Recall

While the governor's opponents have burned through most of the money they've collected to date, his defenders have some $2.5 million in the bank.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mixed response to fracking reflects an attempt to placate party factions in advance of a recall

Democratic Party leaders unite behind a message that the recall is a desperate Republican plot that is bad for California. But will progressives and Latinos turn out to vote?

California loses one of 53 House seats after 2020 Census found the Golden State's population growth slowing.

Take it from someone who was involved in the Gov. Davis recall, there are two significant problems with another Democrat entering the race.

Just when Gov. Gavin Newsom sheds one political headache, another emerges. A controversial bill that would have banned fracking and other oil extraction methods and prevented gas wells from operating near homes, schools and health care facilities died in the state Legislature on Tuesday — freeing the governor from having to take a stance on […]

The Republicans’ idea is to exploit the state’s recall provisions and harness public frustrations to secure an off-cycle election.

As California Gov. Newsom faces a recall election, the Legislature is considering measures that would adversely affect future recalls.

Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, April 13. Solutions elusive When it comes to California’s big problems, big money isn’t always enough. Today, Gov. Gavin Newsom will sign into law a $536 million wildfire prevention bill lawmakers sent to his desk on Monday. But even as the state Assembly and Senate unanimously passed the bill — […]

TGIF, California! It’s April 9. This is CalMatters politics reporter Ben Christopher. Emily Hoeven will be back in your inbox on Monday. Biden goes California on guns After yet another wave of mass shootings, including one in Orange County, President Biden took aim at gun violence Thursday — and a page from California’s playbook. In […]