Three statewide ballot propositions and hundreds more local measures will test California voters' appetites for higher taxes and more debt.

California community college elections usually draw little attention, but now some are reflecting partisan and political tensions.

Independent expenditure committees funded by businesses and unions have spent nearly $100 million on California election legislative races.

Jim Newton reflects on his interactions with Kamala Harris, and the qualities she displayed during her political career in California.

It can take days, sometimes weeks, for final California election results, but that doesn’t mean there’s voter fraud.

For the last two weeks, CalMatters hosted voter education events for Californians at ten library branches, from Pacifica to East Palo Alto.

Northern California election workers quit after self-appointed observers roamed their office in Shasta County, where ...

Low numbers of Chinook salmon have returned to the Sacramento River. Early counts could signal a third consecutive season ban ...

Proposition 5 on California's 2024 ballot makes it easier for cities to borrow money and build roads, housing and more.

California Democrats are traveling to 2024 swing states Arizona and Nevada to knock on doors for Kamala Harris. Republicans ...

The golden mussel’s appearance in the Delta is its first confirmed detection in North America — and could clog major water ...

Ryan Matlock died within days of being released from a California addiction treatment center after his health plan declined ...