The week before Los Angeles’ mayoral primary, a Spencer Pratt campaign van turned up on Hyperion Avenue, the road that separates the Los Feliz and Silver Lake neighborhoods on the city’s Eastside. Pratt’s campaign had become a social media hit over the prior month, fueled by a simple message, a barrage of A.I. slop videos, … Read more
As primary voters head to the polls Tuesday to determine which candidates will face off in November to become California’s governor and Los Angeles’ mayor, both races are wide open, with a new crop of candidates challenging the Democratic status quo. For Democrats, little clear consensus has emerged so far on who should lead the … Read more
Residents arrive to cast their votes for the Primary Election at the San Francisco Columbarium & Funeral Home in San Francisco, Calif. Tuesday, June 2, 2026. Jessica Christian/S.F. Chronicle San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan, center, greets a supporter in Chinatown on Primary Election Day in San Francisco, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. Chan, who represents District … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO – California’s 11th congressional district has long been a center of Democratic establishment power. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has held the seat, which covers portions of San Francisco, for 39 years. One of the leading candidates to replace Pelosi, however, is running directly against the system the longtime congresswoman played such … Read more