The price of gasoline in California is regularly the highest in the nation, as it was last week. That makes pain at the pump a ready-made, high-profile election issue, though sometimes more so than others.

County election officials say that a state bill wouldn't allow undocumented immigrants to tally ballots, disputing claims from a Republican lawmaker.

Democratic and Republican gubernatorial candidates lamented California's affordability crisis and offered divergent views on how to tackle it during the first bipartisan panel in the 2026 governor's race.

We keep trying to give people more in wages rather than bringing down some of the core costs,” one Democrat said at the CalChamber event.

The committee spent nearly $1 million trying to re-elect Rep. David Valadao, R-Hanford. Most House Republicans continue to back the Big, Beautiful bill, which extends expiring income tax rates beyond 2025 but also makes big cuts in Medicaid, food assistance and other government programs.

Former vice president and possible governor candidate Kamala Harris sat out the Democratic Party convention this weekend.

The longer she waits to decide whether her ultimate goal is Sacramento or further east in Washington, DC, the greater risk of fatigue setting in.

The California Democratic Party held its annual convention over the weekend to begin strategizing on how to appeal to more voters ahead of the 2026 elections.

California Democrats say their party must stay committed to their values protecting the most vulnerable, while also honing their economic messaging to win back voters they lost last year.

A new California bill would make election recounts more expensive. The legislation, which was approved by the Assembly and has headed to the state Senate, would also allow nonvoters to serve on paid recount boards.