California Democrats Pick Up Supermajority in Legislature

Although several legislative races in swing districts still are up in the air, it appears that California Democrats have picked up a supermajority in both houses of the Legislature. The two-thirds majority gives Democrats the ability to raise taxes, override vetoes by Gov. Jerry Brown (D), bypass legislative rules and deadlines, and put constitutions reforms before voters.

• "Democrats Get Supermajority in Legislature" (Lagos, San Francisco Chronicle, 11/7).
• "Dems Appear To Have Captured Supermajority, GOP Leader Says" (Sanders, "Capitol Alert," Sacramento Bee, 11/7).