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So many are running now that they may split the primary vote to the point at which the general election is just between two ...

The lack of a natural Democratic frontrunner and lack of party leadership to cull the herd bolster the possibility of GOP upset.

By Jonathan Shorman Stateline The U.S. Department of Justice has sent a confidential draft agreement to more than a dozen states that would require election officials to remove any alleged ineligible ...

From higher wages and cheaper insulin to paper-only grocery bags and expanded renter protections, hundreds of new California ...

A state audit of Mendocino County released last week found that the county is facing persistent budget deficits, has not had sufficient oversight of ...

A voter awareness campaign titled "Vote-er Gari" (Vehicle of Vote) has begun to encourage and motivate voters ahead of the upcoming general election and the July Charter referendum ...

Republicans and the Trump administration are hoping a panel of federal judges in Los Angeles will halt the new Prop. 50 maps from taking effect. But given the Supreme Court’s recent ruling ...

Vanessa Rozo, a local business owner and paralegal from Grover Beach, has put her name in the hat for what is turning out to be a crowded race for clerk-recorder in 2026.

The U.S. Department of Justice has sent a confidential draft agreement to more than a dozen states that would require ...

About half of Americans say they’ve already given the 2028 presidential election, set to be the first race since 2016 without a sitting president vying for the nomination on either side, at least some ...