Governor Gavin Newsom called the legislative special session days after Donald Trump won the November election.

Some of the state’s high-risk fire areas are in Republican districts, including those represented by Assemblymember Carl DeMaio of San Diego, state Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones of Santee and Rep ...

The Republican Party tried hard last year to keep one of its members, Carl DeMaio, from taking a seat in the California Legislature. It endorsed his Republican opponent. A trio of ...