Ousted San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, who was recalled by voters on Tuesday, benefited from spending linked to a pro-Communist China organization — and was also opposed by a network of Chinese-American voters.
A 16-year-old with a prior record was sentenced to five to seven months of juvenile detention Friday, thanks to Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón’s lenient policies, after a brutal hit-and-run in which a mother and a child were struck.
A gang member charged with murder in Los Angeles County was reportedly recorded on a jailhouse phone line saying that he hopes to reach a plea bargain to avoid the death penalty before voters can recall radical District Attorney George Gascón.
State Sen. Brian Dahle (R-Bieber) finished a distant second in the California gubernatorial primary on Tuesday, but it was enough to qualify him to face incumbent Governor Gavin Newsom (D) in the November general election.
Republican Lanhee Chen is leading the statewide race in California for the office of Controller, which oversees public funds, as of primary election results reported Wednesday morning.
Chesa Boudin, the San Francisco district attorney who was recalled by voters Tuesday by a 60%-40% margin, blamed “right-wing billionaires” for his ouster, rather than the soaring crime rates and urban filth that made the city a national disgrace.
Opponents of Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón warned Tuesday evening that he will soon be “walking the same plank” as San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, who was recalled by voters by a wide margin.
Radical Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) and billionaire businessman Rick Caruso will meet in a runoff after Tuesday’s Los Angeles Democrat mayoral primary, as neither one was able to earn above the 50 percent threshold needed to win.
Billionaire businessman Rick Caruso jumped to an early lead over rival Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) as votes were counted Tuesday evening, leading by 8,000 votes, or roughly 41% to 38%.
San Francisco voters have recalled radical District Attorney Chesa Boudin, according to the Associated Press, NBC News, and the San Francisco Chronicle, with the “yes” vote running in excess of 60% as early results were counted Tuesday night.
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) celebrated news of his early primary victory on Tuesday by declaring his state to be the “antidote” to what ails America — which, in his view, is the Republican Party and the things for which it stands.
Left-wing actor and comedian Kumail Nanjiani tweeted a joke Tuesday encouraging those who disagree with him to vote on the wrong day — a joke for which Twitter has suspended thousands of Trump supporters in the past.
California Democrat Assemblyman and congressional candidate Rudy Salas (D–Bakersfield) admitted to misrepresenting his age on dating apps — Tinder and Bumble — after a report surfaced revealing screenshots of his profile on Tuesday.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) attacked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and Republican-appointed federal judges on Wednesday, lashing out after Abbott said mental health is a factor in school shootings, and cited California’s failed gun laws.
As the twentieth Democrat announced an exit from the House of Representatives after the midterms, the party’s chances of maintaining the majority have declined, as the Republicans only need to net a quarter of those seats to win back the majority.
Legislation signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Monday will force Sen. Alex Padilla to run in two elections next year if he chooses to stay in elected office, since filling the seat previously held by Vice President Kamala Harris.
California will reopen today, June 15, allowing most businesses to reopen at 100% capacity. Many will also be able to drop mask requirements by the end of the month, and only large indoor events will face vaccination requirements.
Madame Tussauds waxwork museum in London has moved the figures of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle from the Royal exhibit to join the Hollywood display.
Symone Sanders’s tackle to stop anti-dairy protesters impressed people across the political spectrum, and inspired football references.
Former Vice President Joe Biden was projected to win the Democratic Party presidential primary in Texas early Wednesday morning, completing a Super Tuesday sweep of the South.
LOS ANGELES, California — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) was immediately declared the winner of the California primary as polls closed on Super Tuesday, though there are millions of votes still to be counted.
A supporter of former Vice President Joe Biden told Breitbart News Tuesday night at a Super Tuesday rally that Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) represented “certain death” for the Democratic Party if he won the nomination.
California Democrats who already cast their votes for Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) or former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg are reportedly feeling frustrated by those candidates’ decisions to drop out of the presidential race on Monday — the day before Super Tuesday.
Darrell Issa is the conservative running in California’s 50th congressional district who can be trusted to support the Trump agenda.
The California primary is not scheduled to take place until Super Tuesday, nearly four weeks away. But thanks to early mail-in voting, the California primary has already begun.
Homelessness is the number one issue for California voters heading into the 2020 presidential primary in March, according to a new poll by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC), as reported by the Sacramento Bee.
Democratic Party insiders once wrote him off, but now reportedly believe that democratic socialist Bernie Sanders could win the nomination.
Newsom on homelessness: “It is an embarrassment, it is unacceptable. And we’ve got to own it, we’ve got to own up and solve it.”
Hundreds of charter school advocates arrived outside the Democrat debate at Loyola Marymount University on Thursday evening, swamping the small demonstrations of support for the various candidates.
The next Democrat debate, scheduled to take place at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California, on Dec. 19, is being threatened by a union labor dispute like the one that caused the venue to be moved from UCLA.
South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg said Sunday that he would be willing to send U.S. troops to Mexico as a “last resort” to fight drug cartels.
Joe Biden is refusing to attend California’s Democrat convention next week because he’s afraid of boos and Jorge Ramos.
LOS ANGELES — Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) told an audience in at the Art of Living Foundation center in Los Angeles that she would continue campaigning even though she had not qualified for the next Democratic debate.
SANTA MONICA, California — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) held a rally on unofficial “home turf” at Santa Monica High School on Friday evening, mobilizing supporters ahead of a crucial second Democratic debate next week.
A Quinnipiac University Poll focusing on Democrat voters in California shows Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) regaining a narrow lead in her state, with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) – who overshadowed Harris in Capitol Weekly’s recent tracking survey – dropping to fourth place.
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) has flip-flopped again on the question of whether her health care proposal would allow for private health insurance, telling CNN on Tuesday evening that there would be “very little” of it under her plan.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is surging in the polls this week, with a new California poll showing she has taken second place — and leads all Democratic presidential candidates when second choice votes are taken into account.
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, held campaign events in the Central Valley city of Fresno on Monday in an attempt to improve his support among Latino voters.
Left-wing Democrats launched their first attacks this weekend against former vice president Joe Biden, who is currently the frontrunner in the race for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination in 2020.
California Democrats are reportedly considering a resolution at their party conference in San Francisco that blames Israel for antisemitism, and links the Jewish state indirectly to violent incidents at synagogues in the United States.
