Elections

California’s close election results will roll in days or weeks late—again. It doesn’t have to be that way

It's the price California pays to let procrastinators vote. Unlike most other states that allow mail-in ballots, it opts to count every ballot postmarked by election day—even if it arrives up to three days later.

By

Byrhonda Lyons

• November 6, 2018

Color image of some people voting in some polling booths at a voting station.

Elections

What Californians should look for on election night

California's election returns matter nationally this year because of their impact on Congress. But statewide, the 2018 midterms are full of key indicators for Californians, including turnout, key legislative races, demographic shifts and the future of #MeToo. Here's what to watch.

By

Dan Morain

• November 6, 2018

Capitol

Bad timing? Assembly Republicans are shaking up their leadership

Here's why this development could affect the state GOP's chances on Tuesday.

By

Dan Morain

• November 2, 2018

Elections

How will this year’s election play out? Here’s what insiders say

With Election Day creeping closer, state political insiders have cast their predictions: It's going to be robust night for Democrats, with Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom winning the governor’s race by 11 percent or more. The

By

Elizabeth Castillo

• November 2, 2018

Elections

Why is California’s rent-control initiative tanking so badly?

We break down the reasons Prop. 10 appears to be failing, and what lies ahead for the rent-control movement. It’s not all about the money.

By

Matt Levin

• November 2, 2018

Elections

Majority Report: Logical conclusion edition

A photoshopped campaign ad, an endorsement from a racist Internet troll and a whole boatload of cash. How else would you expect the campaign for California's hot House races to end?

By

Ben Christopher

• November 2, 2018

Oil money is flowing to many California Democrats this election season. Pumpjacks photo by John Ciccarelli, Bureau of Land Management.

Capitol

Oil industry spends millions to boost California Democrats

The California Democratic Party no longer accepts donations from the oil industry—but that hasn’t stopped oil companies from spending millions to help California Democrats win on Tuesday.

By

Laurel Rosenhall

• November 1, 2018

Expect to be inundated with poll numbers from now until Election Day. But how reliable a compass is any poll?

Elections

A California user’s guide to political polls: Six easy tips

You may rightly wonder: What kind of statistical black magic is performed behind the scenes to produce any given poll? Here's what to keep in mind:

By

Ben Christopher

• November 1, 2018

Elections

How California initiatives went from “power to the people” to a big money game

In recent decades, California's initiative process has come to be dominated by the very forces it was invented to avoid: special interests with lots of money.

By

Meghan McCarty Carino, KPCC

• October 31, 2018

Education

Data exclusive: With California school bonds, the rich get richer and the poor, not so much

California districts with the most affluent students have been averaging more than twice as many local school bond dollars per student as the most impoverished districts, a CALmatters analysis reveals.

By

Ricardo Cano

• October 31, 2018