This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The union representing 25,000 California prison guards struck a deal for a new contract that gives Gov. Gavin Newsom some financial relief in the short term but includes a mix of bonuses and raises that would kick in...
History Suggests the GOP Will Pay a Political Price for Its Immigration Tactics in California
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A classic confrontation over immigration enforcement continues to intensify in California. Despite strong objections from Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, President Donald Trump mobilized the California National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles to...
Newsom Gave Political Rival a $380K Job. See the Special Interests Who Paid for It
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. At the request of Gov. Gavin Newsom, a nonprofit paid former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa more than $380,000 to advise the governor for about 10 months on how to overhaul California’s approach to major infrastructure projects. Touting his new infrastructure...
Gov. Newsom Lambasts Trump for Giving Immigrants’ Health Data to Deportation Officials
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Calling the move “legally dubious” and an “abuse,” Gov. Gavin Newsom Friday heavily criticized the Trump administration after reports surfaced that personal medical information — including immigration status — is being shared with deportation officials. The governor’s comments...
California Police Are Illegally Sharing License Plate Data With ICE and Border Patrol
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Law enforcement agencies across Southern California violated state law more than 100 times last month by sharing information from automated license plate readers with federal agents, records show. The Los Angeles Police Department and sheriff's departments in San...
Gavin Newsom Changes His Tune on Running for President
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Get ready, America. After years of firm denials, Gov. Gavin Newsom is finally acknowledging his presidential ambitions. Over the past month, the Democratic governor who once insisted that he had "sub-zero interest" in the White House has begun...
Life-Threatening Meals: Restaurants Would Identify Food Allergens for Diners Under This Proposed Law
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. If Kim Nickols eats dairy, peanuts or wheat, her blood pressure drops and she loses consciousness. When Amy Lewis touches shellfish, hives erupt on her body and her throat swells. And if Addie Lao consumes even small amounts...
‘Everybody Stood up’: Why a Union Leader’s Arrest Galvanized California Democrats on Immigration
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The union leader federal agents detained at an immigration protest in Los Angeles last week is well known to California’s Democratic leadership from his years of activism in and out of the Capitol. That’s one reason so many...
Why Reforming California’s Bedrock Environmental Law Is Good for the Environment
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In 1947, decades before the federal Clean Air Act, California's leaders began regulating the causes of harmful air pollution. It was also our state that, in 2006 under Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, passed arguably the most aggressive greenhouse gas...
Were Cuts in Rooftop Solar Payments Legal? CA Supreme Court Hears Arguments
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The California Supreme Court heard arguments today in a case that could be pivotal to the spread of rooftop solar panels in California. Environmental and consumer advocacy groups are seeking to reverse a 2022 decision by state regulators...