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Courtesy Audrey Denny campaignAudrey Denny is one of five women, all Democrats, running for national and state seats in hopes of flipping political representation in some of California’s most profoundly conservative areas. -
There are still two weeks until Election Day, and one in every six California voters has already returned their ballot, a number largely influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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DNA evidence — a speckle of spit or a drop of blood — can exonerate a suspect or help put them behind bars. Now California voters are being asked to expand the pool of DNA data that law enforcement taps into.
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Monday Oct. 19 before midnight is the last chance for Californians to register to vote online and still receive a ballot in the mail in time for the election.
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Some experts are concerned higher taxes on commercial properties will incentivize cash-strapped cities to favor retail over housing. One analysis suggests Prop. 15 could be a housing boon, though.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom says President Trump has approved some $350 million in wildfire recovery funds. A FEMA statement had said the state and local governments could handle the damage.
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The California Republican Party has made some concessions following a cease-and-desist letter from the state, but it will continue to use ballot drop boxes.
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Oregon and California had the warmest September months on record, according to a new report out this week from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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County election offices in northern California have reported no incidents of the unauthorized ballot drop boxes
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Advisors to Gov. Gavin Newsom say California should restrict police use of tear gas and rubber bullets during protests and require regular police training on the First Amendment and lawful assembly.
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The so-called BAER teams are assigned to evaluate damage in the Klamath and Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests, along the Oregon-California border.
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Current weather conditions — the lack of humidity, warm temperatures and gusty winds — are what climate scientists have predicted will get worse as the climate crisis grows.
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California has become the first state to enact a law that lets marijuana products use branding from a specific region, much like the wine industry.
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An Oct. 15 state deadline to restore $11 billion in funding for education, housing and state workers looks likely to pass with no more financial help from Washington. Is there still hope for a reprieve, and could deeper cuts follow?
