State GovernmentGovernor Gavin Newsom says California must counter GOP efforts to redraw congressional mapsJuly 28, 2025 | Gerardo ZavalaGovernor Gavin Newsom wants to “fight fire with fire” as Republicans in Texas consider manipulating congressional maps in their favor. He says that could mean scrapping California’s independent redistricting commission.
State GovernmentCalifornia’s Planned Parenthood clinics brace for loss of hundreds of millions in federal fundsJuly 25, 2025 | Laura FitzgeraldWithout Medicaid reimbursements, the organization says clinics will have to shut their doors Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentIncoming Assembly GOP leader Heath Flora talks agriculture, wildfires and bipartisanshipJuly 21, 2025 | Gerardo ZavalaHeath Flora will take over as Assembly GOP Leader in September. He shares how his background in firefighting and agriculture shape his politics.
ImmigrationAmid ICE arrests, California puts new limits on legal aid for some undocumented immigrantsJuly 21, 2025 | Gerardo ZavalaCalifornia’s state budget adds a restriction to a key legal aid fund, barring immigrants with serious or violent felonies from accessing state-funded legal services. Advocates say this could worsen fear and lead to more deportations.
ImmigrationBill that would ban law enforcement in California from wearing masks advances, but faces legal questionsJuly 18, 2025 | Laura FitzgeraldSome Democrats in Sacramento are divided over the measure that would include local, state and federal agents.
State GovernmentSacramento lawmaker pauses proposal for new homelessness agency after ‘blindsiding’ local leadersJuly 18, 2025 | Tony RodriguezDemocratic State Senator Angelique Ashby put a bill on hold this week, after city leaders said they wanted to be included in her proposal to form a regional housing agency to better manage homelessness funding.
Housing and HomelessnessCalifornia, epicenter of the nation’s housing crisis, is finally getting a housing agencyJuly 14, 2025Aside from giving housing and homelessness its own box atop Gov. Gavin Newsom’s organizational chart, the reorg is supposed to simplify the state’s snarled affordable housing financing system.
State GovernmentLawmakers call for transparency from insurance companies using drone imagesJuly 10, 2025 | Chris FeltsProperty owners have often had their policies canceled or not renewed following insurance companies' use of drone and satellite images to determine the condition of property without their knowledge. AB 75 looks to change that.
State GovernmentCal Fire rolled out an AI chatbot. Don’t ask it about evacuation ordersJuly 9, 2025The bot fails at some basic questions about fires. Cal Fire says it is working on fixes.
Sacramento RegionNo, gas prices aren’t jumping 65 cents. But they are risingJuly 9, 2025 | Gerardo ZavalaGas prices are rising, but they’re not hitting the skyrocketing high costs some are estimating. A UC Berkeley energy economist explains why certain estimates are unrealistic.
