Democratic Attorney General Kamala Harris holds a hefty lead in the California U.S. Senate race, crushing fellow Democrat Rep. Loretta Sanchez by a nearly 2-1 margin and beating her handily in virtually every demographic category, according to a new Hoover Institution poll. 

Hoover Institution fellow Lanhee Chen discusses the 2016 presidential election as well as some of the Senate and House races that should be on voters’ radars as we close in on election day.

Last year, Governor Jerry Brown called a special legislative session to address California's transportation infrastructure funding deficiencies. It's obvious to see why this issue needs attention. The American Society of Civil Engineers gives California's transportation infrastructure a dismal C- grade.

Voter guides are hitting doorsteps across California with a thud. Clocking in at over 220 pages, an inch thick, and weighing about 10 ounces, the 2016 guide is akin to an election novella. Its size reinforces the enormous responsibility Californians have when voting. Here's a snapshot of some of the good, bad, and ugly on this November's ballot.