Here we go again: California prepares to battle Trump over environmental policies
In 2016, Trump famously scorned California for wasting water by allowing its major rivers to reach the ocean. More recently, ...
One issue Trump and Newsom agree on? Homeless encampments
Experts predict funding cuts and policy changes to homelessness. But surprisingly, Trump and Newsom agree on one key issue.
How Proposition 36 convinced Californians to vote against their political views
California passed Proposition 36 — a tough-on-crime measure that imposes harsher sentences on low-level offenses like drug ...
Democrats move to ‘protect’ California from Trump
Gov. Newsom calls a special session to prepare for a second Trump presidency, which could impact policy on the environment ...
In deeply blue California, voters don’t always march to Democratic drums
California is one of the nation’s bluest states, yet voters engaged in ticket-splitting and broke with the state's dominant ...
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Newsom uses a stunt to position himself as a leader of the anti-Trump resistance
The false declaration of urgency achieves what Newsom apparently wants: national media coverage that otherwise probably wouldn’t happen.
The California Legislature set a record for women in office and could see historic gender parity
California’s state Senate will be at least 50% women for the first time in history, and, depending on a few undecided races, could reach overall gender parity.
What Trump’s border policies mean for California
President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to begin the largest mass deportation campaign in history. What that means for California.