California
Poll shows Trump gaining support among California Republicans for presidential nod
A poll Monday found former President Donald Trump has gained support since last fall among California Republicans for the party’s 2024 presidential nomination, which under new party rules adopted last summer could deliver him the state’s entire haul of delegates.
The poll by the Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies found support among likely California Republican voters for Trump’s 2024 presidential bid has risen to 66% from 57% in the institute’s last poll on the question in late October, with none of his rivals for the nomination anywhere close.
The poll found 11% of Republican voters support Nikki Haley, the former United Nations Ambassador and South Carolina governor, 8% back Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and 3% favor entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. Haley’s support inched up from last fall while DeSantis’ slipped and Ramaswamy’s was unchanged.
That could prove a significant boost to Trump’s campaign. The institute noted that last summer, the California GOP changed its rules for awarding delegates to the Republican National Convention. A Republican candidate who secures more than half of the statewide primary vote will now be awarded all of California’s 169 convention delegates, nearly 14% of the total needed for the GOP presidential nomination.
The poll found Trump is now receiving majority support across all major demographic and regional subgroups of the state’s Republican primary voter electorate, including 72% of GOP voters who supported him in 2020, strongly conservative voters, Latino Republicans, voters under age 40.
“The latest Berkeley IGS Poll finds former President Donald Trump in a strong position to achieve that threshold in the state’s upcoming March 5 presidential primary election,” the institute said in a statement on the findings. But it also added that the former president’s strong showing among California Republicans hardly reflects his popularity statewide.
Though Golden State voters’ enthusiasm has cooled for another Joe Biden presidential term, the Democratic president who defeated Trump by 30 percentage points in California in 2020 still would beat his predecessor in a rematch.
The poll found that California voters overall now hold mixed views of Biden with 50% having a favorable view of the president and 48% an unfavorable view, and that 53% disapprove of Biden’s job performance while 44% approve. But Californians opinions of Trump are nearly two-to-one negative, the poll found, with 34% overall holding a favorable view of the former president and 63% an unfavorable view.
California voters overall also had more unfavorable than favorable views of presidential candidates Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a lawyer running an independent campaign, the Peace and Freedom party’s Cornel West and the Green Party’s Jill Stein, though most had no opinion of West or Stein.
The poll found that California voters would favor Biden over Trump 47% to 31% in a race that also includes Kennedy, West and Stein. If Trump were the only alternative to Biden, Californians would favor Biden 56% to 37%.
The poll was conducted online in English and Spanish Jan. 4-8 among 4,470 likely California voters including 1,351 considered likely to vote in the Republican primary election. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points for California likely voters and 3.5 percentage points for likely Republican primary voters.
California
Rep. Kevin Kiley announces run in California’s redrawn 6th Congressional District
Congressman Kevin Kiley has announced his plan to run in California’s newly redrawn 6th district.
In a statement on Monday, Rep. Kiley revealed he had considered running in the 5th District – which could have set up a possible showdown between two current Republican officeholders.
“It’s true that I was fully prepared to run in the new 5th, having tested the waters and with polls showing a favorable outlook in a “safe” district. But doing what’s easy and what’s right are often not the same,” Kiley stated.
Kiley currently represents California’s 3rd district, which originally comprised counties making up much of the back spine of the state.
As of the Prop. 50 redistricting push, the 3rd district was redrawn for the 2026 midterm election to lean toward the Democratic Party – with those eastern spine of California counties lopped off and more of Sacramento County, including Rancho Cordova, added.
California’s new 6th district is now comprised of Rocklin, Roseville, Citrus Heights, much of North and East Sacramento, and the city of West Sacramento. Democratic Rep. Ami Bera currently represents the district, but will be running for the new 3rd district in 2026.
Other declared candidates for the 6th district include Democrats Lauren Babb Thomlinson, Thien Ho, Richard Pan, Kindra Pring, Tyler Vandenberg, and Republicans Christine Bish, Craig DeLuz, and Raymond Riehle.
Kiley was first elected to the House in 2022 and was reelected in 2024.
California
Preliminary magnitude 3.3 earthquake strikes near San Ramon, USGS says
SAN RAMON, Calif. (KGO) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.4 struck near San Ramon at 11:21 p.m. Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
USGS said the tremor was about 8.4 km in depth.
According to the Geological Survey, people typically report feeling earthquakes larger than about magnitude 2.5.
The closer to the surface an earthquake occurs, the more ground shaking and potential damage it will cause.
No injuries have been reported.
This is the latest quake in San Ramon, which has seen multiple strings of tremors in the past several months.
Bay City News contributed to this report.
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More SoCal rallies for and against military action in Iran expected on Sunday and Monday
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Worshippers across Los Angeles were met with an increased law enforcement presence on Sunday as police and sheriff’s deputies stepped up patrols outside mosques, synagogues and cultural landmarks following the strikes on Iran.
Local officials said there are no credible threats to Southern California, but the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department heightened visibility as a precaution to ensure communities stay safe.
More demonstrations tied to the attack on Iran are expected Sunday and Monday. Several protests were held across Southern California on Saturday.
READ MORE | Rallies for and against military action in Iran draw demonstrators across Southern California
While Iranian-Americans celebrated in Westwood, protesters gathered in downtown Los Angeles to oppose the Trump administration’s attacks against Iran.
While some groups gathered in downtown Los Angeles to protest the strikes, others assembled in Westwood to celebrate “the fall of the Ayotollah,” according to organizers.
Authorities said they will continue monitoring events as the region prepares for additional gatherings in the days ahead.
This is a developing story. This article will continue to be updated as more information becomes available.
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