Emails obtained by CalMatters show how California Forever sought to fast-track approval for a proposed Solano County shipyard.

A closer look at San Diego County's ethics commission ballot measure suggests it could benefit slim majorities on the Board of Supervisors.

To get high-income Californians to pay more taxes, voters could approve Propositions 40 and 3. Props 41, 42 and 43 would make it harder to raise taxes.

California ha implementado nuevas normas destinadas a acelerar el recuento de votos, pero expertos electorales y funcionarios locales afirman que las elecciones reñidas aún podrían tardar semanas en ...

The rollback could open more than 4 million acres to development, even as research shows roads can increase wildfire ...

Prop. 3 doesn't raise taxes on anyone. It avoids a tax cut for the top 2% by sustaining rates voters first backed in 2012 to aid schools.

In some congressional races and key battles over ballot issues, California Democrats' left-leaning wing and its more centrist forces are clashing.

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San Diego County banned federal immigration agencies from using county firearms training facilities, in a split decision that ...