Sacramento

January 2026

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan Enters Governor’s Race as Newsom Critic

California State Employees Alarmed by Demand to Prove Their Citizenship

California Democrats Have New Ideas for Confronting ICE: Taxes, Lawsuits and Location Bans

Bachelor’s Degrees at Community Colleges: Lawmakers Say Yes, UC and CSU Say Slow Down

(VIDEO) Sen. Mike McGuire Speaks of Recent Events in Minnesota While Endorsing a Bill That Seeks to Further Penalize Government Violations of Civil Rights

California Democrats Urge Government Shutdown After ICE Agents Kill Minnesota Nurse

California Cities Just Saw Their Lowest Homicide Rates in Decades. It’s Not Clear Why

Newsom Wants $200M for EV Rebates. Experts Say It’s Not Enough to Fix California’s Slump

Lobbyists and Lawmakers Mingle Over Luxury Tequila, Shrimp and Cigars at Capital Party

Newsom Touts Gains Against EBT Theft as Trump Presses Blue States on Benefits Fraud

California’s Newest ICE Center Has 1,400 Detainees. What Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla Saw There

California Counties Must Jump Through New Hoops to Get Homelessness Funds

California Investigates Elon Musk’s AI Company After ‘Avalanche’ of Complaints About Sexual Content

The Fight Over How to Pay for Medi-Cal Puts Pressure on Newsom to Raise Taxes

‘They’re Escalating’: A Q&A With Rob Bonta on Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

Many California Prisoners Get a Second Chance. A Declining Parole Rate Shows That’s No Guarantee

Building Homes Is a Top Priority for California Democrats Again This Year. Voters Could Get a Say

Gavin Newsom Touts Billions in New Revenue but Skips His Own Budget Release

Gavin Newsom Joins Trump in Blaming Big Investors for Housing Crisis

How Californians Can Use a New State Website to Block Hundreds of Data Brokers

California’s New Senate Leader Wants Democrats United. A Budget Shortfall Could Divide Them

This Change Could Deliver Billions of More Dollars to California Schools. Here’s the Tradeoff

Newsom’s Final Year in Office Begins With an $18 Billion Deficit. How Will He Address It?

Could This Mysterious California News Site Influence the 2026 Election?

Will This Be the Year California Makes Kindergarten Mandatory?

A New California Law Gives the State More Power Over Workplaces. Trump Is Suing to Block It

New California Fee Targets Batteries in PlayStations, Power Tools and Singing Cards

December 2025

California’s Budget Outlook Is Grim. Here’s What You Need to Know

Scared of Artificial Intelligence? New Law Forces Makers to Disclose Disaster Plans

Big Tech Got Regulated, but Just Barely: 2025 in Review

2025 in Review: Devastating Fires, Federal Pushback, and Contentious Climate Compromises

What Did California Lawmakers Talk About This Year? These 10 Bills Sparked Hours of Debate

Cities Can’t Punish Outreach Workers for Helping Homeless Californians Under New Law

A New California Law Requires Tortillas to Include an Extra Ingredient. Here’s Why

New California Laws Rewrite Car-Buying Rules With Return Policy and Pricing Reforms

Millions of Californians Gain Access to in Vitro Fertilization Under New Law

Even More Cal State Campuses Will Automatically Admit Eligible Students Under a New State Law

California Schools Will Have to Do More to Prevent Sex Abuse Under New Law

California’s Minimum Wage Is Increasing in 2026 as Los Angeles Debates $30 an Hour

California Utilities Will Keep Almost All Profits as Regulators Ease Up. They’re Still Upset

How Does Newsom’s New Mental Health Court Work? Here’s What Real People Involved Say

CARE Court Was Created to Help California’s Toughest Homeless Cases. Why That’s Been So Hard

‘False Hope’: Why Families Who Celebrated California’s New Mental Health Court Feel Let Down by It

Republicans Ask Federal Court to Overturn California’s New Prop. 50 Maps

More Adults Return to College in California as Inflation and Job Fears Rise

Prison Health Workers Are Among the Best-Paid Public Employees. Why Are So Many Jobs Vacant?

40,000 People Died on California Roads. State Leaders Looked Away

Trump’s New Order Against AI Regulation Hits California Especially Hard

Rural California Gets a Lifeline in School Funding as Congress Restores Money It Cut

Judge Orders Trump to End National Guard Deployment, Calls LA Mission ‘Profoundly Un-American’


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