California Elections

Long wait begins as California counts votes. Coronavirus death leads to emergency declaration. California health officials defend needle-exchange program.

“Zombie votes,” or votes for candidates no longer running, could be a factor in California's Democratic presidential primary.

Sick of bringing up the rear of the national primary schedule, California bumped up its Election Day to March 3. Now, after Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina, the nation’s largest state will have an early say about who will be occupying the Oval Office come January 2021. And given Golden State voters’ propensity […]

If you’re unsure about how to get the ballot you want or what presidential primaries are all about, here are four things to know before you vote.

Privacy law will give consumers more control over their data. UC becomes more selective in admissions. California's birth rate continues to fall.

GM, Toyota join forces with Trump in emissions fight. Desalination proposal draws backlash in Monterey County. Race is on to fill Katie Hill's seat.

The new poll puts Kamala Harris first in her home state. Biden, the presumed front-runner nationwide, came fourth.

California's presidential primary system "offends fundamental notions of individual liberty, equality, and self-government," a nonpartisan election group will argue in a lawsuit it says it plans to file tomorrow.

By the numbers: Which Democratic presidential challenger has raised the most from Californians this year-to-date? This past quarter? Last month?  Who's leading in donations from more zip codes—and in each zip code? We break it down for you. 

Ballot referenda, term limits, voting by mail. If the ideas of the newest presidential contender sound familiar, you might be a Californian.