Suspense over whether former Vice President Kamala Harris will jump into California’s 2028 gubernatorial race is effectively freezing the field in her home state as Democrats weigh potential

In a different scenario, the governor’s race in California would already have taken shape. Aspiring candidates would have been making appearances around the state. Donors would have begun bankrolling their favorites,

Rob Bonta's parents fled a dictatorship and now he fears one is coming to America. He says battling the Trump administration in court is more important than running for governor in 2026.

Gavin Newsom, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Attorney General Rob Bonta and the rest of the ... for statewide office between two Democrats. Kamala Harris, frontrunner in California’s ...