The fiery debate about a proposed ballot measure to tax California’s billionaires has sparked some soul-searching across the state. While the idea of a one-time tax on more…
Read more Billionaire tax proposal sparks soul-searching for CaliforniansCall it an accident, call it the plan. But don’t stoop to the reprehensible gaslighting of calling it a lie: It is fact that federal agents have detained…
Read more Commentary: Homeland Security says it doesn’t detain citizens. These brave Californians prove it hasSan Francisco Bay Area Democrat Eric Swalwell, a nettlesome foil and frequent target of President Trump and Republicans, on Thursday announced his bid for California governor. The congressman…
Read more Race for California governor continues to heat up, with Trump critic Rep. Eric Swalwell jumping inIs President Trump going to restart nuclear weapons testing? When will this federal shutdown end? Will Californians pass Proposition 50, scramble the state’s congressional maps and shake up…
Read more News Analysis: Prop. 50 is just one part of a historically uncertain moment for American democracySupporters of Proposition 50, California Democrats’ ballot measure to redraw the state’s congressional districts to help the party’s effort to take power in the U.S. House of Representatives,…
Read more Proponents of Nov. 4 redistricting ballot measure vastly outraise opponentsGov. Gavin Newsom issued a stark warning Monday that food assistance benefits for millions of low-income Californians could be delayed starting Nov. 1 if the ongoing federal shutdown…
Read more Newsom warns Californians’ SNAP benefits could be delayed because of federal shutdownAs Californians start voting on Democrats’ effort to boost their ranks in Congress, former President Barack Obama warned that democracy is in peril as he urged voters to…
Read more ‘Democracy is on the ballot,’ Obama says, urging Californians to pass Prop. 50 in new adCalifornia Secretary of State Shirley Weber on Monday pushed back against a torrent of misinformation on social media sites claiming that mail-in ballots for the state’s Nov. 4…
Read more California ballot design prompts false conspiracy theories that the November election is riggedGov. Gavin Newsom answering the Republican redistricting power-grab in Texas with a plan of his own is a powerful example of how Golden State Democrats are standing up…
Read more Contributor: California Democrats aren’t just resisting; they’re governingCalifornia voters are heavily divided along partisan lines when it comes to President Trump, with large majorities of Democrats and unaffiliated voters disapproving of him and believing the…
Read more On U.S. direction under Trump, Californians split sharply along partisan lines, poll findsFormer Vice President Kamala Harris’ decision to forgo a run for California governor has created a wide-open race in next year’s election to run the nation’s most populous…
Read more California voters undecided in 2026 governor’s race, but prefer Newsom over Harris for president in 2028King Gavin is at it again! That’s the cry coming from Republicans across California as Newsom pushes the state Legislature to approve a November special election like none…
Read more Commentary: Newsom’s redistricting move isn’t pretty. California GOP leaders are uglierSACRAMENTO — California Democrats on Monday kicked off the process to redraw the state’s congressional districts, an extraordinary action they said was necessary to neutralize efforts by President Trump and…
Read more To counter Texas, California lawmakers take up plan to redraw congressional districtsWealthy first-time political candidate Stephen J. Cloobeck is spending $1.4 million on television ads starting Tuesday — the first barrage of cable and broadcast messaging that Californians will…
Read more Wealthy first-time candidate Cloobeck drops $1.4 million on TV ads in the California governor’s raceMillions of Californians can claim cash from $27.5 million lawsuit settlement After a class-action suit brought by 2 Bay Area activists, Thomson Reuters agreed to pay up and…
Read more Millions of Californians can claim cash from $27.5 million lawsuit settlementThe only head-to-head debate in California’s high-stakes U.S. Senate race between Rep. Adam B. Schiff and former Dodger Steve Garvey was dominated Tuesday by contentious exchanges on a…
Read more Five takeaways from the testy U.S. Senate debate between Schiff and GarveyEven Californians without Social Security numbers should soon have access to a state subsidy that will make cellphone service more affordable. The California Public Utilities Commission issued a…
Read more Undocumented immigrants should soon be able to get state cell service subsidyLatinos in California face significant disparities in income, homeownership and education compared with their counterparts in other states with substantial Latino populations such as Texas and Florida. Our…
Read more Opinion: Despite noble intentions, California’s environmental law is hurting LatinosThe days of needing to save two to three months’ worth of rent for a security deposit are largely over in California. Legislation took effect Monday that limits…
Read more Californians won’t pay more than one month’s rent for security deposits under new lawHere’s a statistic that’s hard to understand: More than 600,000 Californians with low to moderate incomes haven’t touched the free cash the state gave them during the pandemic.…
Read more Thousands of Californians haven’t touched their Middle Class Tax Refunds. Are you one of them?
