Direct democracy – or legislating through the ballot – has been baked into the Golden State’s political system for well over a century, allowing voters to legislate and amend the constitution at the ballot box, placing them on equal footing with state lawmakers.

In addition to casting their votes for the next president of the United States, California residents can vote on candidates for U.S. senators and representatives as well as a number of ballot measures. Here’s where to find fact checks, unbiased voter information and more as Election Day — Tuesday, Nov. 5 — nears:

Former President Trump says Vice President Kamala Harris gave “one of the dumbest answers" at the presidential debate this week when she was asked about inflation.

Former President Trump told reporters that California Republican U.S. Senate candidate Steve Garvey hadn't reached out to him regarding an endorsement. (Credit: FOX 11)

Trump — following an hour-long press conference where he castigated Gov. Gavin Newsom and Vice President Kamala Harris — told reporters that he has not spoken with Garvey, a former Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres MLB player who faces Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Burbank, in the race for the open U.S. Senate seat in the upcoming election.

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RANCHO PALOS VERDES, California — Former President Donald Trump, speaking at his cliffside golf course overlooking the Pacific Ocean, lambasted California as a hellscape that Vice President Kamala Harris would inflict on the rest of the nation should she win the White House.

Gloria Romero, former Democratic leader of the California State Senate, told "Fox & Friends Weekend" she is disenchanted with the Democratic Party and is switching to the GOP.

Democrat Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey are vying for California's open Senate seat. Get to know the two candidates.

Former President Donald Trump emphasized on Friday that California Republican Senate candidate Steve Garvey has “no chance” of winning in November without MAGA. While campaigning in Rancho Palos Verdes,

Being a venture capitalist carries a lot of prestige in Silicon Valley. So when some of the industry’s biggest names endorsed former President Donald Trump and the onetime VC he picked for a running mate,