California Politics

The California primary election is on June 7 and every registered voter will receive a ballot to cast their vote for governor, senator, representative, and other state and local offices. 

A Los Angeles judge has ruled that California's landmark law requiring women on corporate boards is unconstitutional.

Ahead of the June 7 primary, elections officials in eight Bay Area counties, plus three others, have teamed up to assure public trust in the elections process. 

Antioch mayor Lamar Thorpe recall supporters did not collect the required number of signatures to put the recall on the ballot by deadline.

California taxpayers would help pay for abortions for women who can’t afford them under a new spending proposal Newsom announced to prepare for a potential surge of people from other states seeking reproductive care if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.

A California legislator who is the wife of state Attorney General Rob Bonta disclosed Tuesday that she had an abortion as a 21-year old.

San Jose Police to request two new military-style vehicles with strict new reporting requirements due to new state law.

An Oakland City Council member is calling for the city to declare itself a sanctuary for women seeking abortion access.

At a press conference in southern California today, Governor Newsom talked about the leaked Supreme Court decision on abortion as well as his proposal to guarantee abortion rights in the state Constitution. The event seemed that the Governor essentially kicked off his re-election campaign.

Governor Newsom and state democrats in the legislature responded quickly to reports the Supreme Court is poised to overturn abortion rights. Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins joined members of the California Legislative Women’s Caucus and Planned Parenthood to announce next steps to make the state an abortion “sanctuary.”

Governor Newsom’s controversial plan to force some people into court-ordered treatment faced its first public hearing. The state senate judiciary committee took public comment for a bill that would establish a CARE court, designed to get the severely mentally ill off the streets.

There's a new political ad taking aim at Tesla and its self-driving technology.

Mired in an extreme drought, California lawmakers on Thursday took the first step toward lowering the standard for how much water people use in their homes — a move that won't be enforced on individual customers but could lead to higher rates even as consumption declines.

Early results for Tuesday's special election in San Francisco for the State Assembly race - District 17 are trickling in. Matt Haney has a strong lead over his opponent David Campos in the bid for the seat vacated last year by David Chiu. 

A lawyer for California's civil rights agency has resigned over what she alleged were undue attempts by Gov. Gavin Newsom and his office to interfere in a state lawsuit against video game giant Activision Blizzard.

California is delaying a coronavirus vaccine mandate for schoolchildren until at least the summer of 2023.