California to Mandate Covid-19 Vaccines for All Students as Soon as Next Fall

Children from kindergarten to 12th grade in both public and private schools will be required to be inoculated against the coronavirus once the F.D.A. gives full approval.

‘Mandates Are Working’: Employer Ultimatums Lift Vaccination Rates, So Far

In California and New York, where mandates for health care workers have gone into effect, many are complying.

The Secret War Over Pentagon Aid in Fighting Wildfires

The military’s satellites excel at spotting new blazes, but for decades they have been mostly off limits to civilian firefighters.

Opinion | No, California Isn’t Doomed

With a budget surplus and plans for fixing its biggest problems, the Golden State is looking a bit more golden.

Opinion | How They Failed: California Republicans, Media Critics and Facebook

Ezra Klein and Kara Swisher join Jane Coaston to debate recent and ongoing mistakes dominating the news.

In Orange County, the Recall’s Defeat Echoes Years of G.O.P. Erosion

Voters struck down the effort to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom, continuing the political seesawing that has defined the former Republican stronghold.

California Housing Is a Crisis Newsom Can Take Into His Own Hands

Having survived a recall vote, the governor is free to focus on the state’s homeless population and housing shortage. He has more room to maneuver than he did when he first took office.

California Housing Is a Crisis Newsom Can Take Into His Own Hands

Having survived a recall vote, the governor is free to focus on the state’s homeless population and housing shortage. He has more room to maneuver than he did when he first took office.

Opinion | Democrats Continue to Struggle With Men of Color

The idea of always playing defense and never offense is, well, offensive.

Newsom Beat the Recall, Now Comes the Hard Part: Governing California

Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing multiple crises. Ninety percent of California is in extreme drought. The median home price has eclipsed $800,000. Some 100,000 people are sleeping outside or in their cars.

Newsom’s Anti-Trump Recall Strategy Offers Republicans a Warning for 2022

California Democrats were able to nationalize the vote — thanks to an avalanche of money, party discipline and, above all, an easily demonized opponent.

As California Votes, It Rethinks Its Tradition of Direct Democracy

Any proposed changes to a century-old recall law are likely to be met with stiff opposition from Republicans, who see it as one of the last avenues of influence in a Democratic-led state.

When will Californians know who won the recall?

The polls close Tuesday at 8 p.m. Pacific time, and nearly 40 percent of registered voters have already cast ballots.

California’s Recall: What to Watch

Early returns suggest that California’s huge Democratic base is rallying for Gov. Gavin Newsom, who was elected in 2018 in a landslide. There are more than 40 competitors on the ballot.

California’s Recall: What to Watch

Early returns suggest that California’s huge Democratic base is rallying for Gov. Gavin Newsom, who was elected in 2018 in a landslide. There are more than 40 competitors on the ballot.

Opinion | California Is Not So Special After All

If Gavin Newsom wins, it will most likely be less a vote of confidence than a resounding rejection of the right-wing Republican agenda.

California Farmers, Worried About Water, May Be a Force in Recall Vote

Many say they favor ousting Gov. Gavin Newsom because of high taxes and restrictions on water use in the current drought.

Higher Approval, a New Electorate and No Arnold. This Isn’t 2003.

This California recall election is different in several key ways from the one that ousted a Democratic governor 18 years ago.

Opinion | Covid Isn’t Finished Messing With Politics

Or with the presidency. 

Mountain of Money Fuels Gavin Newsom’s Surge to Recall Finish Line

The California governor has taken full advantage of the state’s loose financing rules for recall elections, overpowering Republican challengers for whom the cavalry never arrived.