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2026 Gubernatorial Poll: Rep. Katie Porter Currently Leads Field Despite Not Declaring A Run For Governor

September 30, 2024 4:30 pmSeptember 30, 2024 4:35 pm

According to a new University of Southern California and California State University, Long Beach poll, the current most popular candidate for Governor is one who hasn’t even declared: Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA). Gubernatorial candidates have been slowly trickling into the...

‘Emerge’ With Kamala

September 16, 2024 2:00 pmSeptember 16, 2024 2:01 pm

Unless you are an active politically progressive woman, you most likely have not heard of Emerge America or its local (actually, it’s founding group) Emerge California. But you should know about them, in part because they – along with Willie...

Former Fox News Host Steve Hilton Reportedly Mulling Over a Run For CA Governor

August 27, 2024 1:00 pmAugust 27, 2024 1:03 pm

According to new reports released late on Monday, former Director of Strategy for then-British Prime Minister David Cameron and former Fox News host Steve Hilton is now seriously considering a run for Governor of California in 2026, with GOP leaders...

Violent Felony Expansion Bill Passes Assembly

August 27, 2024 2:45 amAugust 27, 2024 6:53 am

A bill that would expand the number of crimes to be classified as a violent felony, adding in rape of an intoxicated person, passed the Assembly on Monday with 59 votes in favor, with only Governor Gavin Newsom’s decision of...

Vice President Kamala Harris Raises $12 Million From a San Francisco Event On Sunday Despite Massive Protests

August 12, 2024 12:06 pmAugust 12, 2024 12:06 pm

Sunday, Vice President and Democratic Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris raised $12 million from a single San Francisco event while protesters raged outside. For just under a week, Harris and newly minted running mate Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) scrambled across the...

Former LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Announces Another Run for California Governor

July 23, 2024 12:55 pmJuly 23, 2024 12:55 pm

Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced on Tuesday that he would be officially running for Governor in 2026. A graduate of UCLA and the People’s College of Law, Villaraigosa was early on a leader of MEChA, a Chicano political...

Sen. Steven Bradford Announces 2026 Run For Lieutenant Governor

April 15, 2024 2:20 pmApril 15, 2024 2:20 pm

Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) announced on Monday that he will be running for the Lieutenant Governorship in 2026, becoming only the second major candidate to launch a bid for that position following state Treasurer Fiona Ma. A graduate of CSU...