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How Big Was Your Last Raise? Gov. Brown Gets 3% Pay Bump.

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown's salary will top $200,000 just before he leaves office. A citizen board on Tuesday approved a 3 percent pay bump for Brown, state lawmakers and other elected officials. Six Straight Years of Raises Tom Dalzell, chairman of t...

Take Five: Newsom on HSR Audit, Toxic Masculinity

Gavin Newsom visited Fresno on Wednesday (Nov. 29) in his official duties as lieutenant governor. Newsom presided over the California State Lands Commission meeting. According to Newsom’s office, this is the fi...

Governor’s Race May Run Through Central Valley

News Analysis By Drew Phelps An online USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll released Thursday analyzed the races for California’s Senate seat and governor approximately one year before Election Day 2018. Many observers consider the USC/Times poll t...

Walters: Democratic Hopefuls Long on Ideas, Short on Revenue

In today’s CALmatters piece, Dan Walters discusses the outcome of a forum, hosted by the San Francisco Chronicle (full video of forum within article), for the Democratic candidates in next year’s gubernatorial election. As Walters notes, each candidate made...