Apr 13 Rep. Eric Swalwell of California says he will resign from Congress after sexual assault allegations By Kevin Freking, Lisa Mascaro, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press The decision caps a swift political fall for the seven-term lawmaker, who had been seen as a frontrunner in California’s gubernatorial race. Continue reading
Apr 13 House Ethics Committee investigating sexual misconduct allegations against Swalwell By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The announcement comes one day after Swalwell suspended his campaign for California governor after the emergence of allegations that he continues to deny. Continue reading
Apr 13 Swalwell exits California governor's race after assault allegations By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Apr 08 California Supreme Court orders GOP sheriff to pause election probe and preserve seized ballots By Trân Nguyễn, Associated Press The dispute started earlier this year when Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco seized 1,000 boxes of election materials to investigate a complaint from a local citizens group about the ballot count from a November 2025 special election on redistricting. Continue reading
Apr 01 A messy governor's race in California raises Democratic fears of a potential loss By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Mar 26 California lawmakers pass bill renaming César Chavez Day after sexual abuse allegations By Trân Nguyễn, Associated Press The change comes after allegations became public last week that Chavez had sexually abused girls and women during his days building a major farmworker labor rights movement in the 1960s in California’s agricultural heartland. Continue reading
Mar 23 How Cesar Chavez is being scrubbed from public spaces after abuse allegations By Joshua Barajas The swift undoing of public declarations to the civil rights leader leaves communities asking what's next. Continue reading
Mar 20 Swalwell sees attacks from left and right as California's race for governor heats up By Michael R. Blood, Sophie Austin, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Mar 19 California moves to rename César Chavez Day over sexual abuse allegations By Trân Nguyễn, Haven Daley, John Seewer, Associated Press Political leaders in states and cities are considering similar moves after the allegations became public, accusing Chavez of sexually abusing girls and the co-founder of the United Farm Workers of America union, Dolores Huerta, decades ago. Continue reading
Mar 12 Lawyers deliver closing arguments in landmark social media addiction trial By Kaitlyn Huamani, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press After about a month of hearing from addiction experts, therapists, platform engineers and executives, including Mark Zuckerberg, 12 jurors are listening to closing arguments before deciding whether social media companies should be liable for harms caused to children using their… Continue reading