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Rafael Cerda's parents say that a widely banned pesticide and its more toxic, unregistered byproduct are responsible for his disabilities.
With more than a quarter of the ballots processed, early returns show California Democrats are turning out far more than other parties.
This November, counties and teams across California are allowing access to stadiums again – this time to vote.
Some voters in California are walking their mail-in ballots into elections departments so they can personally hand them.
More than 4.5 million Californians have already cast ballots in the 2020 general election — and there’re still 12 days to go.
How voters feel about affirmative action in a vacuum versus in practice is part of the reason why.
The practice has earned SEIU-UHW president Dave Regan a reputation as an aggressive labor leader.
If you aren’t one of 3.5 million who have already returned their ballots, it’s time for a closer look at some of the propositions.
Never has an election cycle seen so much money funneled into California’s ballot measure campaigns.
Tens of thousands of people convicted of misdemeanors would have their DNA stored. Officials disagree about whether it would lower crime.
California has seen an increase of 24% in youth voter registration compared to the last presidential election in November 2016.
The California GOP and the state tussled over the technicalities of "ballot harvesting" last week.
Sarah Rivas was barely making rent since she’d moved to the city of Sunnyvale, in Silicon Valley, California.
A study by UCLA indicates that an older adult in California needs more than double the minimum wage to survive.
Californians are voting on 12 propositions, but not all are funded equally.
An extra item may have slipped into your weekly grocery delivery: a campaign ad.
Some Bay Area Tenants have won the affordable housing fight.
Another fire season, another investigation into whether PG&E equipment may have sparked a deadly blaze.
In Kern County, gyms are avoiding prohibitions against indoor workouts by citing membership in an association for medical fitness centers.
On this episode of “Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast,” reporters discuss the politics and policy of Proposition 21.
