Democratic challenger Eric Jones leads 27-year incumbent Rep. Mike Thompson by roughly 7,600 votes in California's 4th Congressional District.

After Gov. Gavin Newsom announced last week that he would commute every California death sentence to life in prison without the possibility of parole, several families of crime victims spoke in support of Newsom’s decision Monday, while others expressed anger and outrage. The move would affect the sentences of 548 state prisoners awaiting execution in California. Nearly 40% of them can have their sentences commuted by the governor’s action...

Richard Barrera, president of the San Diego Unified school board and the likely next California superintendent of public instruction, leads in 33 of California's 58 counties as of Sunday night. His opponent,

A California ballot measure defeated in Tuesday night's election prevented a change which could've made it more difficult for local governments and agencies to receive funding by raising the approval threshold.

Trump-endorsed Republican Ken Calvert will win the race for Congressional District 40 against fellow Republican Young Kim, NBC News projected Monday. Among the 83% of expected votes counted, Calvert received 53%, compared with Kim’s 47%, according to NBC News. CA – House 40 70.8% expected vote in Source: NBC News Decision Desk Projected Winner Ken Calvert 53.6% 98,455 Young Kim 46.4% 85,145 In response, Kim conceded to Calvert, congratulating...

California voters have rejected an attempt to overhaul and roll back decades-old environmental rules to make it easier to build highways, housing, and clean energy projects. Known as Proposition 45, the proposed changes to California’s Environmental Quality Act failed with 55.9% of voters rejecting the measure, with 77% of the votes in as of Monday […]

A Northern California judge on Monday permanently barred Shasta County from implementing a voter-approved initiative that sought to dramatically reshape voting in the conservative stronghold.