State Watch

Rep. Michelle Steel chats with a voter through his front gate while canvassing in Buena Park on May 28, 2022. The Republican’s seat is in play again in 2024. Photo by Bing Guan for CalMatters

Laphonza Butler, president of EMILY's List, speaks during an event in Washington, D.C., on June 23, 2023. Photo by Susan Walsh, AP Photo

Los Angeles City Council made a big show of censuring three colleagues (among them Gil Cedillo and Nury Martinez, pictured above) following a scandal last year.

Assemblymembers convene during the final day of the legislative session at the state Capitol in Sacramento on Sept. 14, 2023. Photo by Rahul Lal for CalMatters