With the majority of Californians set to receive their recall ballots in the mail next week, Gov. Gavin Newsom went on the attack Friday in San Francisco in his first official campaign event asking voters to vote no. Newsom said if Republican frontrunner ...

California Democrats sharpened their anti-recall messaging Saturday during the state party’s annual convention, arguing removing Gov. Gavin Newsom from office early would roll back immigrant rights and criminal justice reforms, stall progress on the ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom said he wasn’t “privvy” to the federal investigation that has ensnared his former chief of staff.

No Republican has won a statewide race in California since 2006. That’s an alluring fact for Democratic gubernatorial wannabes and one reason why so many have been drawn into the 2026 race. For Republicans, the more Democrats the merrier. The Democratic field — basically in the order of their independent poll rankings — includes: