Rob Bonta

California attorney general wins a major gun case, as the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upholds state ban on large-capacity ammo magazines, put in place when voters passed Prop 63 in 2016.

Ricardo Lara

State insurance commissioner, already under fire for close relationship with the insurance industry, draws criticism after missing a state Senate hearing to attend an insurance industry conference in Bermuda.

Corrin Rankin

Former bail bonds business owner from Redwood City is elected chair of California Republican Party. But Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-1, and no Republican has won statewide office since 2006.