A GOP upset in California would reverberate across the nation’s political landscape. Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by nearly 2-to-1 statewide. Democrats also dominate the legislature, where Republicans have been reduced to powerless spectators.

Jamie Lee Curtis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Janet Evans, Carl Lewis, Riane Eisler, Terry McMillan, Nobuyuki Matsuhisa, Mariachi Reyne de Los Ángeles and John L. Burton all earned selection into the California Hall of Fame on Tuesday.

A parental rights advocate is is taking a victory lap after the Supreme Court ruled California officials cannot block local schools from enforcing policies that loop parents into conversations about a child’s gender questions.

A California voter ID initiative has gathered enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot, proponents say. The initiative has sparked debate.