Wednesday morning it seemed very likely that Hilton would be Becerra’s November rival, and just as likely that the former congressman, attorney general and Biden administration cabinet member would succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Billionaires, Big Oil and other interests spent big to influence the California governor’s race. Here are five key takeaways: Outside money shatters records. Mahan fizzles out. Steyer personal spending breaks records. Swalwell donors flock to Becerra. Republican Steve Hilton has the most donors.

California is spending billions on homelessness prevention without the governance infrastructure to know whether it is working.

The statewide debate was more rough-and-tumble than last Wednesday’s event in San Francisco, but again, no governor candidate broke away from the scrum, and the playing field just got muddier.

Scorecards for the two Republican and four Democratic candidates each showed a few strikes, some hits, but no home runs.

President Donald Trump endorsed Republican Steve Hilton, a former Fox News commentator, over Chad Bianco, the Riverside County sheriff, reducing the likelihood of a 1-2 GOP outcome in California's June 2 gubernatorial primary.

SJUSD leadership insisted enrollment numbers require school closures, yet they actively avoided increasing enrollment.

Attorney General Rob Bonta’s new regulations will severely restrict California cardrooms’ ability to operate their most popular table games, including by outright prohibiting them from offering modified blackjack-style and other games.

In January 2027, independent medical investigations in California will be required for all deaths in custody — including those in county jails and state prisons, as well as deaths that occur during arrests.

The California Department of Finance and the Legislative Analyst Office say the governor and the Legislature have created a multibillion-dollar “structural deficit,” meaning that revenues cannot cover spending.

East San Jose has historically lacked the level of economic investment it deserves, which is the motivation behind my proposal for a $30 million revitalization fund dedicated to this part of the city.

If Gov. Gavin Newsom's projected $42.3 billion revenue increase is real, he can conclude his governorship with the state’s finances no longer plagued by deficits.

The California Public Employees Retirement System is the largest public pension in the U.S., but it does not disclose a complete list of its climate-focused investments, nor the criteria it used to select them. 

The exhibit at History San Jose displays a collection of San Jose rock posters from the ’60s and documents the city’s underacknowledged role in birthing the American counterculture.

Given massive changes at the federal level, California will have to develop new strategies to ensure students can still afford to attend and complete college.

The county's decision to expand its health care system, which doubled the public agency’s share of local hospital beds from around 20% to 40%, obviously didn’t anticipate Trump.