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Tag: Republican Party

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra speaks at a news conference Wednesday, May 3, 2017, in Sacramento. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo
Posted inPolitics

Who is Xavier Becerra? What his California record reveals about Biden’s top health pick

Avatar by Ben Christopher February 22, 2021February 23, 2021

As his Senate confirmation hearings begin, a look at four different labels friends and foes apply to Becerra, the California attorney general nominated to head the nation’s sprawling network of public health and welfare agencies.

Recall Newsom volunteer Pat Miller holds up a sign during petition-signing event at SaveMart in Sacramento on Jan. 5, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
Posted inPolitics

Recalling a California governor, explained

Avatar by Laurel Rosenhall January 27, 2021February 3, 2021
Poll workers and members of the public can be seen near the entrance to the polling site at the Mario Esquer Building in Calexico on Nov. 3, 2020. Photo by CORISSA IBARRA, Calexico Chronicle (CM use only)
Posted inVotebeat

Low turnout doesn’t always mean disengaged voters. Here’s why

Lewis Griswold by Lewis Griswold December 23, 2020December 23, 2020
A Trump 2020 flag flies above homes in Oakdale, where approximately one third of the population identifies as latino, on May 6, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inElection 2020

Latino Republicans: ‘Trump is a leader, not a politician’

by Jacqueline Garcia November 5, 2020November 6, 2020
Gov. Gavin Newsom has a history of making bold,risky political moves that affect political decision-making nationwide. Will his order to ban new gas-powered cars by 2035 follow suit? Illustration by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters; iStock
Posted inPost-It

Could Newsom’s big, bold car ban hurt Biden in swing states?

Avatar by Ben Christopher September 24, 2020September 24, 2020
Sen. Kamala Harris speaks at the 2019 National Forum on Wages and Working People hosted by the Center for the American Progress Action Fund and the SEIU at the Enclave in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 27, 2019. Photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr
Posted inWhatMatters

California stereotypes in national spotlight

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven August 13, 2020August 13, 2020
Empty shelves of toilet paper and paper towels at Safeway in the Fillmore neighborhood of San Francisco on March 13, 2020. On Thursday Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order banning events of more than 250 people amid coronavirus concerns. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inWhatMatters

Normal life on pause in California

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven March 16, 2020March 16, 2020
A tent encampment in West Oakland. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inWhatMatters

$2 billion a year to fight homelessness?

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven March 9, 2020March 8, 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
Posted inElection 2020

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

Elizabeth Castillo by Elizabeth Castillo February 11, 2020March 6, 2020
Posted inWhatMatters

Oil drilling fight ahead, Newsom’s homelessness challenge, and another defection from Trump’s GOP

Dan Morain by Dan Morain December 6, 2019December 9, 2019

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