Gaspar touts his experience as a small business owner, while Worth Girvan says her experience in the public sector will make her a stronger advocate for Valley constituents.

California’s next governor, Xavier Becerra, is a “small ball” player, to borrow a baseball term.

In an era of even more bitter divisions in the state and nation, political and governmental reforms face severe threats.

Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson said his decision to remove Nithya Raman as homelessness committee chair wasn’t punishment at all.

California voters are sharply divided over a ballot measure to impose a one-time tax on billionaires to help fund healthcare programs, a proposal already triggering a fierce and expensive political fight as the November election approaches, according to a poll released Friday.

A bill that would have banned the sale of genetically-modified pets for cosmetic reasons died in committee Thursday.

The U.S. Department of Justice claimed “a huge win for the residents of Los Angeles County and for the Second Amendment,” announcing a settlement Thursday in a lawsuit filed against the Sheriff’s Department over delays in processing applications for permits to carry concealed firearms.

As the campaign for California governor heads into the general election, Democrat Xavier Becerra maintains a strong lead over Republican Steve Hilton, according to a new poll.