Panicked California Democrats are pushing a risky strategy: Wait ’til the last minute to vote

Liberal California activists are urging Democrats to wait until the last minute to vote in the race for governor, then support the frontrunner in the polls.
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California voters are about to elect a new state superintendent. It’s barely on the radar

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Secret ingredients in your food can make you sick. A proposed California law would reveal them

Shoppers at a grocery store in Daly City compare food items on July 31, 2025. Photo by Shae Hammond, Bay Area News Group Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering ...
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California progressives want to hike taxes on corporations and billionaires to absorb federal funding cuts to Medi-Cal. But backfilling the loss would not address the state’s existing — and growing — ...