Newsom sounds like Gray Davis in fighting recall as GOP ‘power grab’
A California governor takes the stage of a Los Angeles ballroom to denounce the recall election he faces. As supporters cheer him …
Newsom keeps politically connected picks in medical watchdog role past deadline
Gov. Gavin Newsom used his emergency powers during the coronavirus pandemic to extend the confirmation deadlines for three politically connected appointees to …
Newsom’s French Laundry dinner shows how lobbyists get access to power in Sacramento
When he dined at the French Laundry in Yountville this month, Gov. Gavin Newsom enjoyed not only fine cuisine at a three-star …
Newsom attended French Laundry party with more households than California advises during pandemic
The dinner the night of Nov. 6 at the famed French Laundry in Yountville in Napa County brought together at least 12 …
How California’s most pressing problems fell victim to Legislature’s infighting
When the state Senate leader’s priority housing bill died as the clock struck midnight on the Legislature’s annual session, it shone a …
California housing bills run into wall of union resistance
When state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, shelved a bill to promote the conversion of church parking lots into affordable housing last …
California had a plan to bring clean water to a million people. Then the pandemic hit
CANTUA CREEK, Fresno County — The water is too contaminated to safely drink, but residents of this farmworker community in the Central …
California effort to restore affirmative action divides Asian Americans
Six years ago, a legislative push to restore affirmative action at California’s public universities galvanized a new class of activists in state …
Gavin Newsom wants to close prisons as coronavirus shreds California’s budget
The coronavirus pandemic and state budget woes are pushing California toward its first prison closures in nearly two decades. In a revised …
Costs mount for California’s improper diversion of foreclosure aid
California paid more than $1.4 million to cover the legal costs of community groups that sued the state for diverting hundreds of …