State of California Government News

Democratic Representatives Ami Bera and Doris Matsui, along with Republican Kevin Kiley, are collectively pushing for federal funding to support the Capital SouthEast Connector project.

Stockton Mayor and Republican Kevin Lincoln has conceded defeat in his congressional race against incumbent U.S. Rep. and Democrat Josh Harder.Harder was first elected to Congress in 2018 and on Monday had declared victory in last week’s election for California’s District 9 seat, which represents parts of San Joaquin, Contra Costa and Stanislaus counties.

Nine of the 16 races that will determine which party controls the House of Representatives are in California. No state takes longer to tally votes.

While the presidency and the U.S. Senate flipped from blue to red, Monterey County's elected representatives to state and federal office remain solidly blue, with big victories on Nov. 5 for incumbents, all Democrats.

State Assemblymember Evan Low has conceded the race for Silicon Valley’s hottest congressional seat — sending former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo to Washington D.C.

Voters will decide between two candidates for one open seat for California’s 5th District of the Assembly on Election Day, Nov. 5.

Expanding California’s unprecedented support for local efforts to create long-term solutions to address homelessness, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that 37 regional grantees representing 100 local communities and organizations statewide will receive more than $827 million in new state investments to create new housing, shelter and support for those experiencing homelessness.

Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo has widened the gap between himself and his congressional opponent in their race to represent Silicon Valley.

CALIFORNIA HAS ONE of the most ambitious and highly engineered water delivery systems on the planet, and it’s being eyed for a new extension. The Delta Conveyance Project is Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposal for a 45-mile underground tube that would tap fresh water from its source in the north and carry it beneath a vast wetland to users in the south.