CalMatters

Californians overwhelmingly backed Prop. 36 to lengthen criminal sentences for certain theft and drug offenses, and to direct more people to drug treatment after convictions. Voters’ views changed on public safety after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Expect four more years of combative showdowns between California’s Democratic leadership and a second Trump White House.

The Burbank Democrat will take the U.S. Senate seat held by Dianne Feinstein for 30 years. No Republican has won statewide in California since 2006, and Steve Garvey didn’t break that losing streak.

Four of these heated races are in Southern California and they're among the most expensive in the nation.

Both parties are looking to flip seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Here's a look at live results for Los Angeles and Orange county State Assembly races on the Nov. 5 ballot.

A look at live results in the State Senate races on the Nov. 5 ballot across L.A. and Orange counties.

Who will become California's newest senator, officially filling the void left behind by the late U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein?

In Southern California, candidates and political action committees are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaigns for community college board seats.

The golden mussel’s appearance in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is its first confirmed detection in North America — and it has the potential to clog major water supply pumps.

As voters weigh whether to allow local governments to expand rent control, elected officials in San Francisco and Los Angeles have already shown interest in doing so.

Government agencies can overrule an insurance company’s denial of coverage for a medically necessary mental health treatment, but figuring out how to appeal can be complicated.