California Politics Archives

Californians to vote on affirmative action with Prop 16

October 2, 2020 12:57 PM Megan Meier

Back in 1996, Californians approved Prop 209. It mandated that universities and government groups not consider applicants based on race, gender and…

Central Coast gears up for first 2020 Presidential debate

September 28, 2020 7:42 PM Jocelyn Ortega

Central Coast Gears up for first 2020 Presidential…

New California law expands tax credit for immigrants

September 18, 2020 5:19 PM The Associated Press

California will give tax breaks to more immigrants — including those living in the country illegally — under a…

Central Coast gears up for 2020 elections

September 16, 2020 10:28 PM Jocelyn Ortega

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION) Voters from across the Central Coast say they are excited about elections and explain that their focuses at the polls will…

Voting options for fire victims in Santa Cruz County

August 31, 2020 11:49 AM Avery Johnson

About 35,000 people have been told to leave their homes as a result of the CZU August Lightning Complex…

California rejected 100K mail-in ballots because of mistakes

July 13, 2020 4:49 PM The Associated Press

California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom calls mail-in voting safe and secure, but it’s not…

California Senate delays work as coronavirus cases soar

July 9, 2020 2:36 PM The Associated Press

The California Senate will delay its work because of a coronavirus outbreak at the Capitol and an…

Seaside councilman announces he is running for mayor

June 23, 2020 12:01 AM Veronica Macias

Seaside councilman Jon Wizard announces he is running for mayor in the November…

California sets in-person voting rules under virus threat

June 3, 2020 2:29 PM The Associated Press

California is sending every registered voter a mail-in ballot for the November election, but the state will also establish hundreds of…

Judge tosses California ammunition purchase law

April 23, 2020 5:38 PM The Associated Press

A federal judge has blocked a California law requiring background checks to buy ammunition.…

Legislation to protect farmworkers during COVID-19 pandemic introduced by Central Coast assemblymember

April 8, 2020 3:07 PM Avery Johnson

To help protect California farmworkers during the COVID-19 pandemic, Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) introduced…

Better Ask Barry: Why are we still changing the clocks?

March 9, 2020 1:01 PM Barry Brown

Didn’t we vote to abolish the time change? Why are we still falling back and springing…

Central Coast’s Congressional race features candidates with clear differences

March 2, 2020 3:33 PM Aaron Groff

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) Congressman Jimmy Panetta is seeking his 3rd term in office representing the Central Coast in California’s 20th…

WAMM and KindPeoples providing free cannabis to eligible patients

February 27, 2020 4:44 PM Avery Johnson

WAMM, or Wo/Mens Alliance for Medical Marijuana, is teaming up with KindPeoples to distribute free cannabis products to eligible patients…

CVRA: Polarized voting negatively impacting Latino voters in Santa Cruz

February 12, 2020 12:19 PM Avery Johnson

The California Voting Rights Project said it will be giving the City of Santa Cruz a Notice of Violation of the California Voting Rights…

Bill to decriminalize marijuana at federal level cosponsored by Rep. Panetta

February 7, 2020 4:01 PM Avery Johnson

The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement, or MORE, Act would decriminalize marijuana at the federal…

California bill seeks takeover of nation’s largest utility

February 3, 2020 4:40 PM The Associated Press

A California lawmaker wants to transform the nation’s largest electric utility into a publicly owned company.…

California bill treats suspects 19 and younger as juveniles

January 28, 2020 5:03 PM The Associated Press

A proposed law in California would raise the age people are automatically tried as adults in criminal cases to 20.…

California asks for surplus federal land to house homeless

January 22, 2020 2:41 PM The Associated Press

California is asking the Trump administration to provide surplus federal land that could be used to build housing for the…

Sheriff’s deputies evict homeless moms from Oakland home

January 14, 2020 12:27 PM The Associated Press

Homeless women ordered by a judge last week to leave a vacant house they occupied illegally in Oakland for two months have been evicted by sheriff’s…

California budget seeks more firefighters, fire protection

January 9, 2020 4:15 PM The Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to hire more state firefighters and make low-income communities safer from devastating…

California governor seeks $1 billion to target homelessness

January 8, 2020 5:58 PM The Associated Press

With California awash in revenue, Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to spend a billion dollars on programs targeting the growing homeless crisis.…

California lawmakers eye back-up power for cellphone towers

January 8, 2020 1:03 PM The Associated Press

California’s preemptive power shutoffs to prevent wildfires have affected more than just…

Tenant protection ordinance passed by Soledad City Council

December 12, 2019 5:43 PM Avery Johnson

The Soledad City Council has approved an emergency ordinance establishing rental…