A longtime Hayfork resident has launched a last-ditch effort to save the public pool through a special tax ballot initiative.

A competitive congressional race in California could be key to helping Democrats regain control of the House. Several nonpartisan political analysts indicated former Democratic Assemblyman Adam Gray has a fighting chance to unseat Rep.

Gloria Romero, former Democratic leader of the California State Senate, told "Fox & Friends Weekend" she is disenchanted with the Democratic Party and is switching to the GOP.

Nonpartisan political analysts say that the 2024 rematch election between freshman Rep. John Duarte, R-Modesto, and former Assemblyman Adam Gray, D-Merced, is a tossup.

While incarcerated Californians who aren’t serving felony sentences are eligible to vote, most county jails don’t make it very easy. A bill on Gov. Newsom’s desk would test in-person voting in jails in three counties.

Former President Trump says Vice President Kamala Harris gave “one of the dumbest answers" at the presidential debate this week when she was asked about inflation.

“Former President Trump should be ashamed for threatening to withhold federal firefighting aid from California should he be elected,” California Professional Firefighters president Brian K. Rice wrote in a statement on Facebook on Friday.

Direct democracy – or legislating through the ballot – has been baked into the Golden State’s political system for well over a century, allowing voters to legislate and amend the constitution at the ballot box, placing them on equal footing with state lawmakers.

Former President Trump told reporters that California Republican U.S. Senate candidate Steve Garvey hadn't reached out to him regarding an endorsement. (Credit: FOX 11)

— Sacramento Councilmember Karina Talamantes is clashing with county officials over their plan to use $19 million in state funding to build just 82 shelter units. (The Sacramento Bee) BIRTHDAYS — Evan Cragin, an adviser to Sacramento Councilmember Caity Maple …

When longtime Stockton Rep. Jerry McNerney, a Democrat, said he was not going to run for Congress again, Harder announced he would run in the newly-drawn seat. He won by almost 10 percentage points against San Joaquin County Supervisor Tom Patti, a Republican.