In 362 days California voters will choose a new governor. That’s just around the corner in political terms, given the expense ...

The state's senior senator says he is staying in Washington rather than run for Sacramento's top job. His rationale is ...

Mr. Padilla, a Democrat, held an impromptu news conference to announce he would not run for California’s top office.

Padilla, who became a senator in 2021 after Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed him to succeed Vice President Kamala Harris, won a full term in 2022.

It feels like a foregone conclusion that the underwhelming field of Democratic candidates for California governor is about to get some much-needed company and that California's senior Senator, Alex ...