With California’s primary just days away, here’s a sampling of some of the players spending big to influence your vote:

In summary

Legislature looks to protect student borrowers, electric vehicle sales continue to grow, California leads nation in syphilis cases

We want to hear from you

Want to submit a guest commentary or reaction to an article we wrote? You can find our submission guidelines here. Please contact CalMatters with any commentary questions: commentary@calmatters.org

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.