Some California election results will be in tonight, but other races won’t be decided. Some key questions to keep in mind.

“No state has more to lose or more to gain in this election in November,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said during a press conference last week, as he reflected on the “chilling effect” that Trump’s mass ...

Proposition 36 supporters say it would help California address homelessness and retail theft. Critics of the 2024 ballot measure call it a return to failed policies.

Californians finish voting today in one of the most consequential elections in recent years. They’re making their choices for president, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state Assembly, state Senate and 10 ...

Proposition 33 would give cities more freedom to limit how much landlords can raise rent. It would repeal a state law known as the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act that bars local governments from ...

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Three statewide ballot propositions and hundreds more local measures will test California voters' appetites for higher taxes and more debt.

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) The 2025 Legislative session could start with more new ...

Independent expenditure committees funded by businesses and unions have spent nearly $100 million on California election legislative races.

It can take days, sometimes weeks, for final California election results, but that doesn’t mean there’s voter fraud.

Jim Newton reflects on his interactions with Kamala Harris, and the qualities she displayed during her political career in California.