California Politics Archives

Newsom: Democrats need ‘counter-offensive’ in culture wars

May 4, 2022 1:38 PM Associated Press

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom faulted his own political party Wednesday for setbacks in…

1st Latina justice takes seat on California Supreme Court

February 15, 2022 6:42 PM Associated Press, Ricardo Tovar

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP News) UPDATE MARCH, 2022 at 12:29 p.m.– The first Latina to serve on the California Supreme Court has been sworn in as…

New bill regarding catalytic convertor thefts headed to Senate

March 22, 2022 11:12 AM Joronica Vinluan

A new California Senate Bill 919 is aiming to help lower catalytic convertor…

Jimmy Panetta announces re-run for Congress

December 28, 2021 5:18 PM Melody Waintal

Congressmember Jimmy Panetta announced he is running for re-election for the new 19th Congressional…

Salinas Mayor announces run for Monterey County Supervisor

December 15, 2021 12:20 PM Melody Waintal, Victor Guzman

Supervisor John Phillips announced on Wednesday that he is not running for another term as Monterey County Board of Supervisors in 2022. Instead,…

California voters: Less Republican and white than in 2003

September 12, 2021 8:17 AM Associated Press

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is again choosing whether to recall a governor. But the electorate…

Voter Guide: Learn more about the 2021 California recall election candidates

August 25, 2021 6:07 PM Avery Johnson

There are a total of 46 candidates running against Gov. Gavin Newsom in the upcoming recall…

Gubernatorial candidates debate at Window on the Bay

August 29, 2021 12:02 PM Stephanie Aceves

Three gubernatorial candidates who are running against Gavin Newsom in the upcoming recall election will debate at Window on the Bay Sunday…

John Cox details tax cut proposal during visit to Monterey

August 20, 2021 4:12 PM Victor Guzman, Josh Kristianto

The recall election campaign for Republican candidate John Cox made a stop in Monterey Friday…

Residents receive voting ballots in the mail as early voting begins

August 17, 2021 11:39 AM Jonathan Sarabia

Residents across California and the Central Coast received their mail-in ballots for the recall election of Governor Gavin…

Doug Ose drops out of California recall race

August 17, 2021 11:34 AM Avery Johnson

Doug Ose, one of more than 40 candidates running for governor in the recall election, announced that he is dropping out of the race…

Monterey County Democrats form coalition with labor unions against Newsom recall

August 11, 2021 11:59 AM Victor Guzman, Josh Kristianto

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) The fight for the governor’s seat in California is heating up with five weeks to go until the election…

California Recall Election: How to vote, what to expect and what happens next

August 10, 2021 4:50 PM Avery Johnson

The last day to turn in ballots for the California Gubernatorial Recall Election is just over a month away, and election officials are releasing…

GOP leaders reverse push for California recall endorsement

August 6, 2021 2:27 PM The Associated Press

Two powerful California Republicans are urging members of the state GOP to withhold an endorsement in the Sept. 14 recall election that could remove…

Judge’s tentative ruling says Newsom may link recall to GOP

August 4, 2021 5:34 PM The Associated Press

A judge has indicated she is likely to allow California Gov. Gavin Newsom to refer to the recall against him as a Republican effort in the state’s…

San Francisco’s mayor agrees to $23K fine for ethics breach

August 3, 2021 4:04 PM The Associated Press

San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Monday agreed to pay nearly $23,000 in a fine to the city for a series of ethics violations while in office.…

Gov. Newsom signs bill to address organized theft around the state

July 21, 2021 10:29 AM Avery Johnson

Gov. Gavin Newsom is holding a news conference to address efforts to reduce crime and retail theft around the…

Gov. Newsom signs bill to expand broadband infrastructure into law

July 20, 2021 12:02 PM Avery Johnson

Gov. Gavin Newsom is visiting an elementary school in Tulare County Tuesday, and while he is there, he is expected to discuss the state’s plan to…

Gov. Newsom signs $12 billion plan to fight homelessness in California

July 19, 2021 10:26 AM Avery Johnson

Gov. Gavin Newsom is in Sonoma County Monday, where he is expected to discuss how his California Comeback Plan will address homelessness and…

2 California men charged with plotting to blow up Democratic headquarters

July 16, 2021 10:57 AM The Associated Press

Federal prosecutors say two California men have been charged with plotting to blow up the Democratic Party’s headquarters in the state capital.…

Supervisor: Broadband funding bill passes State Assembly, Senate

July 12, 2021 3:47 PM Avery Johnson

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that he, Senate President pro Temore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood)…

Judge: Newsom can’t be listed as Democrat on recall ballot

July 12, 2021 6:10 PM The Associated Press

A judge has ruled California Gov. Gavin Newsom can’t put his Democratic Party affiliation on the ballot voters see when they decide whether to remove…

Assemblymember Kevin Kiley announces run for California Governor

July 6, 2021 2:10 PM Avery Johnson

Assemblymember Kevin Kiley has announced that he is running for Governor in the upcoming recall…

Newsom files lawsuit to be listed as Democrat on California recall ballot

June 29, 2021 12:55 PM CNN Newsource

California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday sued his own secretary of state in an effort to have his party affiliation listed on the state’s…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom to face recall election

