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People wear hats and pins in support of former President Donald Trump during the California Republican Party convention in Anaheim on April 23, 2022. Photo by Alisha Jucevic for CalMatters

With Trump in mind, California Republicans change delegate rules ahead of 2024 primary

by Lynn La July 31, 2023August 3, 2023

In a presidential year, California’s 2024 primary is in March instead of June, and the state is the biggest prize for the Republican nomination. Over the weekend, the state GOP changed the rules in a way that appears likely to boost former President Donald Trump and to make California the delegate “mother lode of the […]

Feb. 20, 2020, workers pack N95 respirators in a medical supply factory in Nantong in east China's Jiangsu province. Today, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that California will receive 200 million masks per month from unspecified suppliers in Asia in order to meet state needs during the COVID-19 crisis. Photo by FeatureChina via AP Images

CA now “confident” about supplying state needs

by Emily Hoeven April 8, 2020April 8, 2020

Sen. Bernie Sanders's won the California primary, but California didn't matter much in the march to a Democratic nominee. Here Sanders at a February campaign event at the Craneway Pavilion in Richmond. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Vote update: How big was Bernie’s win and the California primary’s loss?

by Ben Christopher April 7, 2020April 8, 2020

A tent encampment in West Oakland. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

$2 billion a year to fight homelessness?

by Emily Hoeven March 9, 2020March 8, 2020

Souring on school bonds + COVID-19 reverberates + Presidential primary spending + Bonding over gun legislation + Volunteering

by Dan Morain March 6, 2020March 6, 2020

Close up of marijuana growing for a marijuana supplier.

Election Day + Obamacare jeopardy + Job protection for workers who use cannabis? + Coronavirus update

by Dan Morain March 3, 2020March 3, 2020

COVID-19 update + A $50,000 loophole + American Independent Party loses a member + Eduardo Mendoza’s journey

by Dan Morain March 2, 2020March 2, 2020

The Hurricane Hunters fly a WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft into the North Pacific to meet an atmospheric river on January 28, 2020. Photo by Rachel Becker for CalMatters

Dams at risk + Riding atmospheric rivers + Coronavirus concerns

by Dan Morain February 26, 2020February 26, 2020

Sebastopol residents Joseph Mastrolia and his children Domino, 13, left and Talulah, 11 cheer during a Bernie Sanders campaign rally in Richmond, CA on February 17, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

If California polls hold, only Bernie Sanders would win any delegates chosen by statewide vote

by Ben Christopher February 25, 2020February 28, 2020

Podcast: Housing crisis? Presidential candidates have a plan for that

by Jakob Lazzaro February 18, 2020February 18, 2020