The California Democratic Party backed Prop. 40, a 5% billionaire tax for healthcare, despite heavy pushback from Newsom and labor leaders.

Deputy Atty. Gen. Marissa Roy raised nearly $74,000 for her city attorney campaign, compared with just $3,000 for Deputy Dist. Atty. John McKinney. Two other downballot contests were also lopsided.

California’s statewide minimum wage is set to rise next year.

California’s redistricting has helped drive a decrease in the number of competitive congressional districts nationwide, a new analysis found. The battlegrounds that are left could have national consequences.

Hilton, a Republican, claims his Democratic rival Xavier Becerra has not committed to six debates in the race for California governor.

In an executive order, Bass said the city’s planning and building and safety departments must determine whether the application to rebuild the Lineage facility should be subjected to a lengthy “discretionary review” process.

The annual income of Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, place the couple in the upper echelon of American households.

The executive board for Service Employees International Union California voted Wednesday to take a neutral position on the tax, which will appear on the ballot as Proposition 40.

The economic pain many Americans feel after years of stagnant wages and steep inflation is unlikely to lift before the November elections, and could be a major liability for Republicans, according to political and economic experts.

Regulators and environmentalists are divided over the PFAS chemicals, which are widely used in agriculture.