The former official, who now supports Vice President Kamala Harris, says Trump changed his mind about aid when he saw the numbers.

With Democrats seeking to overturn the Republicans' narrow 220-212 House majority, California is a key battlefield with contested districts stretching in a band from east of Fresno to south of Los Angeles.

Here are the candidates running for the 42nd Assembly District in November. The district includes east Ventura County.

Challenger Tami Nobriga of Lodi belongs to the American Independent Party of California, but plans to re-register as a Republican on Nov. 6.

In the wake of a federal judge’s ruling, lawmakers should abandon the state’s ill-conceived ‘misinformation’ law.

Rep. Adam B. Schiff, a Burbank Democrat, faces former Dodger All-Star Steve Garvey, a Palm Desert Republican, for the California U.S. Senate seat long held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein.

While Donald J. Trump has attacked California as too liberal for the nation, Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed several bills that could have become political fodder.

Prop 3 would change the language in California's Constitution from "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California" to "The right to marry is a fundamental right."

The race for California Congressional District 27 between GOP Rep. Mike Garcia and former NASA chief of staff George Whitesides will be crucial in determining which party controls the U.S. House.

How do ballot measures get placed on the ballot and how do these measures get the number associated with them?

During Gov. Walz' time in California, Gov. Gavin Newson will meet with him. Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg said he is likely to meet with him as well.