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Desmond thanked Temecula Mayor Jessica Alexander in a July 12 Facebook post for attending a door-knocking event in support of his candidacy ...
They would impose audits, time limits and a moratorium and allow for more people to file lawsuits.
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.
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.
A campaign finance filing made public Friday shows the mayor continuing to pay a coterie of political strategists.
In the final weeks of the legislative session, Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers will consider high-stakes decisions on energy and the environment.
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta would like Paramount-Warner antitrust trial to unfold in April. Paramount is pushing for November.
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass is directing city departments to stop the Lineage warehouse from being rebuilt for now.
... Mayor Jessica Alexander said. "His unwavering commitment to fiscal responsibility has enabled Temecula to eliminate its debt obligations, invest ...
“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.”
Gavin Newsom announced new hiring guide for state employees. Will it improve the hiring process? It depends on what each department decides.
It’s the first time the governor has disclosed his returns since 2022.
It comes on the heels of an ongoing federal probe of his family’s finances and speculation about his anticipated 2028 presidential campaign.
The annual income of Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, place the couple in the upper echelon of American households.
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.
AB 339 was supposed to stop California agencies from quietly outsourcing government jobs. A year in, it’s mostly produced paperwork.
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
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.
CalMatters’ reporting found the Professional Fiduciaries Bureau hasn’t stopped conflicts prohibited by its own code of conduct.
Change allows habitat destruction and has drawn a federal lawsuit and consternation from state officials as well as concerns from more surprising corners.
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.
California is set to launch a database for school support staff, such as bus drivers and janitors, with substantiated claims of egregious misconduct. Setting up a similar system for public school teachers, however, is proving more complicated.
Trump officials say they found 250,000 noncitizens on voter rolls in just four states. Those states don't know where the numbers came from, and some worry what the claims may portend for the midterms.
Blanketing the airwaves with ads about healthcare, Republican candidates who voted to cut federal funding in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are positioning themselves as advocates for lower costs.
