California Politics
![New GOP strategy will paint VP's home state as a dystopia of crime, unaffordable living costs and ruinous taxation New GOP strategy will paint VP's home state as a dystopia of crime, unaffordable living costs and ruinous taxation](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-HOMELESS-0629-11.jpg?w=132)
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Walters: California’s image will be a weapon as Harris faces Trump this year
New GOP strategy will paint VP's home state as a dystopia of crime, unaffordable living...
![The games provide a key opportunity for Angeleno leaders to study up in advance of the 2028 Olympics. The games provide a key opportunity for Angeleno leaders to study up in advance of the 2028 Olympics.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/LDN-L-OLY-OVERVIEW-0721-KB31-1.jpg?w=140)
California leaders headline presidential delegation to Paris Olympics
The games provide a key opportunity for Angeleno leaders to study up in advance of...
![The country is ready for a woman to lead it, local activists say, but a woman from Oakland and with a house in L.A., now that's just a bonus. The country is ready for a woman to lead it, local activists say, but a woman from Oakland and with a house in L.A., now that's just a bonus.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/OCR-L-HARRIS-WOMEN-0723.jpg?w=132)
What Kamala Harris likely leading Democratic ticket means for California women?
The country is ready for a woman to lead it, local activists say, but a...
![Vice President Kamala Harris made a big entrance during her first official visit to her campaign headquarters on Monday evening, walking out to Beyoncé’s song “Freedom.” Vice President Kamala Harris made a big entrance during her first official visit to her campaign headquarters on Monday evening, walking out to Beyoncé’s song “Freedom.”](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cnn-L19jb21wb25lbnRzL2ltYWdlL2luc3RhbmNlcy9jbHl4dGF0djgwMDAzM2Q1dnlod25waTgz-L19jb21wb25lbnRzL2FydGljbGUvaW5zdGFuY2VzL2NseXh0YTlzMDAwMG5lMW55NDAzODd1ZHc.jpg?w=140)
Beyoncé gives Kamala Harris permission to use her song ‘Freedom’ for her presidential campaign
Vice President Kamala Harris made a big entrance during her first official visit to her...
![The announcement that Vice President Kamala Harris will seek the Democratic nomination for president is inspiring a wave of false claims about her eligibility and her background. The announcement that Vice President Kamala Harris will seek the Democratic nomination for president is inspiring a wave of false claims about her eligibility and her background.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Election_2024_Democrats_51660_ba7d49.jpg?w=132)
A look at false claims around Kamala Harris and her campaign for the White House
The announcement that Vice President Kamala Harris will seek the Democratic nomination for president is...
![Santa Clara Valley Water District studying San Jose, Palo Alto, Mountain View as possible locations Santa Clara Valley Water District studying San Jose, Palo Alto, Mountain View as possible locations](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sjm-l-desal-0130-1.jpg?w=140)
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Desalination plant proposed for San Francisco Bay
Santa Clara Valley Water District studying San Jose, Palo Alto, Mountain View as possible locations
![Steve Garvey, a former first-baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres, will face Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif., in November in the race to fill the seat formerly held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Steve Garvey, a former first-baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres, will face Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif., in November in the race to fill the seat formerly held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sjm-3490586-1.jpg?w=132)
Complaint accuses California GOP senate candidate Steve Garvey of failing to disclose income
Steve Garvey, a former first-baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres,...
![Smith, who co-founded Dope Era Magazine and once ran for City Council, gained national attention for his role in the viral Lake Merritt confrontation. Smith, who co-founded Dope Era Magazine and once ran for City Council, gained national attention for his role in the viral Lake Merritt confrontation.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-KENZIE-0723-2.jpg?w=118)
Kenzie Smith, community leader of Oakland’s ‘BBQ Becky’ fame, dies at 43
Smith, who co-founded Dope Era Magazine and once ran for City Council, gained national attention...
![The 'Swifties for Harris' account also launched on X Sunday. While not affiliated with the singer, it garnered more than 19,000 followers in less than 24 hours. The 'Swifties for Harris' account also launched on X Sunday. While not affiliated with the singer, it garnered more than 19,000 followers in less than 24 hours.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2151626142.jpg?w=132)
Will Taylor Swift back Kamala Harris and ignore Ivanka Trump’s birthday cake appeal?
The 'Swifties for Harris' account also launched on X Sunday. While not affiliated with the...
![California Forever, which spent years buying thousands of acres of farmland near Fairfield, earlier last week issued its own study claiming the new city would create billions of dollars in economic activity and tens of thousands of jobs for the county. California Forever, which spent years buying thousands of acres of farmland near Fairfield, earlier last week issued its own study claiming the new city would create billions of dollars in economic activity and tens of thousands of jobs for the county.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-LANDBALLOT-0118-2.jpg?w=132)
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Billionaires’ utopia company California Forever scraps plan for ballot initiative in wake of damning report
California Forever, which spent years buying thousands of acres of farmland near Fairfield, earlier last...