Republican Steve Hilton will advance to the November general election in the race for California governor, setting up a longshot contest against Democrat Xavier Becerra in which he’s promised to slash...

It was a good night for normie Democrats, a bad one for self-funded campaigns, a mixed bag for state legislators aspiring to higher office and another electoral reminder of President Donald Trump’s dominant...

Despite making up one-fifth of the state’s voting population, most Gen Z Californians won’t vote in the June 2 primary, which is stacked with several gubernatorial candidates. The primary election...

Students and community members can learn about the upcoming primary election and take part in a discussion at a VotingMatters event on Thursday. It will take place at 3 p.m. at Fresno City College’s...

A judge in Sonoma County has temporarily blocked California State University leaders from cutting academic programs at Sonoma State, for now pausing a plan that was supposed to save the cash-strapped campus...

CalMatters is joining with our public media partners at PBS SoCal, LAist and KCRW to bring you reliable, essential, free information to support people affected by the wildfires and keep all Californians...

Acres of orange fields sat unpicked in Kern County this week as word of Border Patrol raids circulated through Messenger chats and images of federal agents detaining laborers spread on local Facebook...

The deadly and destructive fires in Los Angeles — which some say could be the costliest in the state’s history — will further strain the insurance market and worsen the financial position of California’s...

Students seeking state financial aid have less than two weeks remaining to beat a California deadline, even as thousands have been locked out of completing the federal application necessary to get that...