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Republican Herb Morgan is challenging Democratic incumbent Malia Cohen for oversight of California’s spending.

Ballots are being mailed out to voters across the state and top of the ticket is the race for California governor. We’re continuing our series of conversations with the gubernatorial candidates, up next is Democrat Katie Porter.

The increase of remote work has altered California’s labor landscape, potentially presenting challenges for workers to get certain in-state jobs and, at the same time, adjust to the state’s high cost of living.

Border officials encourage travelers to declare all agriculture products, including flowers and plants to avoid potential penalties and to protect U.S. agriculture.

Being a journalist has many challenges, but those working just across the border face a unique set of obstacles. KPBS Video Journalist Matthew Bowler spent the day chasing down leads with a few Tijuana journalists.

This weekend in the arts in San Diego: Jimmy Dorantes at The Photographer's Eye; San Diego River Park art in Santa Ysabel; Brisk One at Woo Studios; Lauren Gunderson's "A Room in the Castle" at Moxie; Hi-Res storytelling; Mother's Day at the library and more.

The state’s shift to a funding system that gave school districts control has left big gaps in student performance and questions over who’s accountable for what, according to a new report.

Onetime progressive darling Katie Porter’s campaign for governor stalled over viral videos that critics say showed temperament issues. Seven months later, they’re still her biggest liability.

Proposition 50, which Democrats framed as a referendum on the Trump administration, attracted far more support from California Latinos than Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign did just the previous year, a CalMatters data analysis has found. The swing toward Prop. 50 is yet another indication that President Donald Trump’s fragile coalition of Latino support is dissolving.

The approval expands the No Shots Fired program, which was started in 2021 in partnership with the city of San Diego, according to board Vice Chair Monica Montgomery Steppe's office.