Bay Area Between the lines: Hidden partisans try to influence California’s independent redistricting By Ben Christopher and Sameea Kamal | CalMatters | September 28, 2021 California's independent citizens' commission on redistricting is hearing from candidates and party officials who don’t disclose their partisan affiliations.
gavin newsom And the winner in the California recall is? None of the above By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | September 16, 2021 While Larry Elder led candidates in the California recall election, millions of voters left the question of Newsom's potential replacement blank.
gavin newsom Full speed ahead on overhauling California recalls By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | September 15, 2021 The day after Gov. Newsom easily defeated the recall, Democrats began a push to make recalls more difficult.
Bay Area Anger over slow school reopening faded as a top recall issue, poll finds By John Fensterwald | EdSource | September 14, 2021 School reopenings, once a hot-button topic, were near the bottom of the list for voters in Tuesday's recall election.
California Polling error: How one survey changed the Newsom recall campaign By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | September 14, 2021 The suggestion that Gov. Gavin Newsom would get ousted scared Democrats and progressives into ramping up their efforts.
California It’s not just COVID: Recall candidates represent markedly different choices on health care By Samantha Young and Rachel Bluth | Kaiser Health News | September 10, 2021 There’s a lot more at stake for Californians’ health care than mask and vaccine mandates.
California Newsom’s call now: California Legislature passes top 21 bills of ’21 By CalMatters Staff | September 8, 2021 CalMatters staff recap some of the most interesting or consequential decisions the governor faces.
California Recall election: Inside Larry Elder’s focus on race By Emily Hoeven | CalMatters | September 7, 2021 Recall campaigns are firing up efforts to reach Latino and Asian voters. Plus, mail-in ballots, state budget, and ICU COVID crisis.
Bay Area Voters in tight recall race sound off on Newsom’s COVID leadership By Rachel Bluth, Samantha Young, Heidi de Marco, and Angela Hart | Kaiser Health News | September 3, 2021 Californians across the state share, in their own words, their thoughts on the recall election, Gov. Gavin Newsom, and the pandemic.
California Recall fact and fiction: What you need to know about the election fraud rumors you’re seeing By Sameea Kamal | CalMatters | August 31, 2021 Misplaced rumors about election safety are rampant, with social media facilitating the spread.