The candidates for California governor are a mystery. What voters want is not
Conversations with an assortment of residents show most have no clue who's running in 2026. But they want someone fully ...
How will Gavin Newsom’s return-to-office order affect California state telework stipends?
California paid state employees $5.2 million in telework payments. How much could the state save when workers come back to ...
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California Gov. Newsom shocks LGBTQ allies with criticism of transgender athletes
Gov. Gavin Newsom called it “deeply unfair” for transgender athletes to participate in girls sports — a notable change in his ...
Josh Fryday announces run for California Lieutenant Governor
Josh Fryday announced his run for Lieutenant Governor of California in the 2026 election, promising to improve the lives of nearly 40 million Californians through service and ...
Newsom stymies implementation of landmark California plastic law, orders more talks
Gov. Gavin Newsom this week stymied implementation of landmark state environmental legislation that would have limited the ...
Chucking California’s recycling rules
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s direction to redo draft recycling rules is already reverberating on the opposite coast — and reviving ...
California Volunteers leader, a Democrat, jumps into lieutenant governor race
Fryday is hoping to beat out four other Democrats who have announced their candidacies for the state’s second-in-command.