For many months, California Attorney General Rob Bonta laid low in the 2026 run for California governor.

With former Vice President Kamala Harris not running, the race for California governor is wide open. See the list of candidates here.

Rep. Tom McClintock had pointed words for California Governor Gavin Newsom and his plan to redraw the state's congressional districts.

California Governor Gavin Newsom is directly challenging Donald Trump with memes and all-caps posts on social media. Newsom's aggressive online strategy aims to counter Republican initiatives. His personal life includes a previous marriage to Kimberly Guilfoyle,

Shreveport councilman condemns California Gov. Gavin Newsom for 'throwing shade' at city with carnage comments about Speaker Mike Johnson's hometown.

Governor Newsom signs "Election Rigging Response Act" to counter Trump administration's impact on California's democracy.

The actor-turned-governor helped overhaul how California draws political maps. In an interview with The New York Times, he said he would fight to preserve that legacy.

If elected governor, Toni Atkins faces potential conflicts of interest with her spouse’s consulting firms. Atkins and her spouse, Jennifer LeSar, earn hundreds of thousands of dollars annually from clients that also lobby state government.

After serving several decades in prison, Erik and Lyle Menendez are facing the possibility of freedom as the California Board of Parole Hearings considers this week whether they’ve adequately atoned for the brutal 1989 murder of their parents.

The poll, conducted before Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis dropped out and moved to the state treasurer’s race, signaled weakness in her support. Seven percent of voters backed Kounalakis’ gubernatorial bid, and she only attracted 8 percent of would-be Harris voters despite the two sharing Bay Area roots and allies.