The proposal would have levied a one-time 5% tax on Californians with wealth above $1 billion.

The campaign to defeat Proposition 40 was, in the weeks before Election Day, spending $1 million a day to convince voters not to adopt the one-time tax on billionaires' assets.

Democratic challenger Eric Jones leads 27-year incumbent Rep. Mike Thompson by roughly 7,600 votes in California's 4th Congressional District.

After Gov. Gavin Newsom announced last week that he would commute every California death sentence to life in prison without the possibility of parole, several families of crime victims spoke in support of Newsom’s decision Monday, while others expressed anger and outrage. The move would affect the sentences of 548 state prisoners awaiting execution in California. Nearly 40% of them can have their sentences commuted by the governor’s action...

Richard Barrera, president of the San Diego Unified school board and the likely next California superintendent of public instruction, leads in 33 of California's 58 counties as of Sunday night. His opponent,

Trump-endorsed Republican Ken Calvert will win the race for Congressional District 40 against fellow Republican Young Kim, NBC News projected Monday. Among the 83% of expected votes counted, Calvert received 53%, compared with Kim’s 47%, according to NBC News. CA – House 40 70.8% expected vote in Source: NBC News Decision Desk Projected Winner Ken Calvert 53.6% 98,455 Young Kim 46.4% 85,145 In response, Kim conceded to Calvert, congratulating...