Turnout, the top-two primary system, and Proposition 1 all offer insights into voters’ mindsets.

The state’s democracy innovations will be front and center, and some races will be closely watched as early indicators of possible November outcomes.

Subnational jurisdictions are grappling with the tangible impacts that AI is beginning to have. Their efforts provide an important space to learn best practices for policy going forward.

To Push Back, the West Must Invest More in Urban Life

Westward-looking, often aligned with their fellow Americans, and confident in U.S. global engagement, Californians would prefer that the role of their state and local leaders on the world stage be decided close to home.

The state and the Hoopa Tribe are stretching funds from federal, state, and local programs to build public digital infrastructure.

The state’s residents have been eager to be a world leader on a subnational level.

Without federal reform, state and local leaders will need to find innovative ways to cope with migration trends within the bounds of existing inadequate policy.

With big data, California policymakers could improve everything from infrastructure to air quality—but first they need the tools to make use of it

The Golden State’s innovative approaches to ballot access should be studied widely.

The Cities Summit of the Americas showcases three recent developments in subnational diplomacy.

Major fires along the U.S. West Coast partly result from ecological disintegration in the Amazon. So, North and South American states should work together toward their shared interest in protecting the rainforest.