A variety of USD (United States Dollar) bills

In summary

Campaign donations are going more to Democrats than Republicans in California’s hot congressional races; Feinstein and de León debate; and Gavin Newsom gives because that’s how far ahead of John Cox he is.

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Dan Morain joined CalMatters in March 2018. He is the former editorial page editor of The Sacramento Bee. Morain also spent 27 years at The Los Angeles Times, and has covered the Capitol since 1992.