First Take: Candidates make final push. Decoding the ballot propositions.

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It was a busy weekend on the California campaign trail, with candidates barnstorming the state in the final days before the elections.

Pension reform was among the hot topics in this year’s governor’s race, but fixing California’s pension system won’t be easy.

George Skelton offers his own guide to the nine measures on Tuesday’s ballot.

In case you missed it over the weekend, Evan Halper looked back at Jerry Brown’s years as governor. And PolitiCal spent the weekend on the campaign trail with the candidates for Senate and governor.

Check in throughout the day for all your last-minute election news. And stay tuned to political on election night for the latest results, news and analysis from around the state.

-- Anthony York in Sacramento