Nicole Nixon

A CHEVRON in downtown L.A. last week charged $8.31 a gallon for regular gas. (GENARO MOLINA Los Angeles Times) As gas prices surge in California and nationally due to the war in Iran, two Democrats running for California governor are calling for the state... See more

Candidates scramble, one quits, after redistricting shakes up California's congressional races Two years after Huntington Beach residents voted to effectively ban Pride flags from being displayed on city property, the conservative coastal city could be re... See more

GARY CORONADO For The Times REP. Robert Garcia, seen in Long Beach, will run in a more conservative district. Two years after Huntington Beach residents voted to in effect ban Pride flags from being displayed on city property, the conservative coastal cit... See more

A CROWD delivers a standing ovation to Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is barred from running for a third term. (RONALDO BOLANOS Los Angeles Times) Despite a plea from the head of the California Democratic Party for underperforming candidates to drop out of the go... See more

SAN JOSÉ Mayor Matt Mahan has stood out from the pack by being willing to criticize Gov. Gavin Newsom. DAI SUGANO Bay Area News Group Matt Mahan, the mayor of San José and latest entrant into the jam-packed race for California governor, has in recent ye... See more