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Republican gubernatorial candidate Assemblyman Travis Allen (R-Huntington Beach) on Friday called sexual harassment allegations revealed against him a Democratic-led political attack, and said he was “shocked” to hear about them.

In the absence of an official announcement, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti appears to have confirmed his intention to run for president in 2020, or beyond, this week.

Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, the two Democrat frontrunners in the heated race to become California’s 40th governor, attacked each other’s business ties during a Thursday night debate that was hosted by Spanish-language TV station Univision and the Latino Community Foundation.

California Lieutenant Governor and gubernatorial candidate Gavin Newsom is ramping up his pro-amnesty rhetoric, vowing to keep California a “sanctuary state” for illegal immigrants while defying and resisting President Donald Trump.

California’s Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom called Trump “a joke and a racist,” and called for him to “resign” in a Facebook post last Thursday, just prior to a major gubernatorial debate.

A new poll from Berkeley’s Institute of Government Studies suggests that no Republicans will make it onto the ballot for the key races in the 2018 general election in the deep blue state of California.

A statewide survey released by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) on Thursday shows Democratic gubernatorial candidates Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom just five points ahead of former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, tightening the race for who will replace soon-to-be termed out Gov. Jerry Brown in 2018.

California Democrats could be in trouble in 2018, with the latest USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times Poll finding registered voters’ top concerns are the traditionally Republican issues of high cost of living, jobs, taxes, and illegal immigrants.

Former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s strategy to take on Lieutenant Gov. Gavin Newsom — who is leading in the 2018 race for governor — appears to be focused on turning out Latino and working-class voters.

Spiking rents after the Wine Country fires could help Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom’s housing policies build support for his campaign for California governor.

The so-called “resistance” to Trump continues to define Democratic Party politics across the nation, as California’s four Democratic candidates for governor in 2018 competed to show off their anti-Trump credentials at a debate in San Francisco.

The four Democratic candidates for Governor of California all agree that the state should move to a single-payer, government-run health care system. They just disagree about whether it is possible without a plan to pay for it.

On Wednesday, the state Legislature’s California Latino Caucus endorsed 2018 gubernatorial candidate, and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.

A new poll released by UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies on Friday shows Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom leading the 2018 governor’s race with 26 percent of support among likely voters.

Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) has endorsed Antonio Villaraigosa’s gubernatorial bid, potentially boosting the former Los Angeles mayor’s vote among African Americans and minorities.

On Sunday, Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) endorsed California State Treasurer John Chiang for governor of California, as the duo campaigned together throughout Southern California and hosted a Facebook Live event.

Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom continues to crush the competition in fundraising, while former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has crashed to third place in fundraising for the 2018 governor’s race.

Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa have each hired advisors who know the most intimate details of both men’s extramarital affairs in a move that could be interpreted as a form of intimidation and psychological political warfare in the 2018 race for governor.

On Tuesday, two veteran California political journalists ripped California Lieutenant Governor and gubernatorial candidate Gavin Newsom, saying he simply lacks “the stones to govern California.”

The more Republicans who enter the race for California governor, the greater the chance that California voters may be choosing between two Democrats on their general election ballots.

On Thursday, Assemblyman Travis Allen (R-Huntington Beach) officially became the sixth candidate — and second Republican — to announce his candidacy for California’s 2018 Democrat-heavy gubernatorial race.

California’s Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom, the leading candidate to replace Governor Jerry Brown after the 2018 elections, has declared that he wants Congress to impeach President Donald Trump.

California State Treasurer and 2018 gubernatorial candidate John Chiang began his campaign by taking aim at Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom, who is so far seen as the frontrunner in the Democrat-heavy race.

A new poll from the University of California’s Institute of Government Studies has found that the 2018 governor’s race is tightening between Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.

California gubernatorial candidate and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa again blasted “Davos Democrat” Gavin Newsom while saying that working-class voters are not “deplorable.”

Breitbart News has called out the bipartisan “Party of Davos”for years. And if California Democrat Antonio Villaraigosa’s speech at last week’s state convention is any indication, Democrats may be discovering that it may be advantageous for them as well to

California’s Senate President pro Tem Kevin de Leon might be considering running for governor in 2018, although reports indicate he will not be making an announcement on his decision during the California Democratic convention this weekend.

Left-wing billionaire and Democrat mega-donor Tom Steyer is reportedly considering joining the crowded Democratic field of candidates for the 2018 governor’s race in California.

Joel Fox of California’s “Fox & Hounds” political blog has suggested the possibility that a Democrat-versus-Democrat contest in California’s 2018 governor’s race could end up helping some Republicans retain their seats.

Former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is pursuing a pathway to the California governor’s mansion that would make him the first Latino governor since 1875 — but it depends on turning out the chronically underperforming Latino vote.

Turnout in the March 7 mayoral election in Los Angeles was not a record low after all, although it came close — and did break a record for the highest share of reelection votes won by any L.A. mayor in over a century.

In the liberal stronghold of California, being anti-Trump is a fad among nervous Republicans, and even retired Democrats re-enter the field have seen the value in championing anti-Trump sentiment as a way to boost themselves in the polls.

LA2024 Chief Executive Officer Gene Sykes told Southern California Public Radio’s 89.3 KPCC last Thursday that President Donald Trump had been more helpful than President Barack Obama in helping to secure the 2024 Olympics for Los Angeles.

Former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said he is concerned that President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, including his recent executive order on terror-prone countries, his plans to end “sanctuary cities” and his intention to build a wall across the U.S.-Mexico border, could harm Los Angeles’s bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games.

At least 100,000 people attended the one-mile Women’s March in Downtown Los Angeles to protest President Donald Trump with other “pro-women” individuals.

There is something decidedly odd about the California State Legislature’s decision to hire former Attorney General Eric Holder, now back at the prestigious Covington & Burling law firm, to fight the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump.