Padilla, appointed to his California Senate seat in 2021 and then elected in 2022, chaired two subcommittees in the last Congress. One involved fisheries, wildlife and water. The other dealt with ...

Former Rep. Barbara Lee has made her ability to steer funds to Oakland — something she did throughout her three decades in Congress — a central pitch of her campaign to become the city’s mayor. Former ...

Former Rep. Katie Porter certainly didn’t wait for former Vice President Kamala Harris to decide whether she, too, wants to ...

Nicole Shanahan, Silicon Valley philanthropist and RFK Jr.'s former running mate, ruled out running for California governor ...

Former Rep. Katie Porter certainly didn’t wait for former Vice President Kamala Harris to decide whether she, too, wants to ...

This week on Inside California Politics, former California GOP chair Jessica Millan Patterson spoke with Inside California ...

“What California needs now is a little bit of hope and a whole lot of grit,” says Democrat Katie Porter in her campaign video ...

It was only a matter of time before major new figures began to people California’s next run for governor, with its primary election coming up on June 2, 2026. Until very recently, the race looked ...

In an exclusive interview, Dr. Butch Ware elaborates on the Black Radical Tradition’s proximity to the fight for Palestinian ...

Kamala Harris, if she runs, may face another Democrat in November 2026 if the Republican vote splits in the “top-two” state ...

Harris, Bianco and possibly Jenner are already livening up what began as the dullest major California campaign in decades, a ...

Title: Mel Gibson Surges in Polls for California Governor, Reflecting a Wider Conservative Discontent In a surprising development, actor Mel Gibson has emerged as a frontrunner in the race for ...