After years of cracking down on California’s oil industry, Gavin Newsom is working on a deal with oil interests to avoid soaring gas prices.

California already has an overwhelmingly Democratic delegation in Congress. Gov. Newsom’s plan could give his party five more seats and offset a Texas gerrymander.

At least 200,000 students are expected in California TK classrooms this fall. The classes are a bridge between preschool and kindergarten.

The state Senate during a floor session at the state Capitol in Sacramento on Aug. 29, 2024. Photo by Florence Middleton, CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom’s effort to redraw California’s congressional ...