California Republican Party

The former San Diego mayor is trying to use policy proposals to set himself apart from John Cox, Caitlyn Jenner and other recall candidates trying to unseat Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The big money for both sides in the California recall election is coming from the same wealthy enclaves, and not so much from out of state.

Good morning, California. It’s Wednesday, May 5. Elections and bears, oh my If, like me, you didn’t have “California political candidate campaigns with 1,000-pound Kodiak bear” on your 2021 bingo card, you were not prepared for the excesses of a gubernatorial recall election. The effort to oust Gov. Gavin Newsom from office entered a new […]

Democratic Party leaders unite behind a message that the recall is a desperate Republican plot that is bad for California. But will progressives and Latinos turn out to vote?

Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, April 29. High marks on schools Things are looking up for Gov. Gavin Newsom. Majorities of Californians — 58% of likely voters and 64% of public school parents — approve of how the governor is handling the state’s public K-12 education system, and a solid 59% of likely voters give […]

A CalMatters analysis shows the state has a broken system to collect unpaid penalties for late campaign reports.

Good morning, California! It’s Monday, April 5. I’m CalMatters politics reporter Ben Christopher, filling in for Emily Hoeven, who is enjoying a much-deserved week off. A “gold rush” amid the calamity This much is not news: California’s Employment Development Department, the state agency responsible for shelling out unemployment claims to millions of jobless Californians, is still […]

Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, March 16. Democrats close ranks In a tacit acknowledgment that he will likely face a recall election this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday officially launched a campaign against the effort to remove him from office. The move came two days before the deadline for organizers to submit the final […]

In a recall election, Gov. Newsom could get more votes than his replacement — and still lose his job.

As his Senate confirmation hearings begin, a look at four different labels friends and foes apply to Becerra, the California attorney general nominated to head the nation’s sprawling network of public health and welfare agencies.