L.A.’s Filipino Americans help fuel new trend in election wins
Filipino American's population is vastly underrepresented in the political leadership of the state Legislature and in local ...
Why one California congressman split with the his party on a bill to curb foreign influence in higher education
The DETERRENT Act would require universities to report foreign donations annually, with penalties for noncompliance, ...
How the history of judicial elections led to the $100 million Wisconsin race
Both sides are expecting decisions in the battleground state that will affect future presidential and congressional races.
Trailblazer Lynn Schenk at 80: Former Congresswoman Still Makes Herstory
Before Congresswomen Sara Jacobs and Susan Davis there was Lynn Alice Schenk. Her single term of service isn't forgotten, ...
Opinion
Opinion: City still reeling from court blocking 2012 pension reform
San Diego voters tried to rein in the city’s runaway public employee pension obligations when they approved a 2012 measure that would change the system. Union bosses and the courts had other ...
Democrats target four California GOP members of Congress in effort to retake control of the House
Four California Republicans in the House of Representatives are on the target list of a prominent Democratic group preparing ...
What Donald Trump’s order to change election requirements means for California
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday to require proof of citizenship to vote and to prohibit ballot ...
How effective are California’s senators and representatives? New survey rates them
Padilla, appointed to his California Senate seat in 2021 and then elected in 2022, chaired two subcommittees in the last Congress. One involved fisheries, wildlife and water. The other dealt with ...