ballot measure that would punch a hole in the state budget, blocking it from tapping a special health care tax.

Digital technology has transformed the workplace, but unions hope to protect jobs by limiting its use in grocery stores.

Recent wildfires are causing a shrinking home insurance market in California. Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is trying to solve it but faces criticism.

Gov. Gavin Newsom says homelessness is "the biggest scar on the reputation of California" and accuses local officials of dragging their feet to resolve it.