Tyler Katzenberger

This Q&A is part of a series of interviews with California's “other” big-city mayors — those who lead communities that are often overshadowed by the state's power centers like San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Denise Aguilar Mendez is challenging Democrat Rhodesia Ransom in the race for outgoing Democratic Rep. Carlos Villapudua's Stockton-area Assembly seat.

The party’s hot streak in statewide elections faces a crucial test in out-state districts long held by Republicans.

“People are burned out. They're tired,” a Berkeley student activist said.

Her defeat is yet another signal of voters’ swing toward tough-on-crime policies.

The double defeat is the latest signal of voters' swing toward tough-on-crime policies.

Many California Republicans had tried to keep Donald Trump at arm’s length. This one wants him on speed dial.

The not-so-lame-duck governor

THE BUZZ: BOOT UP — The new legislative session started just two days ago, but California Democrats are already brimming with new ways to push Big Tech's buttons.

THE BUZZ: BUCKING THE TREND — Democrats threw the kitchen sink at California House races this cycle. It (mostly) paid off.