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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.
As chair of the Assembly Appropriations Committee, Buffy Wicks has considerable sway over which bills will live or die in her chamber following an Aug. 14 deadline.
The filings come as Mayor Karen Bass opposes rebuilding. Here's how the city's permit process works and who ultimately decides whether the project can move forward.
Records show Anamarie Ávila Farías attempted to have her mother placed under conservatorship in the midst of a family real estate dispute.
Survivors, insurance industry slam purported last-minute bills to shift wildfire costs away from utilities.
Plus: The city tries again (and again) to fight street vending, a new reporter joins Power Play, and Art Agnos gets a street.
Robert Rivas and Monique Limón say Proposition 39 won’t “simplify” verification and could add hurdles for voters, despite backers’ pitch.
Federal agents’ text messages and depositions came to light this week via the ACLU’s request for a preliminary junction.
A cut ballot measure freed $1.8 million in the city budget. City Councilmember Raul Campillo proposed allocating some of the funds to pay for maintenance of the bathrooms.
After the Jones campaign gave Thompson a week to accept a nine-part debate challenge, Thompson announced two previously scheduled debates
At the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame, Rep. Mike Thompson promoted America Bikes Act to expand infrastructure and encourage cycling nationwide.
According to the Peters, current delays for DACA recipients at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services seem "intentional and politically motivated," and processing times have doubled.
AB 2108 would mandate that city and county officials establish rehabilitation programs for those who commit theft.
Among other legal matters, the mental health courts handle the cases of defendants who have a serious mental illness and have been judged incompetent to stand trial in criminal court.
“California’s primary this year made a clear case that our current guardrails around campaign advertisements are not keeping up with the changing landscape of political speech.”
The timing of the account comes as Newsom ramps up toward his expected 2028 presidential run.
Last week, Republican governor candidate Steve Hilton released an AI-ad in which he is depicted as a gladiator.
'Resentment is a luxury I can't afford,' writes Ruby Rippey in Vanity Fair. Her first-person essay offers the most intimate description yet of the affair with the then-mayor of San Francisco.
The former staffer’s account of her affair with Gov. Gavin Newsom slightly contradicts his public account of their fling.
Incarcerated firefighters are a critical part of California’s wildfire strategy, making up nearly half of emergency response hours during last year’s wildfire season.
A woman who had an affair with Gov. Gavin Newsom decades ago shares her story with Vanity Fair. It shows how morally bankrupt behavior has invaded our politics.
The San Francisco mayor is backing a bill from Rep. Kevin Mullin that would require autonomous vehicle companies to improve their performance during emergencies.
