Californians faced the naysayers and voted by mail in record numbers this election, potentially avoiding a pandemic super spreader event...
Over the last three decades, Californians have swung from “tough on crime” conservatism to a more lenient, less punitive approach to criminal justice. Based on the...
LOS ANGELES — Advocates for criminal justice reform who have elected a wave of progressive prosecutors nationwide captured the crown jewel Friday as former San Francisco...
SACRAMENTO — California’s Democratic attorney general asked a judge Tuesday to make the state Republican Party hand over the names and contact information of every person...
By Ben Christopher, CalMatters A reader has asked us a question about a lesser-known provision buried in one of the year’s most controversial ballot measures: Hey...
The thousands of people who have been temporarily or permanently uprooted by the Creek Fire already have a lot on their minds and may not be...
LOS ANGELES — Republican candidates eager for a turnaround in heavily Democratic California are spotlighting what they see as a dire threat to families and communities...
LOS ANGELES — Democrats are strengthening their hold on California, a state the party has dominated for years, voter registration figures showed Thursday. Figures issued by...
Secretary of State Alex Padilla’s office has put out guidance saying Californians don’t have to wear COVID-19 masks to vote in November’s presidential election. However, mask-less...
Despite skeptics in high places — President Donald Trump, for example — of mailing a ballot to every active registered voter in California, local election officials...