In the Golden State, 10 counties that previously chose President Joe Biden have now flipped to President-elect Donald Trump.

President-elect Donald Trump said on his Truth Social platform that Gov. Gavin Newsom "is trying to KILL our Nation's beautiful California." Newsom calls it Trump's "tired, old playbook of grievances.

California's push toward cleaner vehicles may be in jeopardy under a second Trump administration. Governor Gavin Newsom has a plan to phase out sales of new gas-powered cars by 2035, but President-Elect Donald Trump has pledged to stop the state's vehicle ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) issued a proclamation Thursday to convene a special session of the state Legislature, with the goal of preserving civil rights and enabling potential litigation ahead of the incoming Trump administration. The special ...

California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, a fierce critic of former President Donald Trump, on Thursday called for lawmakers to convene a special session later this year to safeguard the state’s progressive policies on climate change,

Three days after the historic election, the results of only a couple of state ballot measures were out as of Friday. The California Secretary of State’s Office said, after processing 10.7 million ballots, election workers still have some 5.4 million ballots to count.

It appears inmates in California will continue to work for little or no pay, as tallies released Thursday show voters opposed Proposition 6, a bid to change the state constitution to outlaw involuntary servitude in state prisons. No on Proposition 6 led 54.6% to 45.4%

Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. When President-elect Donald Trump moves into the White House in January, he will become a key figure in California’s homelessness crisis, holding the federal purse strings and setting policy ...

California’s water projects, its unique authority to clean its air, federal support for offshore wind and disaster aid for wildfires.

See a county-by-county breakdown of election results in California from the November 2024 and 2020 presidential elections.

Kamala Harris' loss opens an avenue for California Gov. Gavin Newsom to lead the Democratic resistance and potentially run for president in 2028.