2024 in California photos: Campus protests, floods, election shifts and more
You're not alone if you felt like 2024 lasted more than 12 months. Look back at a year in California photos and images by CalMatters.
San Diego Union-Tribune1d
Guest Column: The California Voting Rights Act hoax
Like many governmental endeavors, the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) doesn’t always accomplish what it claims to ...
California Democrats ignore Latinos’ worries at their peril, political consultant says
These are astonishing numbers. Like video game level numbers,” California political consultant Mike Madrid wrote of his ...
The most - and least - surprising votes from a historic year of elections
More than 60 countries – home to nearly half the planet’s population – selected their leaders in 2024. In the history of ...
Will California become the next battleground state after Latino voters nationwide chose Trump? | Opinion
The question is not whether California could swing, but how soon it might happen if leaders fail to deliver to Latino voters.
New California Voter ID Ban to Go Into Effect Jan. 1, Setting Stage for Political Showdowns
Under a state law that takes effect on Jan. 1, local governments across California will be prohibited from compelling ...
New California voter ID ban puts conservative cities at odds with state
California has become the latest battleground over voter identification requirements, a longtime conservative priority newly ...
Capitol Weekly7d
California is the biggest loser of 2024
OPINION - The voters repeatedly have said that housing is their number one concern, and yet six years into the Newsom ...
Opinion
Should college students vote in Idaho? One legislator thinks it’s not a good idea | Opinion
Those kids casting votes, I don’t think it’s who you want deciding elections,” said Rep. Brent Crane, R-Nampa.
Religion Unplugged9d
In Presidential Election, Many Christian Voters Split Along Racial Lines
President-elect Donald Trump doesn’t have many fans, if any, at the Metropolitan Church of Christ in this urban community ...
O.C. judge issues formal decision on voter ID in Huntington Beach, paving way for state to appeal
The appealable order issued Monday indicated that Judge Nico Dourbetas believed there is currently no conflict with state law ...
Opinion
Our View: California’s vote counting should not be this slow
Californians can’t have their cake and eat it, too. They can’t enjoy living in a state that has the most inclusive and accommodating voting system and expect the vote count will be quick and easy.