Tom McClintock

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appeals court heard arguments yesterday about whether to let California's gubernatorial recall election go forward Oct. 7, sparring with a constitutional scholar on whether the Supreme Court's decision on the 2000 election is...

It may be payback time this summer for Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi. And Wednesday he came out swinging at the state's insurance industry after emerging victorious from this week's Democratic primary election for lieutenant governor. He blasted...

LOS ANGELES - Arnold Schwarzenegger spelled out his views on issues ranging from abortion to taxes in a radio broadcast yesterday, bowing to weeks of criticism that the action star's campaign has been all style and no substance. Schwarzenegger's comments...

In his campaign for governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger has labeled unions and Indian tribes that operate casinos as "special interests" and rejected their campaign money. But last year, as Schwarzenegger was raising money for a ballot initiative he was...

As a Republican running for governor in the shadow of Arnold Schwarzenegger, former sports czar Peter V. Ueberroth was handed a golden opportunity this week: a televised debate without his main rival, and a chance to make the case that California needs...

LOS ANGELES - California Gov. Gray Davis came under growing pressure yesterday to abandon his me-or-nothing strategy against the recall, as key Democrats rallied behind the backup candidacy of Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante to hedge against losing power in...

COSTA MESA, Calif. - Peter Ueberroth dropped out of the California recall race yesterday, leaving just two prominent Republicans seeking to replace Gov. Gray Davis. The move came as the latest poll showed him trailing badly in the field for the Oct. 7...

Two Texas-based refinery giants have pledged as much as $2 million to fund signature gathering for a ballot initiative to suspend California's landmark global warming law, according to Sacramento sources. The companies, Valero Energy Corp. and Tesoro...

Imagine this scenario: Facing doubts about winning, Tom McClintock drops out of a hotly contested political race to clear the way for a wealthy show business name, who then fumbles the bid, allowing a third candidate to capture the seat. The 2003...

Thirty-one-thousand feet above the Central Valley, sitting in a window seat on a crowded low-fare airliner, gubernatorial candidate Tom McClintock hesitantly accepted the offer from another passenger: a high-altitude laying on of hands. "I recognized you...

State Sen. Tom McClintock ended his long-shot campaign for governor the way he began it two months ago, reaching out in radio and television interviews to ask supporters to "vote your conscience" and hand him "the greatest upset in state history."...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - With 135 candidates running to replace Gov. Gray Davis, groups organizing debates for the state's unprecedented recall election worked yesterday to put together forums that won't break the stage. A statewide broadcasters group...