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Bad News for California. State Budget Is $12 Billion in the Red

SACRAMENTO — California is staring down an $12 billion budget deficit, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday. The shortfall is also due to a swe...

Bad News for California. State Budget Is $12 Billion in the Red

SACRAMENTO — California is staring down an $12 billion budget deficit, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday. The shortfall is also due to a swe...

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California Democrats Restore Penalties in Teen Sex Trafficking Bill After Backlash

California’s Democratic leadership has once again executed a dramatic policy reversal following intense public backlash, this time on ...

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Trump Tariffs, Rising Health Care Costs Knock CA Budget Back Into Deficit

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Facing a long horizon of budget deficits, California offic...

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Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses California state firefighting operations in Sacramento on April 24, 2025. In a budget presentation planned for May 14, Newsom will call on California to scale back health care for undocumented immigrants to help balance the state budget, retrenching on his desire to deliver “universal health care for all.” (Andri Tambunan/The New York Times)

Newsom Proposes Scaling Back Health Care for Immigrants in California

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom will call Wednesday for California to scale back health care for immigrants in the country illegally ...

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California Released 15,000 Prisoners Early During COVID. New Data Reveals What Happened to Many of Them

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Nearly one-third of California prisoners released early du...

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State Farm Wins First-Ever Emergency Rate Hike in California

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. State Farm can raise homeowner and other rates starting ne...

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Caltrans’ Response to Homeless Encampments Is Lagging, Cities Complain

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered state agencies to clear homeless...

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Has the California Dream Become a Mirage?

LOS ANGELES — California eclipsed Japan in 2024 to become the fourth-largest economy in the world. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced earlier this ...

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A fire has shut down all southbound lanes of I-5 at Grapevine Road on Monday, May 12, 2025, prompting major traffic delays as crews work to extinguish the flames. (CHP)

Grapevine Fire Forces Full Closure of Southbound I-5

Update on May 12, 2025, at 4:13 p.m. The California Highway Patrol said that the far left lane of north and southbound I-5 near Grapevine Ro...

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Gov. Gavin Newsom of California waits for President Donald Trump at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, Jan. 24, 2025. Newsom and the state’s attorney general plan to sue President Trump on Wednesday to try to stop his flurry of tariffs, accusing the president of taking unlawful action to escalate a global trade war that has caused “immediate and irreparable harm” to the state’s economy. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)

Newsom Urges California Cities and Counties to Ban Homeless Encampments

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday urged California’s local governments to clear homeless encampments, escalating the st...

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