Elections

Yes, a political action committee exists to legalize ferrets

A political action committee wants ferrets legalized as pets in California. Ferret PAC's Patrick Wright hopes Gavin Newsom notices his group's $125 donation.

By

Dan Morain

• August 3, 2018

California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Antonio Villaraigosa in the offices of Grassroots Lab in Sacramento, California, November 16, 2017.

Elections

Where charter schools’ campaign money went in the gubernatorial primary

Charter school advocates financed Antonio Villaraigosa's campaign for governor with more than $22 million.

By

Dan Morain

• August 3, 2018

Elections

Newsom taps small donors. Cox wins retirees

Gavin Newsom ended June with $11.1 million in his campaign account, compared with John Cox’s $1.46 million, a total puffed up by $500,000 of Cox’s own wealth delivered on the last day of June.

By

Dan Morain

• August 2, 2018

Barack Obama (left) and Buffy Wicks are shown in this composite photo.

Elections

Why Obama endorsed in a California Assembly race

Buffy Wicks was an early employee of Barack Obama’s first presidential run and an integral part of the White House effort to generate support for Obamacare.

By

Dan Morain

• August 2, 2018

Former President Barack Obama made a wave of endorsements today. Photo by Pete Souza

Elections

Obama wades into California midterm—with a few surprises

Barack Obama endorsed 81 Democrats across the country today—ten in California. Some were obvious choices. Others—both of omission and commission—not so much.

By

Ben Christopher

• August 1, 2018

Elections

Kentucky’s governor stumps for John Cox

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin exhorted conservative donors at a Koch Network gathering earlier this week to donate to Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox, and called Democrat Gavin Newsom a “dirtbag,” a “joke” and an “embarrassment to public service."

By

Dan Morain

• August 1, 2018

A canal in San Joaquin Valley is shown. Voters will decide on a $8.9 billion water bond.

Elections

Water and drought top California voters’ environmental concerns

A statewide poll shows that voters prioritize water storage projects and addressing the drought above other environmental concerns.

By

Dan Morain

• July 25, 2018

Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks after a formal endorsement from the California Democratic Party. Environmental policy could play an important role in the gubernatorial race between Newsom and John Cox.

Elections

Candidates take heed: Environmental policy matters

A new statewide poll shows that voters are increasingly concerned about environmental policy, which could play out in the governor's race between Newsom and Cox.

By

Dan Morain

• July 25, 2018

Elections

Will Proposition 5 ease housing crisis, or hurt schools?

Homeowners 55 and older could pay the lower property tax bills of their old homes when moving to more expensive homes with this November ballot measure.

By

Dan Morain

• July 25, 2018

Ed Chau shakes the hand of another man in the Assembly chamber.

Elections

Legislator’s “agitated” behavior prompts election worker to hit panic button

Democratic Assemblyman Ed Chau became so verbally abusive toward Secretary of State workers this spring that one of them pressed a “panic button,” drawing security officers who had to escort the legislator out of the building, according to records released to CALmatters.

By

Dan Morain

• July 23, 2018