Education, pandemic support, renter support, small business, electric vehicle infrastructure all winners in Gov. Gavin Newsom's record-breaking $227 billion spending plan for the coming fiscal year.
Voter rights groups warn that recent Postal Service changes could make it more difficult for voters to cast ballot in the mail this November. But Californians still have options.
Facing a dozen measures on their November ballot, voters will be asked to decide the fate of hot issues from taxes to rent control, bail to privacy, and more.