California Politics

Governor Gavin Newsom's office announced the state is proposing to spend $2.7 billion on expanded efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19.

Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday announced he was activating California's National Guard to help with additional COVID-19 testing facilities and capacity as cases from the omicron variant continue to surge.

House Rep. Nunes resigned last month to lead former President Donald Trump’s effort to launch a social media platform intended to rival Twitter. A statement from the Trump Media & Technology group said Nunes would serve as chief executive officer, beginning January.

Homeless advocates in San Francisco on Tuesday blasted the city's recent plan to address mental health and drug use in the city's Tenderloin neighborhood.

A new report found stark racial inequality across California. Advocates hope that the 2022 state budget will offer some solutions.

California voters have the brand new districts they'll use to elect their members of Congress and state legislators, after the state's independent redistricting commission voted unanimously Monday night to approve its final maps.

Several of the California's leading cannabis companies have banded together to direct a dire warning to Governor Gavin Newsom this week. In a letter sent to the governor’s office and leaders of the state legislature, business leaders warned that the state’s legal cannabis industry is on the verge of collapse.

Gov. Gavin Newsom picked up litter and painted over graffiti in Los Angeles to highlight California’s $1.1 billion initiative to clean areas near highways, roads and other public spaces.

What could be California's first major new reservoir in decades has cleared a key regulatory hurdle. The California Water Commission on Wednesday voted in favor of the feasability of the Sites Reservoir project.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he wants to empower private citizens to enforce a ban on the manufacture and sale of assault weapons in the state. Newsom's proposal is similar to a Texas law that outlaws abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected.

More than a month after Wilma Chan’s death, a memorial was held Wednesday to remember the legacy that she left behind.

A single mother raising two children now has an opportunity to provide a larger space for her family at an affordable price. 300 low-income units are coming to the Mission District.

The California Citizens Redistricting Commission is in its final stretch of re-drawing the political district lines for the next decade.

Candidates are starting to enter the race to fill the seat of retiring Peninsula Congresswoman Jackie Speier. Supervisor David Canepa officially announced Saturday he will be running.

San Mateo County Board Of Supervisors President David Canepa will announce this weekend he is launching a campaign for U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier's Congressional seat. Speier announced this week, she will not run for re-election in 2022.  

Following the untimely death of Supervisor Wilma Chan, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday appointed Chan's former Chief of Staff Dave Brown to replace her.