California Democratic leaders announced Thursday they had come to an agreement on a plan that would reduce the state’s staggering multibillion-dollar deficit by $17.3 billion through a combination
To counter recent legislation that would step up penalties on petty crimes, a group of progressive state lawmakers this morning offered a rival approach, focusing instead on more services for
For nearly two decades, California has not been a hospitable environment for statewide Republicans, and that’s why nobody has spent millions of dollars on TV ads in any Republican
Legislators may be off for spring recess, but debates about their bills are still happening outside committee rooms. One spicy intra-party exchange between Democratic Assemblymembers focuses on a measure about
California’s Senate race was expected to be a three-way Democratic prizefight, but the possibility of a record-low turnout is elevating the chances of Republican Steve Garvey, a former baseball
A crowded primary contest to fill the U.S. Senate seat once held by the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein is showing again that money matters in notoriously expensive California
MICHELLE L. PRICE
Associated Press
Democrats celebrating a successful effort to keep control of the U.S. Senate this year will soon confront a 2024 campaign that could prove more
MICHAEL R. BLOOD / AP Political Writer
Democrats in many parts of the country are facing a potentially grim political year, but in California no one is talking about the liberal
LISA MASCARO, AP Congressional Correspondent
Three new senators were sworn into office Wednesday after President Joe Biden's inauguration, securing the majority for Democrats in the Senate and across
When Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday, several members of the Santa Monica Democratic Club (SMDC) were ecstatic with glee, while the membership
