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Former Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with Sen. Kamala Harris before the second of two Democratic presidential primary debates hosted by CNN, July 31, 2019 in Detroit. Photo by Paul Sancya, AP Photo

Will Kamala Harris be the next VP?

by Emily Hoeven June 12, 2020June 11, 2020

California Sen. Kamala Harris is emerging as the top contender for Joe Biden’s vice president amid protests over police brutality and racism in America.

Newsom jumps gun on some COVID-19 plans

by Emily Hoeven May 4, 2020May 3, 2020

Feb. 20, 2020, workers pack N95 respirators in a medical supply factory in Nantong in east China's Jiangsu province. Today, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that California will receive 200 million masks per month from unspecified suppliers in Asia in order to meet state needs during the COVID-19 crisis. Photo by FeatureChina via AP Images

CA now “confident” about supplying state needs

by Emily Hoeven April 8, 2020April 8, 2020

Sen. Bernie Sanders's won the California primary, but California didn't matter much in the march to a Democratic nominee. Here Sanders at a February campaign event at the Craneway Pavilion in Richmond. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Vote update: How big was Bernie’s win and the California primary’s loss?

by Ben Christopher April 7, 2020April 8, 2020

A tent encampment in West Oakland. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

$2 billion a year to fight homelessness?

by Emily Hoeven March 9, 2020March 8, 2020

What do the top two spenders, Michael Bloomberg and Tom Steyer, have in common? Both are billionaires and both are no longer in the race.

Prez primary price: How much each candidate spent in California

by Ben Christopher March 6, 2020March 5, 2020

Latest election results + A Socialist in California + Death penalty persists + Unexpected tax bounty

by Dan Morain March 4, 2020March 4, 2020

Posters of U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders at a Sanders campaign rally in Richmond, CA, on February 17, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

California Democrats embrace a Socialist? We’ve been here before

by Ben Christopher March 3, 2020March 4, 2020

Three-quarters of ballots mailed to Californians had yet to be returned as of the day before Election Day. Photo illustration by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Less than a quarter of California mail ballots came back before Election Day — including the “zombies”

by Elizabeth Castillo March 3, 2020March 3, 2020

Sebastopol residents Joseph Mastrolia and his children Domino, 13, left and Talulah, 11 cheer during a Bernie Sanders campaign rally in Richmond, CA on February 17, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

If California polls hold, only Bernie Sanders would win any delegates chosen by statewide vote

by Ben Christopher February 25, 2020February 28, 2020