State GovernmentCalifornia March primary election resultsMarch 5, 2024See the latest 2024 March primary election results from California.
State GovernmentCalifornia's closely watched House primaries offer preview of battle to control CongressMarch 5, 2024California voters have settled House primaries across the state. But all eyes are on a handful of swing districts whose November matchups will help determine who controls Congress for the next two years.
State GovernmentVoting rights: California lawmakers may translate more ballots, help more non-English-speakers to voteMarch 5, 2024Advocates say California’s immigrant citizens who need it should get ballots and voting help in their own language.
State GovernmentHere's when and how California midterm election results will roll inMarch 4, 2024 | Chris NicholsPartial results will be published shortly after the polls close at 8 p.m. on election day. Those will come from the early-arriving vote-by-mail ballots, likely the ones that arrived a few days before the election.
State GovernmentWhy California election workers are returning after COVID and conspiracy theoriesMarch 4, 2024They had to get through the pandemic, election denial and suspicious envelopes. While some left, counties now say they’re having better luck recruiting poll workers.
State GovernmentAfter years of WFH, thousands of state workers are getting called back to the officeMarch 1, 2024 | Nicole NixonMore than 74,000 state employees work primarily from home but are being called back to the office at least two days per week as soon as this month. Many say the change is bad for productivity, work-life balance and the environment.
State GovernmentAnother Newsom recall attempt is ramping up. Here’s a refresher on the California recall process.February 26, 2024 | Nicole NixonThere have been many attempts to recall elected officials in California over the years but few actually make it to the ballot. Here’s what needs to happen.
State GovernmentCalifornia lawmakers say reparations bills, which exclude widespread payments, are a starting pointFebruary 23, 2024California's Legislative Black Caucus is pushing for lawmakers to pass more than a dozen reparations proposals. The proposals include banning forced prison labor and paying Black families whose property was unfairly seized by the government.
State GovernmentWaiting and sweltering: Why are California’s indoor heat protections for workers five years late?February 22, 2024In March, the state is finally set to approve rules to protect workers from excessive heat indoors. Officials busted a 2019 deadline — a delay that demonstrates California’s byzantine rulemaking process.
State GovernmentCalifornia's Proposition 1 is complicated. Here's how it could affect the people most in need.February 22, 2024 | Kate WolffeAmong other things, the proposition would change the terms of the Mental Health Services Act, a law passed by voters in 2004 that uses a 1% tax on high earners to help pay for mental health services.