While other California governor candidates apologize for past mistakes, Democratic frontrunner Xavier Becerra has a different strategy: dodge and dismiss.

California’s primary election is just around the corner. Prepare to vote with the latest updates from our election newsletter. A former political consultant for Democratic frontrunner for governor ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom during a press conference unveiling his revised 2025-26 budget proposal at the Capitol Annex Swing Space in Sacramento on May 14, 2025. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters Former ...

Los Angeles mayoral candidate Adam Miller speaks with people about his homelessness and housing plans at a west side restaurant in Los Angeles on April 9, 2026. Photo by Gina Ferazzi, Los Angeles ...

The rules require all plastic packaging to be recyclable or compostable by 2032. Nobody — not the advocates, not the producers — thinks that's going to happen the way the law is written.

Eleven weeks into the Iran war and a global energy shock, California drivers are paying the highest gas prices in the nation, an average of $6.15 a gallon this week.

Californians accused of crimes can receive mental health treatment rather than prison time. Lawmakers are revamping the rules following reports of violent offenses.

San Diego County wants an ethics commission and fiscal watchdogs. LA County is adding more supervisors. Both want better budgets. How California counties are updating their charters.

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Roughly 600,000 Californians still lack access to safe and reliable drinking water supplies. The problem will cost billions to fix. So why is the Newsom administration considering a climate overhaul ...

Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and former United States Health Secretary Xavier Becerra raise their hands when answering a question at the NUHW Governor Candidate Forum at the Hyatt ...

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