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A man wearing an elephant mask sits meditating in a conference room. The California Republican Party, in its first state convention since President Trump was voted out of office, did everything possible to maintain unity. Zoom helped. Image via iStock

In post-Trump convention, California Republicans keep calm and carry online

by Ben Christopher February 21, 2021February 21, 2021

Here’s how the first California Republican convention since Trump’s defeat avoided the public fights that have fractured the GOP in other states.

Yard duty monitors check the temperatures of students arriving at Encinal Elementary School in Atherton on Dec. 17, 2020. The Menlo Park City School District is among the few districts that kept schools open this fall during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo by Karl Mondon, Bay Area News Group

Where is California’s school reopening plan?

by Emily Hoeven February 16, 2021February 16, 2021

More than 33,000 California Republicans deserted the GOP after Trump supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol last month. Illustration by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters; iStock

When elephants fly: A minor California Republican exodus after U.S. Capitol riot

by Ben Christopher February 2, 2021February 2, 2021

Recall Newsom volunteer Pat Miller holds up a sign during petition-signing event at SaveMart in Sacramento on Jan. 5, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Recalling a California governor, explained

by Laurel Rosenhall January 27, 2021February 3, 2021

Voters cast early ballots, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at the vote center inside the Martin Luther King Jr. Library in San Jose, Calif. Photo by Karl Mondon, Bay Area News Group

Trump’s rhetoric behind California’s big gains in Latino voter registration

by Lewis Griswold January 12, 2021January 13, 2021

Volunteers with the Recall Newsom 2020 campaign hold a petition signing event at SaveMart in Sacramento on Jan. 5, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Democrats liken Newsom recall effort — a legal option in California — to extremist ‘coup’

by Ben Christopher January 12, 2021January 13, 2021

Kenneth Lundgreen holds a sign against President Donald Trump outside of Twitter headquarters on Jan. 11, 2021, in San Francisco. Police officers erected barricades and staged for a possible conservative protest Monday morning. Photo by Noah Berger, AP Photo

California Assembly impeachment vote puts Republicans in bind

by Ben Christopher January 11, 2021January 11, 2021

As Trump supporters stormed Capitol, students watched history unfold in real time

by Janelle Marie Salanga, Maddie Beck, Julianna Domingo, Hannah Getahun, Ryan Loyola and Marisa Martinez January 8, 2021January 9, 2021

“We’ll get that paid”: Newsom and Padilla vow to fix controversial election contract

by Ben Christopher December 23, 2020December 28, 2020

ICU nurse Helen Cordova receives the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as Gov. Gavin Newsom watches at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center on Dec. 14, 2020. Photo by Jae C. Hong, AP Photo/Pool

The scramble for vaccine priority

by Emily Hoeven December 15, 2020December 15, 2020