Just how much power will the next governor have to repeal controversial California laws?

The Trump administration must stop deploying the California National Guard in Los Angeles and return control of the troops to ...

State’s runoff system gives two Republican candidates a shot at victory despite fact most polled want a Democrat.

Heavily Democratic California could elect a Republican governor for the first time in two decades as a result of its ...

Joe Mathews is the Connecting California columnist for Zócalo Public Square and founder-publisher of Democracy Local.

Juvenile Coho salmon return to the Russian River's upper basin after 30 years, a success for California's ecological efforts.

Jon Slavet enters California's governor's race, promising to prioritize affordability, housing and homelessness.

Hollywood icon Lorenzo Lamas is endorsing a pro-law enforcement Republican for California governor after ripping Newsom for “devastating" impact on the state.

If the two Trumpist Republicans advance in California's "jungle primary," Democrats and independents could back a write-in candidate as an alternative.

For the first time since 2020, the governor will give the speech during a joint session of the California Legislature inside ...