California Elections

New California law limits medical cost recoveries from ride-hailing crashes, imposes new driver background check rules

The November ballot will be full of local and state initiatives that will reveal the appetite of California voters for raising the state’s tax burden.

Democratic leaders in California agree that speeding up the vote count would be nice. But they refuse to pursue any changes that would decrease voter access despite voter frustration with the slow trickle of results.

The November election will have an array of money-driven ballot measures clustered around one question: Who should be taxed to finance California’s public services, and how much should they pay?

Current state lawmakers dominated fundraising in races for California's little-known Board of Equalization, drawing heavily from interests with business before the Legislature.

An entire generation of California elected officials owe their current jobs and their political prospects to Gavin Newsom.

Randy Villegas, who earned endorsements from Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, defied political odds by beating a more moderate Democrat in a traditionally conservative district as a progressive Democrat. But the big test will be against Republican Rep. David Valadao in November.

Two Democrats will compete in November to regulate the insurance market amid increasing climate change risks, the aftermath of the 2025 Los Angeles fires.

As California's notoriously slow ballot counting continues, right-wing media and some Republicans are taking their lead from President Trump and claiming voter fraud, without any evidence.

The top-two primary system can produce chaos and disengaged voters. This year’s picks for governor are coming from a small share of voters.