California Politics

A 2022 law limits campaign contributions to $250 to local elected officials from a donor with a license, building permit or other proceeding before the officials. Now there’s a bill to raise the ... Read More

California Assemblyman Vince Fong to run for Congress and Assembly simultaneously

A California appeals court ruled Assemblyman Vince Fong could stay in the race to fill Kevin McCarthy's vacant seat while also running for reelection. Read More

Amid Political Violence, California Legislators Seek to Use Campaign Funds for Security

With continuing concerns about political violence, a bill would allow candidates and elected officials to use campaign donations for security expenses. Gov. Newsom vetoed a similar bill last year. Read More

California Supreme Court will weigh removal of Taxpayer Protection Act from ballot. Here’s why

The business-backed initiative would mandate that voters sign off on all new tax increases, both at the state and local level. If approved by voters, the initiative would also reclassify many ... Read More

California's population has grown for the first time since 2019, according to governor's report

The populous state of California has seen a major decline in population since 2019, but it is finally seeing the growth in the state's residential numbers according to a report. Read More

National Politics

Georgia Republicans reiterated their support for a forceful police response to campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war. Gov. Brian Kemp, before he signed laws related to policing, praised ... Read More

LA Times Today: Supreme Court divided on homelessness case that will impact California encampment policy

The Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments today in a case very important to California. Both sides say the court’s decision will impact large portions of the country’s unhoused ... Read More

These people were charged with interfering in the 2020 election. Some are still in politics today

As Donald Trump seeks a return to the White House, criminal charges are piling up for the people who tried to help him stay there in 2020 by promoting false theories of voter fraud ... Read More

Matt Gaetz becomes the latest Kevin McCarthy defector to draw a primary challenger: From the Politics Desk

Matt Gaetz is the latest House Republican who voted to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker to draw a primary challenger in the 2024 elections. Read More

Past political violence and what's happening today are topics of talk

"The Danse Macabre" shows the city’s rebellious and humorous spirit, which celebrates life in the face of disaster and death. Gerber portrays the city’s rich and famous while paying homage to the ... Read More

Three Questions About Politics and the Campus Protests

The encampments present a new wrinkle in a year already knotted by war abroad and domestic discord. The pro-Palestinian student encampments protesting the war in Gaza swept across the country this ... Read More

How the Movie ‘Civil War’ Echoes Real Political Anxieties

Civil War” has tapped into a dark set of national angst. In polls and in interviews, a segment of voters say they fear the country’s divides may lead to actual, not just rhetorical, battles. Read More