Election 2022

In a 90-minute interview, the farmer and state senator from Lassen County talks about crime, climate change and the cost of living, and vows to cooperate with Democrats.

The recent shootings that killed six in downtown Sacramento underscore the criminal justice divide in the race for California’s attorney general.

Smiley Martin, one of the suspects in the Sacramento shooting, received a plea deal that allowed him to collect good conduct credits at a faster rate than someone convicted of a violent offense. His case illuminates the complex workings of California's criminal justice system and the contentious political debate.

Big labor and big business are spending big bucks in a special election for a San Diego seat in the state Assembly. The campaign, now headed to a June 7 runoff, previews battles to come in the 2022 campaign.

By the time you read this, Gov. Gavin Newsom and his family will have started their spring break in Central and South America.

California law enforcement groups are making sizable donations to candidates for attorney general, treasurer and Legislature before the June 7 primary. The biggest recipient is Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert, who is trying to unseat Attorney General Rob Bonta.

The clean air ballot initiative is a true California call to action: ambitious and forward-looking, focused on the well-being of all of our communities.

Gov. Gavin Newsom gave a pep talk to Californians tired of COVID and worried about crime, homelessness and inflation. In his State of the State address, he pledged some relief from high gas prices, but mostly promoted the "California Way" of finding new solutions to big problems.

The divisions among California Democrats were on display during the party convention, including tensions with labor and progressives.

I have endorsed the California Plastic Pollution Reduction & Recycling Act, which will be on the ballot in November.