Elections Furious with Trump, California Democrats plot election strategy in San Francisco By Maya C. Miller and Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters | February 19, 2026 Democrats face pressure to support candidates who'll push back hard against the GOP.
Elections Bernie Sanders warns of ‘billionaire class’ as California wealth tax fight intensifies By Nigel Duara | CalMatters | February 19, 2026 A proposed ballot measure would tax billionaires’ net worth by 5% for health care and schools, but top Democrats say it will drive them away.
California ‘Valleycrat’ or Mamdani wannabe?: California Democrats are split on how to win swing votes By Maya C. Miller | CalMatters | February 13, 2026 After 2024 losses, Democrats are split on whether to move to the middle or embrace economic populism.
California California Republican Kevin Kiley bucks Trump on tariffs as he weighs reelection By Maya C. Miller | CalMatters | February 12, 2026 Kiley has yet to declare which district he’ll run in — or whether he’ll run at all — after redistricting turned his current seat solidly Democratic.
Elections Republican Steve Hilton leads California governor fundraising as large pool of Democrats lag By Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters | February 3, 2026 Strategists say the many Democratic candidates aren’t raising money quickly enough.
California Labor unions split among Democratic candidates for state superintendent By John Fensterwald | EdSource | January 27, 2026 In a rare lack of labor unanimity, several candidates received labor union endorsements.
Bay Area Building homes is a top priority for California Democrats again this year. Voters could get a say By Yue Stella Yu | CalMatters | January 18, 2026 A proposed bond measure would allocate $7 billion toward rental housing, wildfire protection, and assistance for low-income home buyers.
Technology Could this mysterious California news site influence the 2026 election? By Colin Lecher | CalMatters | January 5, 2026 When is a news source not what it seems? The California Courier uses the name of an established paper and doesn’t disclose apparent partisan ties.
Elections Republicans ask federal court to overturn California’s new Prop. 50 maps By Maya C. Miller and Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | December 16, 2025 But the Prop 50 opponents’ odds look slim, especially after the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority recently blessed Texas’s new maps.
Bay Area Swalwell jumps into California governor’s race, vows to fight Trump and rising costs By Maya C. Miller | CalMatters | November 21, 2025 The Democratic congressional rep cites his experience as a planning commissioner and city councilmember for his hometown of Dublin.