Politics

Democrat Xavier Becerra easily won for race for governor in the most populous Democratic state in the country.

A former employee of Assemblymember Blanca Pacheco sued the Downey Democrat and her chief of staff, alleging that they retaliated against him for requesting medical leave and whistleblowing, subjected him to a baseless theft investigation and excluded him from meetings.

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to issue an emergency ruling in the Trump Administration’s case to sequester 20,000 ballots. Here’s what to know about the ongoing, unprecedented legal attack on California’s elections.

School board members cited a slew of reasons for not running for reelection, including distress over budget cuts and labor strife, immigration raids affecting schools and youth and an overall hostile political climate.

Don’t be fooled by early election returns. It can take California weeks to tally votes, leading to “red mirages” and “blue shifts.”

Some of California’s most populous counties are issuing guidelines restricting the press from documenting Election Day proceedings at polling places in ways that appear to violate state statutes and the First Amendment.

California's largest law enforcement union is urging voters to oust Supreme Court Justice Kelli Evans with a last-minute campaign before Election Day.

Prop. 45, billed as a pro-housing development measure, may have the unintended consequence of making it easier to build data centers, opponents say.

Tech interests have spent tens of millions of dollars this year on state legislative races alone. Industry advocates say they want to protect innovation from overregulation.

A CalMatters investigation found more than a dozen legislative candidates appear to be providing campaign materials for outside special interest groups to use on their behalf.