California Proposition 6 voter guide: A ban on involuntary servitude
California’s Constitution mirrors the 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which allows for involuntary servitude as punishment for crime. A growing list of states have…
California Proposition 4 voter guide: Climate bond
According to the 49-page proposal, $3.8 billion would be allocated to water projects, including those that provide for safe drinking water, recycle wastewater, store groundwater…
Angry Biden: ‘Go ahead. Challenge me at the convention’
WASHINGTON — As angry Democrats pile onto President Biden, he has a message: He’s angry too.“I’m getting so frustrated by the elites ... the elites in…
Biden campaigning’s aims to project strength, quiet jitters
PHILADELPHIA — President Biden attended a Black church and was rallying with union members Sunday in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania, trying to project enough…
Column: Biden interview shows his defiance turn into denial
WASHINGTON — It took Joe Biden three campaigns and more than 30 years to win the presidency. It should come as no surprise that he’s resisting…
California Proposition 2 voter guide: Education bond
Opponents of the bill include some low-wealth districts and advocacy groups that say the proposal does not go far enough in addressing the equity gap…
California Proposition 3 voter guide: Gay marriage
Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Campbell) authored legislation asking voters to remove and replace the Proposition 8 definition, calling it “discriminatory and unconstitutional.” The measure comes amid…
California Proposition 5 voter guide: Local housing, road bonds
Currently, most local bond proposals require a two-thirds vote of the public to be approved. If voters pass Proposition 5, this threshold will be lowered…
California Proposition 33 voter guide: Expanded rent control
At the moment, state law limits rent increases for tenants in apartments and corporate-owned single-family homes that are older than 15 years. The cap is…
California Proposition 34 voter guide: healthcare spending
The measure is sponsored by the California Apartment Assn., which has tangled with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation for years over its efforts to enable stricter…
California Proposition 32 voter guide: Minimum-wage increase
The statewide minimum wage has not been changed in nearly a decade. Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law in 2016 to boost it to $15…
California Proposition 35 voter guide: Managed care organization tax
Proposition 35 is backed by the Coalition to Protect Access to Care, which includes a range of groups involved in healthcare. Among them are the…
2024 California election ballot propositions voter guide
In addition to a precarious presidential election and high-stakes U.S House races, California voters in November will also weigh in on a slew of statewide…
Biden to keep running amid signs of eroding support on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON — A defiant President Biden vowed Wednesday to keep running for reelection, rejecting growing pressure from Democrats to withdraw after a disastrous debate performance raised…
Abortion-rights measure appears headed for November ballot in Arizona
PHOENIX — Arizona abortion rights supporters on Wednesday turned in more than double the signatures needed to put the issue on November’s ballot in the key…
Barbara Boxer gives Biden two weeks to fix his ailing campaign
When Barbara Boxer arrived in the U.S. Senate, her image as a fiery liberal from Marin County — land of crystals, hot tubs and aging…
Newsom abandons effort to put competing Prop. 47 measure on ballot
SACRAMENTO — In a wild turn of events, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers backed away Tuesday from plans to put an anti-crime measure on the…
Kamala Harris, at San Francisco fundraiser, glosses over Biden debate
SAN FRANCISCO — At a fraught moment in President Biden’s reelection campaign, as he faces calls to drop out of the race due to serious flubs…
Trump immunity ruling fuels Democrats’ urgency amid doubts about Biden
WASHINGTON — Monday’s Supreme Court decision giving Donald Trump immunity for past and potentially future presidential acts gave Democrats more urgency to defeat him, just as…
Opinion: Will Joe Biden put duty to country first?
“I hope Joe Biden runs for president.” That was the headline of a column I wrote back in March of 2019. I believed then that…