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What’s lacking among the candidates for California governor

So far, the 2026 race to replace the termed-out Newsom has been a boring trot. None of the gubernatorial candidates possesses the full six-pack of vital assets. Read More

The Unlikely Center of 2025 Politics: California

Newsom’s approval rating in California was on a downward trend from 2020 to 2024. A U.C. Berkeley poll conducted in April found that by more than 2 to 1, voters felt he was giving more attention to ... Read More

A Republican elected governor in California? It's not as far-fetched as it sounds.

A crowded Democratic field and a unique primary system could create room for the GOP to pull off a shocking upset in the Golden State next year. Read More

East Bay Rep. Eric Swalwell announces run for California governor

Swalwell has been a high-profile critic of President Donald Trump, taking a leading role in his second impeachment trial in 2021 and maintaining a regular presence on cable TV. Read More

California is having its most wide-open governor’s race in decades. Why’s that?

Billionaire Tom Steyer and Rep. Eric Swalwell are the latest — and maybe not the last — candidates to jump into the contest. The lack of a prohibitive front-runner signals opportunity. Read More

California was poised to make a historic governor pick in 2026. What happened?

Though former Rep. Katie Porter still leads among Democratic candidates, the list of men entering California's governor race continues to grow. Read More

Billionaire activist Tom Steyer joins race to succeed Newsom as California governor

The billionaire climate activist, who ran unsuccessfully for president in 2020, joins a crowded field with no clear frontrunner. Read More

Congressman Eric Swalwell enters crowded race for California governor

Longtime Trump critic, Congressman Eric Swalwell announces candidacy to succeed soon-to-be termed out Gavin Newsom. Read More

Bilionaire Tom Steyer declares run for California governor

After spending $12 million of his own money backing California's Prop 50 redistricting race, Democrat Tom Steyer announces his run for governor. Read More

Complaint filed against California AG Bonta over $468K in campaign funds spent on outside legal help

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has received a formal complaint that alleges improper use of campaign funds and use of campaign funds for attorney's fees that amounted to nearly half a million ... Read More

California Attorney General Rob Bonta says he was a witness in federal bribery investigation | California Politics 360

In an exclusive TV interview with California Politics 360, Attorney General Rob Bonta explained why he quietly paid a private law firm nearly half a million dollars during a federal bribery ... Read More

Trump and Zohran Mamdani find common ground: From the Politics Desk

In countless ways — their backgrounds, their policies, their ages — President Donald Trump and New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani could not be more different. But the similar manner in which the two ... Read More