Politics
It’s a date: Newsom recall election set for Sept. 14
After months of uncertainty, the second recall election in California history will be Sept. 14, Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis announced.
Secretary Of State
WhatMatters
Newsom recall twist: Governor sues elections chief he appointed
The governor sues Secretary of State Shirley Weber — whom he appointed to the position just months ago — for refusing to correct his lawyers' filing mistake that could result in Newsom appearing on the recall ballot without "Democratic Party" listed next to his name.
Reader Reactions
EDD has a long history of problems
Newsom should take responsibility for its current woes, but the department’s mismanagement predates him.
Politics
When is the Newsom recall election? Maybe sooner than you think
The date of California's recall election still is not set, but voters may decide the governor's fate closer to Labor Day than November.
California Divide
Could these bills help California build more affordable housing?
Key legislators push duplexes, looser regulations and more money to boost housing supply.
Commentary
Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum draft a victory for equity, justice and California’s students
The ethnic studies curriculum will be a historic win for communities and students that public schools have traditionally ignored.
Politics
When elephants fly: A minor California Republican exodus after U.S. Capitol riot
On Jan. 6, hundreds of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in a frenzied ploy to invalidate the presidential election. And in the weeks that followed, thousands of voters have stormed out of the California Republican Party. Data compiled by the California Secretary of State’s office shows 33,448 voters have left the state GOP since […]
WhatMatters
Two audits tell the tale: How California failed to detect unemployment fraud
The extent to which California’s unemployment department has failed to address rampant fraud came into clearer focus on Thursday, when the state auditor released her second report of the week on the Employment Development Department. Despite repeated warnings from federal authorities that fraudsters would target California, EDD waited six months and processed 7.4 million claims […]
Politics
Next secretary of state aims to teach Californians “how fragile the democracy is”
Seventy years ago, sharecroppers David and Mildred Nash refused to back down in a dispute with a white farmer, and fled from a lynch mob in Hope, Arkansas. With their 2-year-old daughter in tow, they found a new home out west in a place so different her grandfather, who would die without ever being able […]
Elections
State worked with social companies to remove election misinformation
California worked with social media companies, created an internal database and developed threat levels to fight 2020 election misinformation.