There’s no shortage of opinions on California’s newly-passed state budget bill — and the sweeping housing reforms and new ...

California lawmakers on Monday approved one of the most substantial rollbacks of the state’s signature environmental review ...

After a decade of intense debating California overhauls CEQA, its landmark environmental law with hopes of making the state ...

In this year's recall, proponents had to collect 1.5 million signatures, which was 12% of the electorate who voted Newsom into office in 2018. By contrast, Kansas requires 40%.

California and Colorado are the only two states to hold recall and replacement elections simultaneously, on the same ballot. California first asks voters whether they want to remove the incumbent.

The Recall’s Unusual Rules Once a rarely used — and to many voters, thoroughly obscure — provision of the state constitution, California’s recall is now the subject of unprecedented scrutiny.

MARTINEZ, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 14: People cast their California Gubernatorial Recall Election votes at a polling place in downtown Martinez, Calif., on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021.

SAN FRANCISCO -- California's gubernatorial recall election is now just days away. Governor Gavin Newsom faces losing his job as more than 40 candidates look to replace him.

SAN FRANCISCO -- California's gubernatorial recall election is now just days away. Governor Gavin Newsom faces losing his job as more than 40 candidates look to replace him.

California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom campaigns against the California recall election at the Culver City High School in Culver City, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021.

In California’s recall scheme, he could assume the governor’s office with well under two million votes, compared with the 7.7 million votes Mr. Newsom won in the regular 2018 election.