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GOP Is Dead in California. A New Way Must Rise: Kristin Olsen

November 13, 2018

The California Republican Party isn’t salvageable at this time. The Grand Old Party is dead — partly because it has failed to separate itself from today’s toxic, national brand of Republican politics. Painfu...

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Dem Domination: California Legislature Is Many Shades of Blue

CALmatters

November 13, 2018

The California Legislature, controlled by Democrats for decades, is likely to become even bluer when the new class is sworn in next month. Exactly how many more Democrats have been elected is still not certain;...

How Will Newsom Lead California? He Explains.

CALmatters

November 12, 2018

In this 6-minute preview of his plans for California, Gov-elect Gavin Newsom explains why he's a risk-taker and how he plans to fix what ails the state. In the video interview above, Newsom talks about how h...

California Results Will Roll In Days or Weeks Late. It Doesn’t Have To Be That Way

CALmatters

November 6, 2018

Opinion by Byrhonda Lyons. If you’re thinking about staying up all night to watch election results come in, grab your coffee. It will probably be a long night or week or month, the price we pay for enabling ...

Top 10 California Results To Watch For Tonight

CALmatters

November 6, 2018

Tonight’s California returns will be watched nationally for their potential impact on the makeup of Congress, but there are major statewide decisions being made as well—the outcome of the race to succeed Gov. J...

A California User’s Guide to Political Polls: Six Easy Tips

CALmatters

November 2, 2018

Another day, another poll in California. by Ben Christopher CALmatters Brace yourself for news about more polls in the final countdown to election day: phone polls and online polls, independent p...

Face-Off for Governor: Gavin Newsom vs. John Cox

CALmatters

November 2, 2018

Republican John Cox and Democrat Gavin Newsom, the candidates for California governor, begin by talking to CALmatters' reporters and editors about how they'd run the Golden State differently from the current of...

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Face-Off for Lt. Gov: Ed Hernandez vs. Eleni Kounalakis

CALmatters

October 31, 2018

Need last-minute prep to decide between Ed Hernandez and Eleni Kounalakis for lieutenant governor on your California ballot? Then view this video of the candidates — both Democrats — answering questions from...

California Politics Are Hella NorCal. Will Voters Shake That Up This Year?

CALmatters

October 27, 2018

California is politically lopsided: Most of the people live in the south, but most of the political power is based in the north. by Laurel Rosenhall “There is some built-in disadvantage for statewid...

He Voted for Farm Worker Overtime. Farm Interests Try to Make Him Pay.

CALmatters

October 25, 2018

Agricultural interests have poured $420,000 in recent days into a push to unseat Bakersfield Democrat Rudy Salas Jr., who voted for a landmark bill in 2016 granting farm workers overtime. Opinion by D...

Hear the One About Trump? You've Probably Heard a Lot

Fresno’s Top Cop Offers No. 1 Tip to Stop Car Thieves

Opposition to War in Yemen Grows. How Will Trump Respond?

Bulldog AD’s Bold Ideas: He Talks Football, Facilities, and Education.

Organizations Get Young, First-Time Voters More Involved

This $2M Tract Home Embodies Crisis and Solutions: Joe Mathews

State Center’s Unrepresented Employees Get 2% Raises

Cambridge Students Learn How to Talk Things Out

Prince Harry, Meghan Expecting Child in the Spring

Roy Clark, Country Guitar Virtuoso, ‘Hee Haw’ Star, Has Died

Bulldog AD’s Bold Ideas: He Talks Football, Facilities, and Education.

49ers 2017 Draft Class Struggles in Second Year in NFL

Liberalism Has Evolved Into Closed, Elitist System It Once Replaced

This $2M Tract Home Embodies Crisis and Solutions: Joe Mathews

Commentary: The Politics of California’s Killer Wildfires

GOP Is Dead in California. A New Way Must Rise: Kristin Olsen

GV Wire Measure P Forum

Bulldog AD’s Bold Ideas: He Talks Football, Facilities, and Education.

This Video Brings the Cost of Freedom Close to Home

Rep. Jeff Denham on Water Actions, Migrant Caravan and Marijuana Taxes

CALmatters

GOP Is Dead in California. A New Way Must Rise: Kristin Olsen

Dem Domination: California Legislature Is Many Shades of Blue

How Will Newsom Lead California? He Explains.

California Results Will Roll In Days or Weeks Late. It Doesn’t Have To Be That Way

Top 10 California Results To Watch For Tonight

A California User’s Guide to Political Polls: Six Easy Tips

Face-Off for Governor: Gavin Newsom vs. John Cox

Face-Off for Lt. Gov: Ed Hernandez vs. Eleni Kounalakis

California Politics Are Hella NorCal. Will Voters Shake That Up This Year?

He Voted for Farm Worker Overtime. Farm Interests Try to Make Him Pay.

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