election 2020 | CalMatters

strong mayor

Defeat of Sacramento’s ‘strong mayor’ initiative was about transparency and accountability, and checks and balances

by Guest Commentary November 23, 2020November 22, 2020

Sacramento voters want to create the city they envision – one with strong democratic values, and dedicated to solving problems together.

Legislature campaigns: Did big political spenders get what they paid for?

by Ben Christopher November 20, 2020November 20, 2020

San Ramon resident Geoffrey Hillier volunteers extracting ballots in Martinez on Oct. 31, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Speed reading: California votes being counted twice as fast this year

by Ben Christopher November 19, 2020November 18, 2020

The Trumpiest and most anti-Trump counties in California: Where does yours rank?

by Ben Christopher November 17, 2020November 16, 2020

vote by mail

If voting by mail is the future of voting, it’s wonderful

by Guest Commentary November 16, 2020November 16, 2020

A pattern of blue waves atop an undercurrent of red waves. As Californians chose their new representatives to Congress, the Democratic "blue wave" of 2018 was followed by the red riptide of 2020/ Illustration by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters; iStock

After California’s ‘blue wave’ to Congress in 2018? A GOP red riptide in 2020

by Ben Christopher November 15, 2020November 16, 2020

Ballot measures for local access to legal cannabis rack up wins in California

by Guest Commentary November 14, 2020November 12, 2020

2020 rematches on 2022 ballot?

by Emily Hoeven November 13, 2020November 13, 2020

Sen. Kamala Harris speaks at the 2019 National Forum on Wages and Working People hosted by the Center for the American Progress Action Fund and the SEIU at the Enclave in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 27, 2019. Photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr

It’s time for the first Latino senator from California

by Guest Commentary November 12, 2020November 12, 2020

A special education pre-k class that has been permitted to reopen amid coronavirus concerns on the Lu Sutton Elementary school campus in Novato on Oct. 27, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

What Prop. 15’s defeat means for California schools

by Ricardo Cano November 11, 2020November 11, 2020