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A hand holding a fistful of hundred dollar bills. With California's 2020 primary fast approaching, outside spending on California legislative campaigns is ramping up. Photo via iStock

Brace for the deluge: Special interests are spending millions to get the California legislators they want

by Ben Christopher February 20, 2020February 20, 2020

Nearly half of all unlimited outside spending comes from old-guard industries: Oil and gas. Realtors. Car dealers. Also some rich folks.

Assemblyman Anthony Rendon smiles at his wife, Annie Lam, before he was sworn-in as 70th Speaker of the California Assembly

‘Adjustments, for sure’: CA Speaker talks 2020 priorities, politics — and parenting

by Laurel Rosenhall January 5, 2020January 6, 2020

Democratic Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon embraces former Assembly GOP leader Chad Mayes in December of 2016. Photo by Steve Yeater for CALmatters

Fight or switch? One Republican legislator ditches GOP, the other gets primaried

by Ben Christopher December 8, 2019December 8, 2019

Oil drilling fight ahead, Newsom’s homelessness challenge, and another defection from Trump’s GOP

by Dan Morain December 6, 2019December 9, 2019

Another California Republican defection: Former party leader bails on the GOP

by Laurel Rosenhall December 5, 2019December 5, 2019

The Camp Fire smoke covers the Butte Creek on Honey Run Road in Paradise, Calif., on Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. Photo by Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group

PG&E offers $18 billion for wildfires — less than half would go directly to victims

by Judy Lin September 6, 2019September 9, 2019

Basketball, bill failures, errant judges and $4-a-gallon gasoline

by Dan Morain April 26, 2019

Newsom in El Salvador, sales taxes, guns and ‘job killers’

by Dan Morain April 8, 2019

Centrist summit encourages California GOP to go its own way

by Ben Christopher March 5, 2019June 23, 2020

With new Latina chair, party insiders say GOP “dodged a bullet.” Now what?

by Ben Christopher February 24, 2019June 23, 2020