California Politics

A funny thing happened on the way to ranking the four big presidential scandals of our time: Former Nixon staffers in O.C. said Watergate wasn’t Nixon’s scandal after all, and he was actually the ... Read More

Yikes: The bad news for Kamala Harris keeps on coming

Vice President Kamala Harris attends a Department of Defense Commander in Chief farewell ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) AP ... Read More

Katie Porter enters race for California governor promising to stand up to Donald Trump

Katie Porter, a former congressmember, is the latest candidate to join the race for California governor. She vows to stand up to Trump's attacks on California. Read More

Former congress member Katie Porter is running for governor of California

The list of candidates for California's next governor has grown with the addition of the former Democratic U.S. House member. Read More

Inside California Politics: March 1, 2025

This week on Inside California Politics, Sen. Adam Schiff discusses the likelihood of the current budget bill passing out of the U.S. Senate, the SALT deduction’s impact on California and his ... Read More

Katie Porter Will Run for California Governor

The former congresswoman is the most prominent candidate so far to start a campaign in the 2026 contest. But the race could be upended if former Vice President Kamala Harris decides to run. Read More

Kamala Harris sets deadline for decision on her political future: report

Harris, 60, has laid out the apparent timeline on a potential gubernatorial bid in calls to supporters, allies and aides over the last few weeks, the sources said. Read More

In a California surf town, politics on a plaque

You don’t think those migrants are sitting there saying, ‘Hey, let’s go to California’?” The political realignment ... The Washington Post or Bloomberg News. Rather, we focus on ... Read More

Why California’s Latinos are just as politically divided as everyone else

With a record number of Latino Republicans elected to the Legislature, an old debate about opening up the all-Democratic Latino caucus was resurrected. Read More

Walters: Reflecting on 50 years of writing about California’s politics

As columnist Dan Walters reaches a personal milestone entering his 50th year covering California politics, he reflects on his early days on the Capitol beat. Read More