California Secretary of State Shirley Weber speaks to students at Chaffey High School in Ontario on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 about making the effort to register prior to age 18 to vote.

In an hour-long interview with CalMatters, Secretary of State Shirley Weber talks about changing California’s recalls for governor, increasing voter participation and other issues.

Shirley Weber is running for California secretary of state for the first time after holding the post for the last two years as a political appointee. Gov. Gavin Newsom named her to the office in ...

California Secretary of State Shirley Weber speaks to students at Chaffey High School in Ontario on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 about making the effort to register prior to age 18 to vote.

California Secretary of State Shirley Weber speaks to students at Chaffey High School in Ontario on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, about making the effort to register prior to age 18 to vote.

Weber, who grew up in L.A. after her family moved from Arkansas, has served as California’s secretary of state since 2021.

California Secretary of State Shirley Weber speaks to students at Chaffey High School in Ontario on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 about making the effort to register prior to age 18 to vote.

California Secretary of State Shirley Weber speaks to students at Chaffey High School in Ontario on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 about making the effort to register prior to age 18 to vote.

Weber, who grew up in L.A. after her family moved from Arkansas, has served as California’s secretary of state since 2021.

Every so often, Shirley Weber would come home from school and bypass the front door of her Los Angeles home. She’d take the side yard and enter in the backdoor, careful not to disrupt those gathered ...

Weber, who grew up in L.A. after her family moved from Arkansas, has served as California’s secretary of state since 2021.