Eight Democrats and no front-runner: California’s governor race is a mess

It’s a highly unusual situation for a state where governor races have been dominated by figures like Gavin Newsom, Jerry ...

Newsom oversees years of failed California water policy

California was a land of dreams because our leaders dreamed big. Now it is the land of limitations because our leaders think ...

Calmatters: How California Democratic Candidates Could Sabotage Their Party's Race For Governor

The glut of Democrats vying for governor in California's primary could win the race - for the Republicans - if some don't ...

Barabak: Culling the field for California governor? Don't look at me, says Betty Yee

The Democratic hopeful is ignoring pressure to step aside to keep two Republicans from advancing in the June primary. She ...

Democrats fear being locked out of the November governor’s race. Could it lead to changes in California’s top-two primary system?

California switched to a top-two system in 2010 through a ballot measure backed by then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Arellano: Too many Democrats in California governor's race? That's a great thing

California's Democratic Party leaders need a rude awakening. Making them sweat about a gubernatorial primary is a start, ...

Top California Democrat flops with call for candidates to exit governor's race

A late-hour attempt by California’s top Democratic official to thin out the party’s crowded field for governor flopped, ...

Fearing GOP upset, top California Democrat urges lagging candidates for governor to drop out of race

A GOP upset in California would reverberate across the nation’s political landscape. Registered Democrats outnumber ...

California Democratic Party chair urges candidates to drop out of governor's race

Nine candidates are splitting the Democratic vote, raising the possibility the party could be locked out of the general election.

Why Democrats aren’t dropping out of California’s crowded governor race

The race to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom remains crowded after former Assemblymember Ian Calderon dropped out ...

Here’s what California’s candidates for governor had to say about home ownership

Xavier Becerra, Steve Hilton, Matt Mahan, Katie Porter, Eric Swalwell and Antonio Villaraigosa talk housing affordability, expediting permits and insurance.