Former President Donald Trump won a second term after four years out of the White House, likely thrusting California back into leading the resistance against him.
Author Archives: Alexei Koseff, CalMatters
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Gavin Newsom has not solved California’s housing crisis, three lessons for Kamala Harris
For California political observers, the housing plan that Kamala Harris recently unveiled may have caused a twinge of familiarity.
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Governor Newsom calls special session on gas prices
SACRAMENTO, CA., 8/29/24 – Hours before the Legislature prepared to wrap up for the year, Gov. Gavin Newsom tonight called a special session to address gasoline prices — giving him more time to persuade lawmakers to act on a package of energy bills that he failed to jam through in the final weeks of the […]
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Biden is out, but is Harris in? California Democratic delegates now have sway in wild election
California’s nearly 500 delegates to the Democratic National Convention next month will play a key role in choosing a replacement nominee now that President Joe Biden has ended his reelection campaign. As they processed the thunderbolt announcement today, some of them quickly fell in line with his wishes: End the drama and close ranks behind […]