A supermajority of Democrats and emboldened Republicans returned to the Capitol this week — at odds over the cost of living, the Trump presidency, state spending, tech innovations and reparations for descendants of people once enslaved.

Adam Gray, a former state Assembly member, defeated Rep. John Duarte, a Republican, in a reversal of their 2022 13th Congressional District race, to set the final GOP margin in the House of Representatives at five votes.

Gov. Gavin Newsom acknowledged that residents were frustrated by economic problems and said that Democrats needed to address their concerns, especially in rural areas where support for Trump was highest.

While economic and border security concerns appear to have moved Latinos in California toward Donald Trump, that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re abandoning the Democratic Party.

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.

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants the new Legislature to ‘protect’ California from Donald Trump on civil rights, reproductive freedom, climate action, and immigrant families. The session will start Dec. 2.

California sued the Trump administration more than 100 times in his first term and secured some major victories on the environment, immigration and health care.

Liccardo's campaign said the Democratic House leadership on Nov. 6 called to invite him to fly to Washington D.C., to meet with Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

The county Registrar of Voters office reported 419,345 mail ballots counted as of Nov. 3

Was the former California attorney general and San Francisco DA too soft on crime? Or too tough?

While the Democratic Party has rallied around Vice President Kamala Harris after President Joe Biden bowed to pressure not to run for re-election, a few uncommitted delegates may still need convincing.

The Vice President must defend her California roots and record against attacks by the Trump campaign. Voters and politicians in the swing states of Michigan and Arizona say that may not be the deciding factor.

Compared with the calls for cat ladies, white dudes and others, the group of venture capitalists supporting the Vice President was small, at around 600.

The state Supreme Court takes a business-backed initiative to make it more difficult to raise taxes off the Nov. 5 ballot. Gov. Newsom and legislative leaders had sued to kick it off.

The fortunes of Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez in San Diego appeared to have dimmed, as business and community leaders and county Republicans advocated for a local administrator with knowledge of San Diego County and no ties to the organized labor and partisan Democrat connections that had initially pushed Chavez for the job a year ago.

Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo's hopes of filling the seat vacated by retiring Rep. Anna Eshoo were energized this week by results from a weekend poll showing the former mayor topping a field of eight possible opponents.