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Gov. Gavin Newsom at a press conference in the state capitol following the first COVID-19 death in California. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Here are three options for Newsom in selecting a replacement for Harris’ Senate seat

by Guest Commentary December 16, 2020December 16, 2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom needs to announce who will fill vice president-elect Kamala Harris’ Senate seat, and he needs to do it quickly.

California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Left wing wants to cancel Dianne Feinstein

by Dan Walters October 26, 2020October 26, 2020

U.S. Senator Kamala Harris speaking with attendees 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 Skimore via Flickr

Who will Newsom pick for Harris’ Senate seat?

by Emily Hoeven August 12, 2020August 12, 2020

Then democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris walks on stage during a gun safety forum, Oct. 2, 2019, in Las Vegas. Today, Joe Biden announced Sen. harris as his running mate. Photo byJohn Locher, AP Photo

Newsom’s pick? Here’s who might fill Kamala Harris’ Senate seat

by Ben Christopher August 11, 2020November 9, 2020

Portrait of Ohio State President Michael V. Drake in front of Bricker Hall on The Ohio State University campus. Photo via Wikimedia Commons

UC names Michael Drake first Black president

by Emily Hoeven July 8, 2020July 8, 2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom holds a press conference in the wake of the first COVID-19 death in California, a man who took a cruise from San Francisco to Mexico in February. The governor outlined measures being taken by the state to identify and test all other individuals who were on the same cruise ship as the deceased. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

All Californians ordered to shelter in place

by Emily Hoeven March 20, 2020March 19, 2020

A tent encampment in West Oakland. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

$2 billion a year to fight homelessness?

by Emily Hoeven March 9, 2020March 8, 2020

California Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter,plans to plead guilty to the misuse of campaign funds at a federal court hearing Tuesday in San Diego

Kamala Harris folds, Duncan Hunter pleads guilty, PG&E wants to hand out coolers

by Dan Morain and Jackie Botts December 4, 2019December 4, 2019

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris at an October gun safety forum in Las Vegas, weeks before her withdrawal from the race. Photo by John Locher, AP Photo

Kamala Harris quits presidential race — what it means for California

by Ben Christopher December 3, 2019December 3, 2019

GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter being sworn into Congress, alongside his wife.

California confronts higher education issues, and Newsom is Iowa-bound

by Dan Morain December 3, 2019December 2, 2019