CalMatters

Asking voters to repeal or overhaul a law passed by the Democratic-controlled Legislature is becoming a common strategy for corporations financially threatened by progressive policies coming out of Sacramento.

You can expect to know pretty quickly after California polls close how record early voters are breaking for the presidential election and the propositions.

Gov. Gavin Newsom says Californians need to have confidence in a vaccine, and the state will have a review process regardless of which presidential candidate wins in November.

Pushed by the soaring cost of living, more than 700k Californians have moved there since 2008. It's part of the reason Texas has turned surprisingly purple.

The bill-signing period ended Sept. 30. Here's what made it into law — and what didn't.

Here are some of the most interesting decisions Gov. Newsom made.

Orange County Chief Health Officer Dr. Nichole Quick resigned June 8, after receiving threats over her order for residents wear to face masks in public. She's just one of several local health officers in California to quit since the pandemic began.

Assemblywoman Shirley Weber's AB 3121 would establish a reparations committee to educate Californians about slavery and recommend ways the state can help remedy generations of inequality and discrimination.

Applications are approved on a first-come, first-served basis until the $75 million in state funding runs out.

For local governments still sporting the budgetary scars of the last "once in a generation" recession, this downturn is at once familiar -- forcing elected leaders to cut, furlough and delay -- and entirely new.

California faces an unprecedented $54.3 billion deficit. Finance officials announce the unemployment rate could reach 18%, worse than the Great Recession. Schools, health care and safety-net programs face devastating cuts as state and local officials seek additional federal stimulus.

It's a look into the chaotic marketplace as states combat a pandemic: California's massive deal with novice medical supplier Blue Flame mysteriously falls apart, and Maryland calls for an investigation into the company's conduct there.