Ranked choice — in which candidates with the fewest votes are eliminated and their supporters’ backup picks get a boost — was critical to the 2022 mayoral contest. Taylor narrowly lost to Sheng Thao, ...

Political influencers in California are greeting Kamala Harris’ potential bid for governor with a shrug, while registered voters in the state react more passionately — in good and bad ways — to her ...

The ascendance of several young senators — and one big potential retirement — is reshaping power within the caucus.

Christopher Cadelago is POLITICO’s new Editorial Director, California. Already a singular force in the California expansion as POLITICO’s California Bureau Chief, Chris will assume full leadership of ...

A POLITICO survey shows that voters are more dubious of the benefits of AI than those in the know on California policy.

A document obtained by POLITICO shows plans to zero out or substantially reduce spending on many programs, including ones ...

The agency asked laid-off workers to return after gutting the office that penalizes stores for selling tobacco to minors.

Joe Biden is inching back onto the national stage. On Tuesday, the former president will deliver a speech to disability ...

With its electronics exceptions, the United States has demonstrated that it is more willing to bend than the Chinese.

Cody Balmer told police he had planned to beat Gov. Josh Shapiro with a sledgehammer if he encountered him, according to ...

The companies went to the ballot after failing to defeat AB 5, a 2019 bill that made it harder for employers to classify ...

The industry, which Cuomo sought to win over with a recent mea culpa for his role in reforming the state’s rent laws, is full of deep-pocketed donors like the TF Cornerstone brothers who just gave a ...