Politics May 29 Devastating wildfire and homelessness loom over Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass' bid for second term As Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass seeks a second term, she isn't sidestepping the obvious: her tenure at city hall has been difficult. “I haven’t always got it right,” she says plainly.
Politics May 27 Billionaire Tom Steyer's ad spending breaks records in California governor's race Win or lose, billionaire Democrat Tom Steyer will leave a mark in the history books in his bid to become California's next governor — he’s running the most expensive political advertising campaign in the country this year.
Politics May 06 Candidates for California governor tangle in testy debate with mail voting already underway Seven candidates who want to be California’s next governor traded sharp attacks Tuesday in a wide-ranging debate that touched on issues from gas prices to raising taxes to healthcare in a contest that has no clear leader.
Politics Apr 23 California's woes at the center of debate among leading candidates for governor It's the first time in a generation that California has a wide-open contest for the heavily Democratic state's highest office, with more than 50 names on the ballot.
Politics Apr 14 What happens to the California governor's race after Swalwell's exit? In a crowded race with no clear leader in the heavily Democratic state, Rep. Eric Swalwell's exit presents an opportunity for his one-time rivals to pick off former supporters just weeks before mail ballots go to voters.
Politics Apr 13 Swalwell exits California governor's race after assault allegations Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell’s abrupt exit from the race for California governor left his rivals scrambling to lock down his former supporters in a crowded contest with no clear leader, injecting more turmoil into the campaign to lead the nation’s…
Politics Apr 01 A messy governor's race in California raises Democratic fears of a potential loss Democrats have run California for years, but in a nationally critical election the party is being confronted by the limits of its own power: the race for governor is out of control.
Politics Mar 20 Swalwell sees attacks from left and right as California's race for governor heats up There is finally a breakaway leader in California’s crowded race for governor, at least by one measure: Eric Swalwell is just about everyone’s favorite target.
Politics Feb 18 Sanders and Newsom clash over proposed tax on California's billionaires As national Democrats search for a unifying theme ahead of the fall's midterm elections, a California proposal to levy a hefty tax on billionaires is turning some of the party’s leading figures into adversaries just when Democrats can least afford…
Politics Dec 15 DOJ and California go to court over new congressional map designed to favor Democrats California voters decisively approved the map last month. The Justice Department has accused California of racial gerrymandering by favoring Hispanic voters.