Katie Porter
With Kamala Harris forgoing the 2026 governor’s race, former Southern California congresswoman’s momentum builds as a new Politico poll shows her cementing the lead as frontrunner.
Valley Water
After spending $100 million since 2017 to plan a $2.7 billion new reservoir critics say is infeasible, Silicon Valley’s largest water agency sees state cut off new money and feds refuse to provide water for it.
Charles Munger Jr.
Palo Alto son of Warren Buffett’s business partner will fund opposition to Gavin Newsom’s redistricting ballot measure. But Democrats plan to attack him over his donations to anti-abortion and anti-gay groups.