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California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing pressure to appoint a replacement for the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein

California governor had promised to pick Black woman to complete veteran senator’s term but hints at ‘interim appointment’

Described as a ‘botanical wonderland’, the rocky ridge is home to more than 30 species of rare plants and Indigenous village sites

WASHINGTON — Politicians come in all colors of charismatic, from red-faced rabble rousers to silver-tongued orators, and Alex Padilla’s hue is the faded blue of some everyday jeans. Sure, he’s California’s first Latino senator, a rising star in the Democratic Party and a Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate who’s the…

Alex Padilla is California’s first Latino senator and a rising star, as co-chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra violated the Hatch Act when he expressed support for Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla’s election at an event last year, a government watchdog said Tuesday.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — People who love their job can find it very difficult to retire. Work is their life and identity. That's why Sen. Dianne Feinstein is hanging on.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s weeks-long absence from Washington as she recuperates from shingles not only led to calls for her retirement, it refocused attention on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s promise to appoint a Black woman if either of California’s U.S. Senate seats opened up.

LOS ANGELES — It took a major disaster and the prolonged displacement of hundreds of farmworkers, but the small Monterey County community of Pajaro is finally getting the help and attention of federal, state and local lawmakers its residents have sought for decades.