Politics

Xavier Becerra, Tom Steyer and Steve Hilton led in polls in the final days of the California governor election. Results are expected to begin coming in tonight.

The company gave Becerra’s campaign $39,200 just days before the primary while giving the former attorney general a three-in-four chance of winning the office.

All eyes are on one billionaire’s spending for governor. A CalMatters analysis shows the story may lie in the millions spent by down-ballot candidates.

A judge’s temporary ruling in a costly battle between gambling halls and casino-owning tribes is likely not the end of the dispute. California politicians are likely the biggest winners of a prolonged gambling stalemate.

Billionaires, Big Oil and other interests are spending big to influence the California governor’s race, making for the most expensive primary campaign in state history.

Historical voter turnout data show that voters aged 29 and younger disproportionately sit out primary elections in California compared to the general voting population. Still, a few governor candidates have been targeting young voters in their campaigns, particularly through social media and college organizations.

Newsom said the new law was just the first in a “mosaic” of legislation to address the “legitimate anxiety” that voters have about the safety and security of California’s elections.

Californians are voting on a wide-open governor's race. Xavier Becerra, Steve Hilton and Tom Steyer are leading in polls but only two will move on to the general election.

California's Board of Equalization has a quirky history dating back to the 19th Century. It's a launching pad to statewide political office, too.

In the face of the nation’s highest gas prices, California lawmakers approved a bill to ease restrictions on E85 conversion kits — devices that let conventional gasoline cars run on a cheaper, mostly ethanol fuel blend. Assembly Bill 2046, dubbed the “Access to Affordable Gas Act” by its author, Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom, a Stockton Democrat, […]