EnvironmentCalifornia holds off on penalizing oil companies for price gougingSeptember 2, 2025 | Manola SecairaGovernor Gavin Newsom supported the price gouging penalty when he signed it into law in 2023 as a way to stop unnecessary gas price spikes. Now the governor and the energy commission have decided to put it on hold.
State GovernmentBig money and names power the campaign to influence California voters over a new congressional mapSeptember 2, 2025California voters will decide in November whether to OK a new congressional map that would benefit Democrats. The campaign to influence voters has already begun.
State GovernmentTrump broke the law by sending National Guard to L.A., federal judge rulesSeptember 2, 2025A 19th Century law called the Posse Comitatus Act defines what the military can do on U.S. soil. President Trump broke that law by sending the National Guard to L.A., a federal judge rules.
State GovernmentMeet the Sacramento architect behind California’s new proposed congressional mapsAugust 29, 2025 | Vicki GonzalezCalifornia’s contentious proposal to redraw congressional maps has drawn heated debate. But data consultant Paul Mitchell says his company’s maps still respect good governance principles and criteria laid out by the state’s redistricting commission.
State GovernmentNewsom deploys ‘crime suppression’ teams statewide while mocking Trump’s threatsAugust 28, 2025As President Donald Trump ramps up threats of military action to “clean up” Democratic-led cities, Newsom said local communities can best tackle crime in their communities.
Spanish/EspañolVotantes de California divididos mientras Newsom impulsa plan estatal de redistribución para contrarrestar a TexasAugust 27, 2025 | Gerardo ZavalaVotantes en el distrito del congresista republicano Kevin Kiley reaccionan a la propuesta del gobernador para contrarrestar el gerrymandering del Partido Republicano en Texas.
State GovernmentCalifornia GOP takes Newsom to court over redistricting, again. Will Trump sue next?August 26, 2025California Republicans are suing again to try and keep Gov. Newsom and Democrats’ redistricting plan off voters’ ballots. President Trump floated the idea of suing, too.
State GovernmentCalifornia’s plan to redraw congressional maps in favor of Democrats now heads to votersAugust 21, 2025 | Laura FitzgeraldThe contentious, Democratic-led proposal would establish new congressional district lines that favor Democrats until after the 2030 census, suspending the state’s independent citizens redistricting commission that’s been in place for 15 years.
State GovernmentPlanned Parenthood bets on redistricting to push back against GOP funding cutsAugust 21, 2025Abortion rights groups are backing California Democrats in the escalating battle to redraw congressional maps, warning that Republicans are rigging seats on the heels of deeply unpopular cuts to safety net health programs.
State GovernmentPlacer County voters split as Newsom pushes California redistricting plan to counter TexasAugust 21, 2025 | Gerardo ZavalaVoters in Republican Congressman Kevin Kiley’s district react to the governor’s proposal to counter GOP gerrymandering in Texas.
