California sought to raise voter turnout by passing vote by mail, which election officials say slows the ballot counting process.

Population growth began to slow in the late 1990s, thanks largely to out-migration of Southern California aerospace workers and their families as defense spending dried up after the breakup of the Soviet Union.

Some regions "don't feel like they're fully engaged in the prosperity that is the state of California," the governor admitted.

THE BUZZ: AI DIPLOMACY — Global tech leaders who gathered for a historic artificial intelligence safety summit in San Francisco this week are keeping close tabs on California as Washington looks poised to scrap guardrails for the emerging technology under President-elect Donald Trump.

Now, some Democrats say that is a problem. So, what, if anything, does the state need to do to win back Democratic voters? Taryn Luna covers the governor for the Times and she joined Lisa McRee from Sacramento.

Lake County elections officials are tired of the rush to count ballots, defending their history of being the last in California and possibly the nation to tally votes.

Ex-Obama fundraiser and Silicon Valley tech pioneer Allison Huynh spoke to Fox News Digital about the recent progressive losses in California after the election.

It’s been two weeks since California counties started counting ballots on Election Day, and an estimated 620,000 votes remain to be processed. A handful of counties still have large batches of votes that they have not reported to the California Secretary of State,

Nearly 2 million undocumented immigrants are the backbone of some industries, and they pay billions in taxes for services they never receive.

Complaints and conspiracy theories about California election results are back. A nonpartisan group hopes its vote tracker will help.

As of late Tuesday, an estimated 570,500 ballots statewide were yet to be counted, according to the Secretary of State’s office.

As the tip of the spear for Democrats nationally, California pushes the party to the left. President-elect Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential election suggests the party — and California leaders — may be too out of touch with the American people.