If approved by the California Supreme Court, the number of people sentenced to death nationwide would drop by nearly a third.

Raman positioned herself as an outsider to mainstream L.A. politics. The mayor-elect will quickly face an array of ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom commuted death sentence for 548 state prisoners, saying "state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with ...

California Democrats went all in on redistricting to fight GOP gerrymanders in Texas and Florida. But in light of the blue ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s gerrymander helped California Democrats win additional congressional districts. A similar gambit in Texas ...

Midterm election results empowered California Democrats to challenge President Trump in Congress. Voters chose Xavier Becerra ...

Leer en español. As the votes are counted for California’s elections, we’ve got you covered with stories on all the key races ...

Democrat Xavier Becerra made few policy commitments during his campaign. He’ll be immediately confronted with big issues like wildfire costs and healthcare cuts.

The speed and scale of inequality is intensifying in California and nationwide. A majority of Americans believe billionaires ...

The only California county having problems counting ballots is Shasta, which has an election office run by Clint Curtis, one ...

Californians are choosing a new governor and voting on 14 ballot propositions. Stay with us as we cover election events and results.

Besides picking a new governor, California voters are electing an insurance commissioner, attorney general, superintendent, treasurer and controller.