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Get to know Meghann Adams, Malia M. Cohen and Herb W. Morgan as we explore their backgrounds, their top priorities, and what is at stake for voters in this election.

CalMatters interviewed five leading candidates who are competing for the notoriously anticlimactic gig of lieutenant governor. Here’s what they said.

While GOP lawmakers try to convince moderates that a voter ID requirement is a “common sense” idea, they continue to push President Donald Trump’s debunked fraud narrative.

Want to buy a gun in California? Lawmakers may have you set aside four hours — and bring ammo for the range

California is considering giving oil refineries and other major polluters billions in free pollution permits under a major overhaul of its carbon market. The fight is exposing a deeper question inside Gov. Gavin Newsom's climate agenda: Can California lower emissions without driving up gas prices?

Immigration remains deeply personal for many young Latino Californians, particularly as the Trump administration ramps up enforcement operations. But interviews with young voters and political experts suggest economic pressures like housing costs, education and healthcare are increasingly important.

The California governor is the most powerful elected official in the nation’s most populous state, commanding a $300 billion budget. Get to know the 61 candidates on the Primary Election ballot.

At a glance: Padres games at Petco Park are a San Diego summer favorite. But prices for tickets, concessions, and everything else that goes into catching a game can run up the bill, especially for a family. KPBS went to a game at Petco Park to tally up the cost, and that total had reporter Jake Gotta looking for another — possibly cheaper — way to watch baseball. His search took him up the coast to Anaheim, where the Padres played against the Los Angeles Angels.

Studies have shown that cell phone use is a serious distraction for students that affects their mental health, social-emotional development and ability to concentrate in class.

Candidates for California governor faced off in one last debate before the primary. Republicans begged a liberal state to vote differently, Matt Mahan sought to place himself in the middle and everyone came for Xavier Becerra.