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San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin

California voters send a stark message to Democrats on crime and homelessness

FILE - Businessman Rick Caruso waves at the start of a mayoral debate at the Student Union Theater on the California State University, Los Angeles campus on Sunday, May 1, 2022. Los Angeles is a heavily Democratic city, but voters this year could take a right turn. Caruso, a billionaire former longtime Republican who sits on the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation board, is a leading candidate for mayor and is promising to expand, not defund, police. (Ringo Chiu/Los Angeles Times via AP, File)

Unease with crime and homelessness is lifting a billionaire developer in LA's mayor's race

Reps. Katie Porter, David Valadao, Mike Levin and Young Kim.

A guide to California's competitive House races

Clockwise from top left: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, California Rep. Karen Bass, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro and Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake

20 state and local elections to watch this year

A customer pumps gas into their car at a gas station on May 18, 2022 in Petaluma, California. Gas prices in California have surpassed $6.00 per gallon for the first time ever. The average price per gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in California is at $6.05 and $6.29 in the San Francisco Bay Area.

High gas prices complicate Democrats' hopes of picking up US House seats in California