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November's ballot will feature ACA 5, a landmark amendment that would reinstate affirmative action in California. Parolee voting rights will also be decided.

Now that the coronavirus has turned Election Day into a latent superspreader event, the state’s Democratic lawmakers are making the 2020 general election an (almost) all-mail affair. Here's what that might look like.

In early March, before the pandemic closed the state Capitol to visitors, Esteban Núñez led former prisoners through the regal building where his father was once one of California’s most powerful politicians.   He exuded know-how, his shiny loafers clicking across marble floors as they moved toward an elevator. Down a hallway. Into the office of […]

Gov. Gavin Newsom's announcement comes as some county public health officers in California face severe pushback for their face mask orders.

California lawmakers are ready to pass a budget, but still disagree with Governor Gavin Newsom in key areas like education and undocumented immigrant aid.

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants every registered voter to receive a ballot in the mail for the November 2020 election, but a judge just put one of his executive orders on hold.

Tensions between protesters and police remain high in California. Protesters share their stories. Legislature tells ethics panel to back off.

Some counties seem in no hurry to reopen hair salons. Trump and Newsom spar over mail-in ballots. Some doubt federal aid for budget woes.

Lobbyists are not required to disclose their work on government contracts, leaving the public in the dark about who’s influencing state spending on the pandemic.

Lawmakers want answers on CA mask deals gone awry. California becomes first state to choose all-mail voting for November. How big is state's budget hole?