California still struggles to remove illegally owned weapons
SACRAMENTO, California - California will have a backlog for the foreseeable future in a unique firearms seizure program even if state lawmakers approve permanent funding, officials said Thursday.
View ArticleRepublican Ron Unz joins race for Boxer's US Senate seat
LOS ANGELES - Another Republican has joined the race to succeed California Sen. Barbara Boxer.
View ArticleCalifornia governor, attorney general honor fallen officer
ROSEVILLE, California - California's governor and attorney general joined hundreds of law enforcement officers and other mourners Tuesday to honor a California Highway Patrol officer killed as he...
View ArticlePoll: Trump, Clinton hold leads in California contests
LOS ANGELES - The Democratic presidential race between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders is tightening in California, while Donald Trump has a comfortable double-digit edge over his Republican rivals,...
View ArticleCrowded ticket could ease path for Sanchez in Senate bid
LOS ANGELES - Thirty-four candidates want to be California's next U.S. senator.
View ArticleThe Latest: Candidates for US Senate meet for first debate
STOCKTON, California - The Latest on the U.S. Senate debate (all times local):
View ArticleUS Senate debate draws contrasts in tone between Democrats
STOCKTON, California - What they lacked in policy distinctions the two Democrats vying for California's first open U.S. Senate seat in decades made up for in stylistic differences, with front-runner...
View ArticleGOP Senate candidates make pitches at state convention
BURLINGAME, California - Republican candidates for U.S. Senate made cameo appearances Sunday before a sparse crowd at a state party convention, underscoring the scant public attention the contest has...
View ArticleCalifornia high court questions Brown's prison measure
SAN FRANCISCO - California Supreme Court justices questioned Thursday whether Gov. Jerry Brown made sweeping changes to an existing ballot proposal that shortchanged voters in his bid to put his plan...
View ArticleIt's a fight for second place in California's US Senate race
LOS ANGELES - Campaigns are usually about winning. California's U.S. Senate race is a fight for No. 2.
View ArticleUS Senate candidates clash over climate, jobs in last debate
LOS ANGELES - Five candidates for California's open U.S. Senate seat jousted Tuesday over climate change, crime and the minimum wage, while Republicans jabbed at front-running Democrat Kamala Harris,...
View ArticleIn opening salvo, California Senate candidates go to TV ads
LOS ANGELES - California's leading U.S. Senate candidates Friday launched dueling TV ad campaigns aimed at a vast pool of voters who are undecided or haven't focused on the race to replace Sen. Barbara...
View ArticleGovernor endorses Democratic Senate candidate Kamala Harris
SACRAMENTO, California - Gov. Jerry Brown is endorsing Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Kamala Harris barely two weeks before California's June 7 primary election.
View ArticleCalifornia US Senate choice could come down to 2 Democrats
LOS ANGELES - California Attorney General Kamala Harris would love to deliver an election-day surprise by ousting her strongest rival and fellow Democrat, Rep. Loretta Sanchez, from the race for the...
View ArticleA glance at candidates for California's open US Senate seat
LOS ANGELES - Thirty-four candidates will be on the ballot Tuesday to replace retiring Sen. Barbara Boxer. They will appear on a single ballot and voters can choose any candidate, regardless of party....
View ArticleCalifornia Supreme Court allows governor's prison plan
SAN FRANCISCO - Gov. Jerry Brown did not illegally gut an existing ballot initiative to try to get his plan to reduce the state's prison population before voters in November, the California Supreme...
View ArticleAP News Guide: Candidates and issues in California's primary
SACRAMENTO, California - California's typically sleepy primary has a sharper edge this year as the Democratic presidential primary remains unsettled.
View ArticleThe Latest: Sanders wins Democratic primary in Montana
WASHINGTON - The Latest on campaign 2016 as California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota and South Dakota vote. (all times Eastern):
View ArticleCalifornia advances 2 Democratic women to Senate runoff
LOS ANGELES - In a historic first, California voters Tuesday sent two Democrats, both minority women, to a November runoff for the state's open U.S. Senate seat.
View ArticleThe Latest: Clinton wins Democratic primary in California
LOS ANGELES - The Latest on California's primary election (all times local):
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