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We’ll need to replace the gas tax in transition to ZEVs

by Guest Commentary February 1, 2021January 30, 2021

California should reinvigorate effort to research and introduce a road users charge – in effect trading a gas tax for a fee on miles traveled.

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

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

Podcast: Housing crisis? Presidential candidates have a plan for that

by Jakob Lazzaro February 18, 2020February 18, 2020

Presidential candidates are touting endorsements they've received from California politicians known and relatively unknown. Illustration by Anne Wernikoff, elements by Gage Skidmore via Flickr and PeskyMonkey/iStock

Do endorsements for president even matter?

by Ben Christopher February 6, 2020February 6, 2020

This map depicts how much each presidential candidate collected in itemized campaign contributions from each zip code in California.

The presidential contest for California cash, in 6 data visualizations

by Ben Christopher February 4, 2020August 3, 2021

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., is joined by California delegates during the second day session of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Tuesday, July 26, 2016.

How California counts delegates, explained

by Byrhonda Lyons and Ben Christopher January 30, 2020February 24, 2020

a photo illustration of Bernie Sanders at a rally in San Francisco.

How to win California: A guide to the nation’s largest presidential primary

by Ben Christopher January 22, 2020February 4, 2020

An earlier say: Race to the White House runs through California

by Ben Christopher January 16, 2020February 21, 2020

Most prominent California reference in Dem debate: a tony fundraiser in a wine cave

by Ben Christopher December 19, 2019December 20, 2019