Last Minute Voter Questions as Polls Open Across California
It’s election day and polls are now open across the state. If you haven’t had a chance to cast your ballot yet and are planning to do so tod...
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California Cancer Patients Divided Over Whether Prop 38 Will Help Them
There’s been a lot of debate this election over Prop 40 and whether California’s billionaires should pay a new tax to fund health care. Mean...
How Latino Voters Are Deciding This Southern California Swing District
The Trump administration is following through on its threat to criminally investigate California election officials over alleged noncitizen...
Remembering the Life of Labor and Civil Rights Leader Dolores Huerta
Dolores Huerta is being remembered across the country as an iconic leader of the United Farm Workers and a pioneering feminist and civil rig...
In Tight Central Valley Race, Trump's Policies Could Impact Agriculture Vote
Farmers and ranchers have long been a reliable Republican voting bloc, but that may shift this midterm election as federal policies drive di...
The Political Calculus Behind Newsom’s Opposition to California’s Billionaire Tax
Proposition 40 proponents say the tax would help backfill federal Medical cuts. But as Governor Newsom weighs a presidential run, is he also...
Central Valley Volunteer Network Helps ICE Detainees Get Back Home
As immigration sweeps expand the number of detainees filling the nation's detention centers, the amount of people who manage to be released...
This Year’s Powerful El Niño May Preview California’s Climate Future
Flooded highways. Inundated airport runways. Water-filled neighborhoods. Beaches washed away. All of these impacts, and more, could take pla...
Progressive Candidate Challenge Fontana's Longtime Mayor
The election is less than two weeks away. And Senator Bernie Sanders has been endorsing progressive candidates in races big and small across...
California State Workers Ready For a One-day Strike
Tens of thousands of state government workers are expected to walk off the job Wednesday for a one-day strike. The issues: wages and benefit...
As Costs Rise, Voters in 3 Bay Area Cities Could Cap One of Them: Rent
For many Californians, a mobile home is the only home they can afford. But owning comes with a catch: They still rent the land underneath an...
CA Democrats Look to Flip the Script on Gas Prices
Gas prices in California continue to be the highest in the nation. So it's no surprise that prices at the pump are a hot topic in the state’...
Silicon Valley Spends Millions on North Bay Assembly Race
This year, Silicon Valley has poured money into California’s legislative races at levels far above past elections. One district where that m...
What This Winter's "Super El Niño" Could Mean for California's Ski Season
The Trump administration this week is threatening to take legal action against California unless election officials verify the citizenship o...
Could a Public Wildfire Insurance Plan Work in California?
California voters will soon decide who should be the next insurance commissioner. Two Democrats are in the race, former San Francisco superv...
Proposed New North Bay Neighborhood Brings Environmental Concerns
In a small town on the fringes of the Bay Area, a former software engineer wants to create a new kind of neighborhood — one that’s built aro...
During Recent Heat Wave, Prisoners Confined to Cells in San Diego County
At the height of the summer heat wave last month, Donovan State Prison in San Diego County went into lockdown. Several incarcerated people s...
San Diego at the Heart of New Native American Studies Curriculum
California now has a statewide guide for teaching about Native American history and culture. In the community of Bonsall in San Diego County...
USS Abraham Lincoln Returns to San Diego Today
The USS Abraham Lincoln returns to San Diego today after an intense, months-long deployment to the Middle East. The aircraft carrier spent m...
LA Homes Turn Into New Artisanal Coffee Spots
In Los Angeles, a new crop of cafes is taking the artisanal coffee experience to the next level. People are turning their homes into coffee...