Politics

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 […]

by Rob Stutzman A socially isolated election was held this week, and although it’s never wise to draw big conclusions from one-off events, the clear lesson in Tuesday’s race for California’s 25th Congressional District is […]

by Gustavo Arrellano, Los Angeles Time It’s the last office that this group of friends — children of Mexican immigrants who grew up in Coachella, went off to college, then returned — needs to cement […]

eople leaving the Golden State are changing the political makeup of the states they move to. by Timothy Egan President Trump clearly hates the most populous state in the country he governs. While trashing California […]

by Bill Whalen Stormy weather brought high winds and mountain snow to parts of California last weekend. At the risk of getting out over our skis, it’s time to consider the growing probability of the otherwise improbable […]

by Jeremy B. White, POLITICO California Republicans arrived in Sacramento at their lowest point in history after a disastrous 2018 election. It’s only gotten worse. Two Republican state lawmakers have since defected from the party, […]