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Election workers verify ballots at the Orange County Registrar of Voters in Santa Ana on Nov. 1, 2022. Photo by Mike Blake, Reuters

Is a ‘red wave’ about to crash over California?

by Emily Hoeven November 3, 2022November 3, 2022

How concerned are Democrats in California and across the country about a Republican “red wave” cresting in the Nov. 8 election and clinching the GOP’s control of Congress? I’ll give you three hints: 1. Today, President Joe Biden is set to visit San Diego to campaign for Democratic Rep. Mike Levin, who’s facing a tough […]

Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to reporters after a swearing-in event for College Corps volunteers in Sacramento on Oct. 7, 2022. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters

Why was Newsom absent during Biden visit?

by Emily Hoeven October 17, 2022October 16, 2022

Adolfo Buenas fills up his work truck at a Chevron gas station in Fresno on June 23, 2022. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

Californians confront rising cost of living

by Emily Hoeven October 14, 2022October 13, 2022

Will California tax Biden student debt relief?

by Ben Christopher September 12, 2022September 12, 2022

Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered his State of the State address from Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles in 2021. AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill

Newsom calls for more aggressive climate action

by Emily Hoeven July 25, 2022July 25, 2022

Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at the California Chamber of Commerce's 94th Annual Sacramento Host Breakfast on May 23, 2019. Newsom said housing and inequality are two of the biggest issues facing state government and California businesses. AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli

Full steam ahead for November election — and 2024

by Emily Hoeven July 18, 2022July 18, 2022

California Gov. Gavin Newsom pauses as he discusses the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade during a news conference in Sacramento on June 24, 2022. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo

Mr. Newsom goes to Washington

by Emily Hoeven July 13, 2022July 12, 2022

Students from Miguel Contreras Learning Center high school in Los Angeles demonstrate in front of City Hall after walking out of school to protest U.S. gun violence on May 31, 2022. Photo by Lucy Nicholson, REUTERS

More mass shootings, more gun laws coming to California

by Emily Hoeven July 5, 2022July 5, 2022

Then-Democratic candidate for Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis during a debate sponsored by the Sacramento Press Club in Sacramento on April 17, 2018. Photo by Steve Yeater/AP

Inside Eleni Kounalakis’ whirlwind UN trip

by Emily Hoeven November 3, 2021November 3, 2021

Port backlogs sum up California’s COVID crisis

by Emily Hoeven October 14, 2021October 14, 2021