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Incumbent Republican Jeff Denham lost to Democrat Josh Harder in California's Congressional District 10.

Newsletters, WhatMatters

A wrenching fire toll, and bad news for California Republicans

by Dan Morain November 14, 2018July 8, 2019

Camp Fire’s death toll, Denham loses to Harder, Orange County is about to turn blue, Linda Sanchez’s family problem and Kirsten Olsen’s obit for the GOP.

Color image of some people voting in some polling booths at a voting station.

Newsletters, WhatMatters

It’s Election Day. Here’s what matters in California

by Dan Morain November 6, 2018July 8, 2019

Newsletters, WhatMatters

Gas tax: Labor’s test for CA Democrats

by Dan Morain October 23, 2018

Majority Report: Two debates are better than one edition

by Ben Christopher October 19, 2018August 20, 2021

Newsletters, WhatMatters

Campaign money, McCarthy’s ‘Cherokee’ in-law, CA history

by Dan Morain October 15, 2018

Newsletters, WhatMatters

School test scores, #MeToo laws and CURES

by Dan Morain October 3, 2018

Newsletters, WhatMatters

Beach access, Brown’s court and an endorsement goes away

by Dan Morain October 2, 2018July 8, 2019

A key labor union pulled its endorsement of Democrat Katie Porter in a hot Orange County Congressional race over her opposition to California’s gas tax hike.

Elections, Politics

Democrat Katie Porter’s opposition to gas tax costs her labor endorsement

by Dan Morain October 1, 2018June 23, 2020

Community members gather for a rally in support of Christine Blasey Ford in front of City Hall on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, in Palo Alto, Calif. Ford, testified during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about her allegations that Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh attempted to rape her in the early 1980s. Photo by Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group

Newsletters, WhatMatters

California’s election, women and Kavanaugh

by Dan Morain September 28, 2018

Robbie Hunter, head of the State Building and Construction Trades Council, at his headquarters in Sacramento, September 2018.

Newsletters, WhatMatters

Gas taxes, blue collar jobs and #MeToo

by Dan Morain September 24, 2018

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