State GovernmentAs LA fires burn, SoCal Edison allowed to raise rates for 2017 blazeJanuary 31, 2025Customers are picking up the $1.7. billion tab after utility’s equipment was linked to a Southern California wildfire and flooding seven years ago.
State GovernmentCalifornia lawmakers delay special session voteJanuary 30, 2025 | Megan MyscofskiAssembly Democrats put off the vote to shore up money for lawsuits against the Trump administration, citing President Trump's now-rescinded freeze on federal funds.
State GovernmentOne reason your power bill is high: Baked-in profits that critics call excessiveJanuary 29, 2025Public utilities can bill directly for hundreds of millions of dollars in shareholder returns despite being in what critics call a lower-risk business.
State GovernmentThis would be ‘devastating’: California sues to stop Trump’s chaos-inducing funding freezeJanuary 29, 2025Following a Monday executive order from President Donald Trump that seeks to freeze all federal aid, California officials attempt to make sense of the chaos.
State GovernmentTrump wants to break California’s sanctuary state law: 5 things to knowJanuary 28, 2025One of President Trump’s first executive orders threatened to withhold federal funding from so-called sanctuary jurisdictions. California is one of them.
State GovernmentTrump's immigration orders are a blueprint for sweeping policy changesJanuary 27, 2025President Trump began his immigration crackdown with a flurry of executive orders. Immigration experts say they lay out how he hopes to transform enforcement at the southern U.S. border and beyond.
State GovernmentTrump orders more Central Valley water deliveries — claiming it would help LA firesJanuary 27, 2025Citing the LA fires, Trump directed federal agencies to “immediately take actions to override” water operations and environmental rules. But the water mostly serves Central Valley farms.
State GovernmentSenate Pro Tem Mike McGuire talks emergency funds, immigration and TrumpJanuary 24, 2025 | Megan MyscofskiThe North Coast Democratic Senator said that despite the president’s threats, he believes that the federal government will come through with fire relief funds.
State GovernmentBound for LA, Trump ups his threat to withhold fire aid and keeps Newsom out of the loopJanuary 24, 2025The Trump administration apparently opted not to coordinate at all with Gov. Newsom while planning the president’s visit to fire-ravaged Los Angeles today. Just how awkward will this be?
ImmigrationTrump wants to end birthright citizenship. That's easier said than doneJanuary 23, 2025One of Trump's executive orders moves to end birthright citizenship, a right enshrined in the Constitution. Here's what you need to know about the legal principle and its possible future.
