Josh Richman

Democrats Kamala Harris and Loretta Sanchez still lead the pack in California’s upcoming U.S. Senate election, but rampant indecisiveness among Republicans and independent voters could lead to a last-minute surge...

SACRAMENTO >> With California’s years of budget woes fading in the rear view mirror and a few billion extra dollars padding state coffers, Gov. Jerry Brown unveiled his first draft...

SACRAMENTO >> Three-and-a-half years after California voters rejected a $1-per-pack increase in the state’s cigarette tax, Big Tobacco and health advocates are preparing to duke it out once again over...

Gov. Jerry Brown could have a huge battle on his hands next year against ballot-measure proponents asking voters to essentially kill his two most-beloved public works projects — the bullet...

Bone-dry California remains on track to get a drenching this winter from the weather phenomenon known as El Niño, federal scientists said in new projections released Thursday.The experts still believe...

SAN FRANCISCO >> Signaling a major gun-rights battle to come, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and a group of activists announced their intention Thursday to put a tough firearms-control measure on...