Proposition 39 is more than voter ID. It’s about undermining California’s mail ballots
It’s an underhanded attempt to curtail the state’s popular mail-in ballot system that the president hates, based on the lie that hordes of undocumented immigrants are regularly casting votes.
Mariel Garza
Why is Nancy Pelosi fighting so hard in the race to replace her?
She has turned a routine succession into a test of her influence, judgment and legacy.
Mariel Garza
Newsom’s totally normal fishing trip
What to make of his remarks to CNN’s Jake Tapper about sitting out in 2028 if Kamala Harris runs again?
Mariel Garza
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California loses another editorial board at the worst possible time
I went from wrapping up endorsement interviews for The Sacramento Bee to being laid off in another round of cuts at hedge fund-owned newspapers.
Robin Epley
California’s future relies on community colleges. Rahm Emanuel has thoughts
The former Obama chief of staff and Chicago mayor talks AI, jobs, vocational education and the “law of physics” in the 2026 midterm.
Dan Morain
See all of our coverage of the state propositions on the Nov. 3 ballot
How to vote on California’s 14 propositions on the Nov. 3 ballot? We have suggestions
Proposition 1: $11.25 billion in housing bonds Props. 1 and 37 are two very different housing bonds. California needs both Proposition 4: Public campaign financing A post-Citizens United world needs Prop. 4 Proposition 5: Reforming recall elections A fix for California’s undemocratic recall loophole Proposition 37: Middle-
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