Politics

by Vanessa Arredond When Martha Escutia was elected to the Assembly in 1992, she was one of seven Latinos in the 120-member California Legislature, part of the small but growing Latino Caucus that would eventually […]

by Mike Madrid and Lucas Holtz The education divide that has defined American politics over the last three election cycles has begun to appear in the country’s largest blue state, California. Democrats have captured and […]

by Raphael J. Sonenshein California Gov. Gavin Newsom emerged from a recall election on Sept. 14, 2021, as the big winner, having secured a heavy majority of the vote. But while most eyes were on […]

by Phil Bump, Washington Post At both the 10,000- and 10-foot levels, there’s every reason to assume that California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) will not be recalled from office in this week’s election. At the […]

California Latinos are poised to play a major role in what will certainly be the contentious 2022 midterm elections. By Christian Arana Despite a contentious and tumultuous 2020 presidential election season, the 2022 midterms are […]

California’s new senator, who filled Kamala Harris’s seat, is hoping to speak for his fellow Latinos. That won’t be easy. by  Christian Paz Alex padilla was radicalized early. The young man was 21, freshly graduated from […]

y Phil Willon, LA Times Though home to more Latinos than any state in the union, a haven for Central American immigrants and infused with a rich history as a former Mexican territory, California has […]

by Kim Bojorquez, Sacramento Bee  Deborah Ortiz felt like an underdog when she ran for a seat on the Sacramento City Council in 1993. She was the only Latina in a field of six vying […]

For the first time since Ronald Reagan, a politician from the Golden State is on a major party ticket. by David Siders Kamala Harris wasn’t picked for geographic reasons. But in the perpetual power struggle […]