It took two decades of patient, vigilant community organizing to open a prime piece of San Francisco Bay shoreline to the ...

As demographics shift, advocates from Las Vegas to Alaska are fighting to make voting accessible for citizens who speak ...

California officials cut billions from ambitious climate programs to offset an unexpected budget deficit. Now they hope ...

Voting is now underway, and it's not just the presidential race on the ballot. Here are some the notable things about the ...

Special to the OBSERVER (KFF) - The proponents of Proposition 35, a November ballot initiative that would create ...

The general election is just 52 days away. In addition to local city council, school board and water board candidates seeking ...

A new statewide poll in California found that nearly three-quarters of Golden State residents support Proposition 36, a ...

Tonight -- immigration is one of the most important issues for voters across the country and that's especially true in the border state of Arizona where a controversial immigration measure is on the ...

The result was a decade-long experiment in criminal justice called “realignment.” By reducing the number of crimes that were ...

An issue on the Ohio ballot could change how district maps are drawn in the state if passed in November. Issue 1 is not the ...

A new statewide poll in California found that nearly three-quarters of Golden State residents support making changes to "Prop 47" – the 2014 public referendum that reduced penalties for larceny, ...

Come January, there's no doubt a Democrat will represent a state Assembly district encompassing parts of San Bernardino County. The choice facing voters in the 50th Assembly District is which Democrat ...