“The California Republican Party elected Jessica Millan Patterson as its new chair Sunday, making her the first woman and first Latina to lead the 140-year-old organization,” the San Francisco Chronicle reports. “Patterson has long-standing ties with the party’s deep-pocketed donors as executive

Politico: “Of course, every state is in better economic shape than it was during the Great Recession, but California has enjoyed its renaissance while pursuing policies Republicans associate with economic ruin. It has an $11-an-hour minimum wage, scheduled to rise to $15 by 2023. Its unusually

The Hill: “Traditionally, candidates have hunkered down in Des Moines and Manchester, hoping that a victory in the Iowa caucuses or New Hampshire primary would jumpstart their campaigns.” “But in 2020, voters in California and Texas along with seven other states will head to the polls on March 3 —

Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom (D) is calling for the resignation of California Democratic Party Chairman Eric Bauman over charges of sexual misconduct, the Sacramento Bee reports.

“A Democrat has all but officially won what’s considered one of the most important local races this election, as Republican Rob Poythress on Saturday conceded to Democrat Anna Caballero in the race for the Senate District 12 seat,” the Fresno Bee reports. “Once her victory is sealed, Caballero