
California Second District Court of Appeal Retention Guide 2026
Eighteen Second District justices face yes-or-no retention votes in 2026. This guide explains what retention changes, reviews public discipline and professional records, and makes a
Sherafy’s 2026 California Voter Guide brings our election research into one place, with clear recommendations and links to the full evidence behind each one.

Eighteen Second District justices face yes-or-no retention votes in 2026. This guide explains what retention changes, reviews public discipline and professional records, and makes a

Don Wagner promises faster counts and stricter election rules; incumbent Shirley Weber offers direct statewide experience and a record defending voter-data privacy. This guide weighs

Robert Luna and Alex Villanueva offer competing records of running LASD. This evidence-first analysis examines reported crime, jail safety, deputy gangs, independent oversight, staffing, litigation

Fiona Ma has the stronger recent statewide executive record for an office whose most consequential routine duties are board service and institutional stewardship. Gloria Romero

California’s governor race offers competing approaches to affordability and public services. Our evidence-based comparison recommends Xavier Becerra with moderate confidence, while examining his administrative record

Ben Allen would stabilize and enforce California’s regulated private insurance market; Jane Kim proposes a mandatory public wildfire-insurance pool. This guide compares their records, plans,

The Controller controls accounting, payment review, payroll, audits and unclaimed property—not the state budget itself. Cohen has delivered measurable modernization, but a new audit found

Mike Gipson has the stronger documented record inside tax policymaking and the Board of Equalization’s oversight structure. Sam Sukaton offers a serious fairness and taxpayer-access

Rob Bonta brings a statewide record as California’s Attorney General; Michael Gates offers municipal prosecution and litigation experience. This guide compares their records, priorities, limits

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