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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Robert Howell is the longtime president of a cybersecurity equipment manufacturer in Silicon Valley, and is running for insurance commissioner as a self-described “Reagan Republican.” He narrowly eked ...

Should California pension funds invest in fossil fuels? How about Tesla and Palantir? Those debates are playing out at CalPERS and CalSTRS.

California lawmakers want to expand organized sports at prisons. An incarcerated journalist says the only winner would be the prison budget.

Students could earn a bachelor’s degree faster in select fields. Work experience could count toward required class units.

Voters in Latino-majority precincts had the largest shift toward supporting Prop. 50 compared to 2024 election results .

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 — ...

California teachers in training have to spend at least 600 hours in a classroom, often unpaid. New programs provide them an income.

The lieutenant governor is next in line to the governor in case of an absence or vacancy, but much of the job is ceremonial. They stand in when the governor leaves California, serve as president of ...

Los líderes de San Diego están acelerando planes para limpiar el río Tijuana y proteger la salud pública de la contaminación.