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Newsom ramps up California redistricting threat as Texas weighs new Republican maps
Gov. Gavin Newsom says California should redraw its congressional maps ahead of 2026 to ‘put a stake in the heart’ of Trump’s ...
Key player in California’s water wars embraces controversial pact
The State Water Resources Control Board didn’t shy away from a controversial agreement in a new proposal, which qualifies as ...
Trump’s crackdown on homelessness: What does it mean for California?
Trump’s executive order echoes Newsom’s policy, but the president wants to upend other core tenants of California’s ...
California schools regain federal money they counted on after Trump releases hold
The U.S. Education Department said it will release the money starting next week. But schools must agree to certain conditions ...
Southern California Edison says it will create an Eaton Fire ‘compensation program.’ Survivors are skeptical
The Eaton Fire’s cause is still under investigation, but Southern California Edison is launching a way to compensate victims.
Court blocks ammunition background checks in new blow to California’s gun control framework
California voters in 2016 passed a ballot initiative championed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that in part required background checks ...
They worked with the U.S. in Afghanistan. Now Trump could return them to the Taliban
The Trump administration has canceled legal protections for many Afghans in the U.S. There’s little California has been able ...
California’s NPR and PBS stations will cut staff and programs after funding slashed
Public radio and TV stations across California say they are cutting local programming and laying off staff after Congress approved major funding cuts.
Planned Parenthood of California loses $300 million in federal funding under court order
Only a handful of Planned Parenthood organizations will continue to receive money from the federal government. None of them ...
Why these families are willing to risk deportation for college financial aid
California students submit federal financial aid applications even though they fear the government will identify immigrant ...
ICE releases deaf Mongolian immigrant after holding him for months without interpreter
A federal judge in Southern California ordered immigration authorities to provide a deaf Mongolian detainee with an ...
Trump administration releases after school grant money — with a catch
California will get the federal money withheld for after-school programs, but spending must comply with Trump’s priorities ...