Seema Mehta

Independent redistricting and the state's top-two primary were designed to curb partisan influence. In today's more polarized political environment, California is reconsidering both.

Days before California voters receive their mail-in ballots, gubernatorial candidates Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, and Steve Hilton, a Republican, will debate in a nationally televised face-off.

Days before California voters receive their mail-in ballots, gubernatorial candidates Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, and Steve Hilton, a Republican, will debate in a nationally televised face-off.

LOS ANGELES - If elected governor in November, Republican Steve Hilton said Tuesday he would eliminate the state Department of Motor Vehicles and slash registration fees for car owners - expressing confidence that the Democratic-controlled Legislature would embrace the plan.

LOS ANGELES — If elected governor in November, Republican Steve Hilton said Tuesday he would eliminate the state Department of Motor Vehicles and

Companies and special interest groups with some of the diciest issues expected to land on California's next governor's desk are among the top financial backers of Democrat Xavier Becerra, the gubernatorial front runner.

Dave Regan claims he is the victim of a “smear” campaign orchestrated in part by wealthy Californians who are opposed to the billionaire tax measure he championed.

A trespasser tried to enter former Vice President Kamala Harris' cliffside home in Malibu on Friday evening, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and a Harris spokesman.

LOS ANGELES — A trespasser tried to enter former Vice President Kamala Harris' cliffside home in Malibu on Friday evening, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and a Harris spokesman.

LOS ANGELES — A trespasser tried to enter former Vice President Kamala Harris' cliffside home in Malibu on Friday evening, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and a Harris spokesman.