Gov. Gavin Newsom and other California Democrats are counting on abortion rights to drive their voters to the polls. But some may still care more about crime, homelessness and inflation.
Assembly Democrats want to use $10 billion out of a projected $30 billion surplus to repair and expand K-12 school facilities to accommodate new transitional kindergarten and community schools approved in 2021.
Water supply was a concern for a majority of survey participants in each area of the state—the central valley, Inland Empire, Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties and the San Francisco Bay Area.