It was what politicians call a “beauty contest,” in which candidates are given opportunities to briefly strut their stuff without any deep oratory.

Steve Hilton, one of the Republican candidates for California governor, said he wanted to scrap income tax for high earners.

The governor of the Mexican state of Baja California, which borders the US, said on social media Sunday that the United States withdrew tourist visas from her and her husband.

Trump's efforts to undermine California's liberal values will be at the forefront of the state's 2026 campaign for governor, including on the culture-war fight over rights for transgender Americans.

Democratic governor hopefuls debated artificial intelligence and California’s transition to renewable energy at a labor event in Sacramento.

While Baja California Gov. Marina del Pilar Ávila says she still doesn’t know why the U.S. government revoked her non-immigrant visa, she is convinced the matter will be worked out.

Hundreds of union members inside the Sacramento hotel ballroom embraced the pro-labor pledges and speeches that dominated the candidates' remarks.

Marina del Pilar Ávila and her politician husband Carlos Torres had both their visas revoked, though it is unclear why.

Right-leaning Los Angeles City Councilmember John Lee was fully on board with Newsom’s efforts, saying in a statement that he applauds the governor for “his aggressiveness and urgency on this issue” and that he wants the city to take up the “best pieces of his model ordinance.”