1+ hour, 29+ min ago  (724+ words) By: Capital & Main May 31, 2026 By'Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main The leading Democratic candidates for governor in California want to see housing production scaled up dramatically, but that's hardly a new concept " so did Gavin Newsom. Campaigning for the office in 2018, Newsom…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (872+ words) By: Capital & Main May 26, 2026 By'Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main One of the most notable'retrenchments of California Gov. Gavin Newsom's early years in office was his backing away from the idea of a "single payer" form of health care, a cause he…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1847+ words) By: Cal Matters May 22, 2026 By Lauren Hepler and Marisa Kendall, Cal Matters As COVID-19 tore through California, Jennifer Hark Dietz had a decision to make. The state was making perhaps its biggest push ever to get people off the street,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (788+ words) By: Community Contributor May 21, 2026 A great story is only the beginning'the followup happens in our inbox. Check out what your fellow readers are saying about recent articles and local events. California has a long history of reckoning with the Asian…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (481+ words) By: Robert J. Hansen May 19, 2026 The City of Sacramento has released its proposed 2026-27 fiscal year budget, outlining a $1. 7 billion spending plan aimed at closing a $66. 2 million general fund deficit through staffing reductions, program adjustments and limited revenue changes. According to city…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (744+ words) By: Cal Matters May 18, 2026 By Carolyn Jones, Cal Matters The primary for the state's top K-12 schools job is in less than a month, but judging from the polls, it's debatable whether anyone is paying attention. A whopping 32% of voters are…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago  (482+ words) By: Cal Matters May 16, 2026 By Marisa Kendall, Cal Matters In the race for oversight over California's budget, the two main contenders are an incumbent with three years of experience and a challenger who is set on exposing fraudulent and wasteful…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (204+ words) By: Cal Matters May 14, 2026 In California's June 2 primary, you can vote for any candidate from any party. The top two candidates move on to the November election, when voters choose the winner. The governor's race is wild. With six Democrats…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (1061+ words) By: Ken Magri May 12, 2026 Deborah Ortiz put it best when saying that most Sacramentans concentrate on what the city council and mayor do, whereas the county board of supervisors has been "somewhat hidden, somewhat bureaucratic." "The board of supervisors is…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (695+ words) By: KFF Health News May 12, 2026 When Gavin Newsom ran for California governor in 2018, his support for a state-run single-payer healthcare system was considered a risky move and earned him hefty labor endorsements. Today, leading Democrats in the wide-open race to…...