June 23, 2021 6:45 PM CNN Newsource

California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom will face a recall election, marking just the second time in state history that a special election will be…

Newsom assaulted by ‘aggressive’ man on Oakland street

June 18, 2021 1:07 PM The Associated Press

Authorities have arrested a man on suspicion of assaulting Gov. Gavin Newsom during his visit to downtown Oakland yesterday.…

DA: Man sentenced for raping teen expected to serve 50% or less of sentence

June 17, 2021 1:38 PM Avery Johnson

The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office said a man convicted of raping a teenage girl while she was unconscious has been sentenced to 9 years…

Elementary shooting survivors react to the overturning of California’s assault weapons ban

June 11, 2021 6:12 PM CNN

Survivors of the Cleveland Elementary School shooting in Stockton are speaking out after a federal judge struck down California’s assault weapons…

Toxic chemicals found at California military installations, bill introduced to clean up

June 11, 2021 2:10 PM Avery Johnson

Sen. Alex Padilla said he and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand have introduced two bills to help clean up toxic PFAS chemicals found at military…

Cost for California recall that could oust Newsom: $215M

June 10, 2021 3:00 PM The Associated Press

It will cost California counties an estimated $215 million to stage an expected recall election that could oust Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from…

California appeals judge’s ruling that overturned state’s ban on assault-style weapons

June 10, 2021 10:55 AM CNN

California is appealing a federal judge’s ruling last week that overturned the state’s longtime ban on assault-style weapons, California Attorney…

New faces enter fray as California recall slowly takes shape

June 8, 2021 3:39 PM The Associated Press

Six weeks after California officials announced that Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom would face an almost certain recall election that could drive him…

Federal judge overturns California’s ban on assault weapons

June 4, 2021 8:59 PM The Associated Press, Aaron Groff

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP and KION-TV) A federal judge has overturned California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons, ruling that it violates…

California Senate rejects workers compensation proposal

June 3, 2021 6:07 PM The Associated Press

The California Senate on Thursday rejected a bill aimed at making it easier for health care employees to have hospitals pay their medical…

Gubernatorial candidate John Cox visits Monterey during campaign tour

June 2, 2021 5:08 PM Avery Johnson, Jonathan Sarabia

Gubernatorial candidate John Cox made a stop in Monterey Wednesday as part of his “Meet the Beast Bus…

California to pay $2M church legal fees over virus closures

June 2, 2021 6:08 PM The Associated Press

The state of California has agreed not to impose greater coronavirus restrictions on church gatherings than it does on…

California urges EPA to let state set car-emissions standard

June 2, 2021 3:23 PM The Associated Press

Officials from California, New York and other states urged the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday to allow California to…

California governor, lawmakers disagree on revenue estimates

June 1, 2021 6:28 PM The Associated Press

Democrats in the California Legislature said Tuesday they think the state will have about $20 billion more to spend over…

California lawmakers push 10 bills to fight wildfire risks

May 27, 2021 3:08 PM The Associated Press

Democrats who control the state Senate said Thursday they intend to advance a 10-bill package to the Assembly in the next week…

California Senate approves taking badges from bad officers

May 26, 2021 5:19 PM The Associated Press

California lawmakers on Wednesday advanced three criminal justice reform bills, including one that could end the careers of bad apple police…

Governor Newsom to sign affordable housing legislation

May 20, 2021 10:29 AM Avery Johnson

Gov. Gavin Newsom is in Santa Clara County Thursday to sign legislation expected to fast-track housing and economic development…

California governor seeks $1.5B boost for small businesses

May 13, 2021 1:33 PM Avery Johnson

California is getting $27 billion in federal coronavirus relief, and Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that he wants to give some…

Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses childcare, recall with Telemundo 23’s Stephanie Magallon

May 12, 2021 5:09 PM Stephanie Magallon, Avery Johnson

Gov. Gavin Newsom visited Castroville Wednesday to announce a $20 billion school funding…

GOP’s Faulconer pitches tax cut plan for California

May 12, 2021 5:33 PM The Associated Press

Hoping to grab a share of the spotlight in California’s expected recall election, Republican candidate for governor Kevin Faulconer on Wednesday…

New California attorney general pledges focus on hate crimes

May 11, 2021 1:38 PM The Associated Press

California’s new attorney general on Tuesday promised an increased focus on hate crimes, saying there is “a state of crisis” because of…

Court upholds California governor’s use of emergency powers

May 5, 2021 1:49 PM The Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s use of emergency powers to make far-reaching policies during the pandemic was upheld Wednesday by state appellate…

California Senate proposes to spend $3.4 billion on drought

April 29, 2021 12:35 PM The Associated Press

Mired in yet another drought that threatens drinking water, endangered species of fish and the state’s massive agriculture industry, Democrats in…

Newsom recall effort meets valid signature requirement

April 26, 2021 3:27 PM Avery Johnson

The California Secretary of State’s Office says that as of Monday, the effort to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom has met the required number of valid…

California Senate OKs supervised sites for drug users

April 22, 2021 5:03 PM The Associated Press

Instead of putting opioid-users in jail, a proposal moving through the California Legislature would give them a place…

California Legislature OKs bill to help displaced workers

April 15, 2021 6:02 PM The Associated Press

Now that Gov. Gavin Newsom is letting more businesses reopen as coronavirus cases decline, the…