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Matsui Leads Vang in District 7 Race

Matsui Leads Vang in District 7 Race

Incumbent Doris Matsui holds a 53.3% lead over Mai Vang with about 87% of votes counted.

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Would you vote for a newer progressive challenger over a long-serving incumbent in your district?

California state news covers government, technology, entertainment, climate and elections across the country's most populous state. Reporting reaches Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and San Jose.

Economics

Economic Indicators

Life360 Opens Platform to AI Agents

The family safety app now lets third-party AI assistants query its service about family members' activities.

Life360 Opens Platform to AI Agents

Inflation

Gonzalez, Obeso-Martinez Vie for Assembly Seat

Finance

Live Poll

Do you plan to review or change your health insurance plan for 2027?

Insurance

Covered California Urges Fresno Residents to Enroll

Covered California officials highlighted 2027 coverage options and expanded state subsidies at a Fresno enrollment event.

Covered California Urges Fresno Residents to Enroll

Crime

Live Poll

Should California make it easier to try teenagers as adults for homicide?

Criminal Justice

Families Push Juvenile Justice Reforms in California

Roughly 50 families from the Victims of Teenage Crime group called for changes to how juveniles are tried and rehabilitated.

Families Push Juvenile Justice Reforms in California

Politics

Elections

Lake County Counts 10,952 Unprocessed Ballots

The county registrar reported progress on finishing the official count for the Nov. 3 election.

Business

Business Strategy

Western Union Ends Intermex Deal After California Conditions

Western Union terminated its agreement to acquire International Money Express after California imposed conditions it called unacceptable.

Western Union Ends Intermex Deal After California Conditions

Coverage follows the legislature and the governor's office, the state courts and the ballot initiative process that drives so much of California's policymaking. Reporting runs through Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and San Jose alongside the agricultural Central Valley and coastal communities. Technology, entertainment and agriculture sit at the center of the state's economic identity and generate its most durable policy arguments. Water supply, housing costs and wildfire management are the structural questions that return regardless of what else is on the agenda.

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