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Voters fill out their ballots in a tent across from San Francisco City Hall on Nov. 3, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Votes show we’re deeply divided; where do we go from here?

by Guest Commentary November 9, 2020November 9, 2020

We must continue to fight for a better America – for a more representative voting electorate and for a less polarized one.

With both Donald Trump and Joe Biden hitting up California for presidential campaign contributions, this map shows which candidate collected more campaign cash in each California zip code. iIllustration by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters; iStock

Ziplocked: Last look at California’s presidential money race, by zip code

by Ben Christopher October 30, 2020November 6, 2020

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

by Jakob Lazzaro February 18, 2020February 18, 2020

Jennifer Jennings, at her home in Long Beach, has made small donations to presidential Bernie Sanders over and over again. She is among the 20 Californians who have given most frequently — some daily — to 2020 presidential contenders. Photos by Iris Schneider for CalMatters

Presidential candidates to California’s small donors: Give us our daily bread crumbs

by Elizabeth Castillo February 11, 2020March 6, 2020

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

by Ben Christopher December 19, 2019December 20, 2019

Blake Kazarian and other delegates cheer presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren as she addresses the California Democratic Party Convention at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco. Photo by Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group

No-shows, endorsement spats and drag queens: What’s on tap at this weekend’s Democratic convention

by Ben Christopher November 14, 2019November 15, 2019

Sen. Kamala Harris speaks at the 2019 Iowa Democratic Wing Ding at Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, Aug. 9, 2019. Today, democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden announced Sen. Harris as his pick for Vice President. Photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr

What California knows about Kamala Harris

by Ben Christopher August 12, 2019November 8, 2020

Newsletters, WhatMatters

About that $100 million-plus health care fight

by Dan Morain October 22, 2018

Election 2018, Politics

A Californian on the 2020 presidential ticket? Here’s what state insiders say

by Elizabeth Castillo October 12, 2018June 23, 2020