His high-profile actions as the state's top prosecutor have helped keep his campaign in the spotlight. But wooing the media while minding state ethics laws is a tough balancing act. Standing before a bank of television cameras, photographers and reporters, Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown announced last week that he w...

Democrats Boxer and Brown are focusing on Fiorina and Whitman's deep pockets. But voters aren't always swayed by such arguments, and they can backfire, observers say. Republicans Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina have spent millions of their own dollars in their quests to become governor and senator. But the mon...