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In sports, when you change the rules, you affect outcomes. That's also true in politics as two new California proposals demonstrate.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom faces a pivotal COVID-19 vaccine rollout that could make or break his governorship.

California Democrats and Gov. Gavin Newsom would do well to remember the successful recall effort against Gov. Gray Davis.

Trump promises 'crackdown' on California homelessness. Aging guest workers still waiting for their pay. Former felons get right to sit on juries.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s lambasting of PG&E as California reels from wildfires and mass blackouts reflects his roots in San Francisco — and a public perception that’s built up over the last half century. 

Half a year out from California’s presidential primary, you can already envision an enthusiasm gap creating a turnout gap. But Democrats are holding back.

Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to limit electric utilities’ liability costs for future fires faced tough questions at a committee hearing even as utility representatives said the change is needed to keep them solvent.

Since 1911, when Progressive crusaders introduced the judicial recall, just four California judges had been booted from the bench by angry voters—until today. Santa Clara County voters favored ousting Aaron Persky, the judge who prompted widespread outrage in 2016 when he handed down a lenient sentence to a former Stanford University swimmer for sexual assault.  […]