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California political insiders are “indifferent” toward a potential 2026 gubernatorial bid by former Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a poll by Politico and the UC Berkeley Citrin Center.

And, on an even broader stage, the California gubernatorial election, a huge political prize so sought-after that a major party contender, Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis (D-CA), declared her candidacy ...

FILE – California Gov. Gavin Newsom answers a reporters question about his revised 2024-25 state budget during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Rich ...

California has not been a swing state in presidential politics since 1992, when it switched from Republican red to Democratic blue while its electoral votes made Bill Clinton the president.

California’s new political center, one that is not set in stone, is about to reveal itself. The Democrats running Sacramento, who do not appear to always be on the same page with the voting ...

California blesses political donors’ strategy to multiply their influence. Political committees now have state regulators’ OK to create an unlimited number of affiliated committees with ...

Govern For California — a 16-chapter nonprofit that aims to counter the influence of organized labor at the state Capitol and which aggressively backed the rise of Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas ...

By Alexei Koseff. A CalMatters report in 2022 explored Govern For California's growing prominence in state politics as Rivas, a Salinas Democrat, made his move to take control of Assembly leadership.