After more than two-thirds of voters passed Proposition 36 last year, cracking down on drug and theft crimes, California Gov.

Washington — Former Vice President Kamala Harris will decide whether she will run for governor of California in 2026 by the end of summer, a person familiar with her decision-making process said.

The California governor’s race isn’t waiting for former Vice President Kamala Harris to make up her mind whether she’s going to run. Former Democratic Rep. Katie Porter, who represented ...

Harris returned home to Los Angeles and has contemplated a run for California governor. Ms. Porter will drop out of the race if Ms. Harris runs, a spokesman said. In the interview on Tuesday ...

By Laurel Rosenhall Reporting from Sacramento In a different scenario, the governor’s race in California would already have taken shape. Aspiring candidates would have been making appearances ...