Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton were leading in the race for California governor in early returns Tuesday night, a nailbiter befitting the most unsettled gubernatorial race in recent memory. The two were neck-and-neck after about 4.8 million ballots, or about 55 percent of the votes, were counted statewide. It could be days or […]
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Who’s Winning California’s Statewide Races? Here’s What We Know So Far
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California’s primary election included more than just deciding who voters want to see in the governor’s office. Californians also voted on several statewide offices, ranging from the governor’s second in command to the regulator for the state’s embattled insurance market. The top two vote-getters will go […]
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California Voting Ends Tuesday. The Results? Don’t Expect Them Anytime Soon
Even after all the ballots have been cast on Tuesday, it might be a while before Californians know the results of some significant races this election, given the state’s notoriously slow counting. California has made headlines for trailing other states when it comes to tallying its votes. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom sent a letter last […]
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Even While Courting Moderates on Voter ID, GOP Leaders Still Push Debunked Fraud Narrative
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. With President Donald Trump dragging them down in the polls, California Republicans are repackaging one of his core crusades into an idea they hope will be more palatable to voters. They are framing their successful push to get a voter ID law on the November ballot […]
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Panicked California Democrats are Pushing a Risky Strategy: Wait ’til the Last Minute to Vote
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Some California Democrats have a plan to avoid disaster in the governor’s race: Wait until the last minute to vote. With no one candidate emerging as a clear favorite and an open primary where the top two advance regardless of party affiliation, panic has set in […]
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Photos: Eureka’s May Day Rally
On Friday, May 1, an estimated 250 people gathered at 5 p.m. at the Humboldt County Courthouse for a May Day protest jointly organized by the Humboldt-Del Norte Labor Council and Centro del Pueblo. Following the event, many marched along the sidewalks to the music of Bandemonium toward the Eureka Theater for a showing of […]
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California Blocks Trump Administration from Withholding Homelessness Funds
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California scored a legal victory Monday that, for now, undermines the Trump administration’s efforts to drastically cut funding for homeless housing. Changes that would have diverted huge chunks of federal funds away from permanent housing and funneled them instead into temporary shelters and sober living programs […]
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Trump Wants Data on California’s Gender-Affirming and Abortion Care. Can the State Stop Him?
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The latest clash between California and President Donald Trump over abortion and gender-affirming care could soon leave doctors caught between state and federal law. Under a bill that may soon pass the Legislature, California medical providers and affiliated businesses could face hefty state fines if they […]
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City Applies for Federal Loan to Aid Purchase of Fortuna Theatre
Shuttered for years, the Fortuna Theatre could be revived if a federal loan to a local foundation is approved. A Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application for a loan of up to $1 million to help the Fortuna Theatre Foundation buy the theater property was approved by the Fortuna City Council at a March 16 […]
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Caltrans Meeting on the Future of Fernbridge
On Thursday, Caltrans District 1 is hosting a community meeting on the future of Fernbridge. The public scoping session will take place at Ferndale City Hall, 834 Main St., from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., as the agency begins preparing an environmental impact report on a series of options for the 115-year-old span across the Eel […]
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UPDATE: One in ICU from Western Destroying Angel Mushroom Poisoning
Others may have some of the same batch of the locally foraged mushrooms UPDATE: The mushroom that poisoned an area resident has been identified by state health officials as Western destroying angel, according to the county Department of Health and Human Services, which said the variety was mistaken “for puffball mushrooms by experienced local foragers.” […]
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California Passed a Law to Curb Spikes in Gas Prices. Why Isn’t It Using Those Powers Now?
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Three years ago, California built a first-in-the-nation system aimed at protecting drivers when oil markets turn calamitous. The Legislature passed it. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed it. He proclaimed “California took on Big Oil and won.” Its author, then-Sen. Nancy Skinner called it a “landmark law” that […]