Newsom boasts of California's upcoming minimum wage increase, criticizes Trump for ignoring workers
California's statewide minimum wage is set to rise next year.
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'Play ball': Irvine ready to bring minor league baseball to Great Park - Los Angeles Times The Irvine City Council on Tuesday approved a five ... “I think the idea of losing the '27 season, that's nuts,” Mayor Larry Agran said.
pressenterprise.comReporting
Temecula City Manager Aaron Adams to retire after 14 years at helm - Press Enterprise ... Temecula Mayor Jessica Alexander said in the release. “His unwavering commitment to fiscal responsibility has enabled Temecula to eliminate its ...
americanjournalnews.comReporting
Jim Desmond campaigned with mayor who linked mask mandates to segregation Desmond thanked Temecula Mayor Jessica Alexander in a July 12 Facebook post for attending a door-knocking event in support of his candidacy ...
New chatbot regulations are moving through California Legislature. What to know
They would impose audits, time limits and a moratorium and allow for more people to file lawsuits.
LAistReporting
Housing advocates sued over local duplex bans after the LA fires. Now, two cities are backing down Malibu and Pasadena have settled a lawsuit that a developer and a YIMBY group filed after elected leaders restricted SB 9 development in burn zones.
CapRadioReporting
Tax returns show California's Newsom earning between $1.7 million and $2 million annually California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office has released tax returns showing he and his wife made between $1.7 million and $2 million annually from 2022 through 2024.
Lurie has spent $1.22M on private consultants since taking office
A campaign finance filing made public Friday shows the mayor continuing to pay a coterie of political strategists.
Lawmakers Return to Sacramento to Tackle Wildfire Costs, Climate Funding, AI Data Centers
In the final weeks of the legislative session, Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers will consider high-stakes decisions on energy and the environment.
Paramount, state attorneys general spar over antitrust trial date
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta would like Paramount-Warner antitrust trial to unfold in April. Paramount is pushing for November.
LAistReporting
Mayor Bass issues executive order to pause the Lineage warehouse rebuild. What’s next? L.A. Mayor Karen Bass is directing city departments to stop the Lineage warehouse from being rebuilt for now.
patch.comReporting
Longtime Temecula City Manager Aaron Adams Announces Retirement - Patch ... Mayor Jessica Alexander said. "His unwavering commitment to fiscal responsibility has enabled Temecula to eliminate its debt obligations, invest ...
U.S. lawmaker who visited Haiti says conditions would be ‘a disaster’ for TPS returnees
“The conditions we saw on the ground were pretty horrific. When the interim Haitian government is having success to go from 90% gang control to 70% gang control, it suggests things are pretty bad there.”
Will California’s new guidelines expedite hiring for state workers? It depends
Gavin Newsom announced new hiring guide for state employees. Will it improve the hiring process? It depends on what each department decides.
Gavin Newsom releases tax returns amid DOJ probe
It’s the first time the governor has disclosed his returns since 2022.
Gov. Gavin Newsom releases last 4 years of his and first partner’s tax returns
It comes on the heels of an ongoing federal probe of his family’s finances and speculation about his anticipated 2028 presidential campaign.
Newsoms release tax returns. See how much the couple earned since he became governor
The annual income of Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, place the couple in the upper echelon of American households.
Here’s how much California’s minimum wage will increase on January 1, 2027
California’s new minimum wage will be one of the highest in the U.S. and more than $10 higher than the federal hourly rate.
Opinion: How one CA law created 1.2 million new headaches
AB 339 was supposed to stop California agencies from quietly outsourcing government jobs. A year in, it’s mostly produced paperwork.
Orange County’s Biggest Civic Headlines as Schools Move to Limit Phone Use
School buses parked at the Newport-Mesa Unified School District Education Center on April 7, 2025. Credit: ERIKA TAYLOR, Voice of OC " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/voiceofoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/NewportMesaUnified_April2025_Taylor_2.jpg?fit=771%2C434&ssl=1" /> School districts across California are limiting phone use under a new state law, Irvine faces questions over the shooting death of an autistic man – these are some of this week’s biggest civic headlines. Voice of OC is Orange County's nonprofit newsroom. We rely on donations from people like you to sustain our news agency. Please make a contribution today: https://voiceofoc.org/donate
David Valadao lost in the last anti-Trump blue wave. Will farmers help him win this time?
As a dairyman, David Valadao has endeared himself to the agricultural communities, even building cross-party support among Democrats. But with costs soaring and Trump so unpopular, voters might not be as willing to look beyond the “R” beside his name.
Two cities burned in LA fires settle YIMBY lawsuit
Malibu and Pasadena ultimately agreed to allow state-decreed multiplex development in single-family neighborhoods after a pro-development legal nonprofit sued. The state, the city of Los Angeles and L.A. County aren’t backing down.
This embattled consumer agency went 2 years without a director. Newsom finally appointed one
CalMatters’ reporting found the Professional Fiduciaries Bureau hasn’t stopped conflicts prohibited by its own code of conduct.
How Trump’s Endangered Species Act rollback is roiling Northern California
Change allows habitat destruction and has drawn a federal lawsuit and consternation from state officials as well as concerns from more surprising corners.
