Politics

President-elect Trump's promised deportations are calling attention to how byzantine the U.S. immigration system is. People on all sides are figuring out how to navigate it.

The Aromas-San Juan school board changed the way its members were elected in 2022. That decision made it harder to find candidates for this election.

Salinas Mayor Kimbley Craig is not running for re-election. Three men are competing to take her place: a former mayor, the president of Salinas’ chapter of the League of United Latin American Citizens, and a current Monterey County planning commissioner.

San Franciscans paid their respects starting early Wednesday morning to honor the late U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, who died last week at age 90.

UPDATED Dec. 22, 1:30 p.m. Governor Gavin Newsom selected California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to fill Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ Senate…

A three-term incumbent faces a political newcomer in the race to represent California’s 29th Assembly district. That covers most of the Monterey Bay area.…

Vicki Nohrden is a Republican running for the state Assembly in the 29th District. It covers most of the Monterey Bay area. Nohrden is a political…