Elections

An optimist might cheer the fact that lawmakers were doing their jobs. Others label it legal extortion.

After months of signature gathering and legislative wrangling, here's the final list of propositions that made the cut for the November election.

California voters will vote this fall on whether to divide the state in three. We ask the question: How did the three would-be new states vote in last week's primary election?

The preliminary count from California's primary suggests that voters in certain high profile districts are much more inclined toward Democrats than they were in 2014. That may or may not foretell a “blue wave” in California, but it does show that Republicans have their work cut out for them.

Some 2.5 million ballots across California had not yet been tabulated—a consequence of more voters opting to vote by mail. But for the five California counties that implemented the state Voters Choice Act, it’s been vote-by-mail on steroids—and delayed final results.

Small donations alone did not secure Gavin Newsom’s win, but they likely helped build enthusiasm. The lackluster finish by Antonio Villaraigosa shows that a gush of money from a handful of mega-donors doesn’t always translate into votes.

Teacher housing, new use for a race track, what to do for seniors—voters spoke on these issues and more. Here's what they said.

The California Republican Party had a good Election Day. Now what?

1. Trump mattered For months, the two top Republicans in the race, John Cox, a businessman from Rancho Santa Fe, and Huntington Beach Assemblyman Travis Allen, were within sniping distance of one another in most credible public opinion polls. Then, sometime between April and late May, something changed. Republican voters began to rally around the […]

The political awakening of Gavin Newsom dates all the way back to childhood, while rival John Cox says he always wanted to have an impact.