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San Francisco
fromsfist.com
7 hours ago

Day Around the Bay: Teddy Bear Powered by OpenAI's GPT-4o Tells Kids How to Find Knives, Pills

Multiple public-safety and political developments in California and nationally include AI-toy safety concerns, local education disputes, a military medical investigation, a possible bird-flu case, and tariff reversals.
#redistricting
fromABC30 Fresno
1 day ago
California

Justice Department sues to block California US House map in clash that could tip control of Congress

US politics
fromwww.pressdemocrat.com
1 week ago

After blue wave' election, Prop. 50 reshapes North Bay and California politics

Proposition 50 returns redistricting to the state legislature, likely giving Democrats a potential five-seat boost in the U.S. House and reshaping Northern California districts.
US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Will these six California GOP House members survive new districts?

Proposition 50 redraws California congressional districts, putting five of nine Republican seats at risk and creating intra-party contests that could eliminate GOP incumbents.
fromABC30 Fresno
1 day ago
California

Justice Department sues to block California US House map in clash that could tip control of Congress

fromLos Angeles Times
1 day ago

A bombshell federal fraud case exploded inside Gov. Newsom's powerful political orbit

Williamson was charged with bank and tax fraud for allegedly siphoning campaign and COVID-19 recovery funds into her and an associate's pockets and claiming personal luxuries as business expenses on tax forms. According to the indictment, the campaign funds were drawn from a dormant state account of another top California Democrat: gubernatorial candidate and former U.S. Health and Human Services secretary Xavier Becerra.
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California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 day ago

Gov. Newsom's ex-chief of staff indicted in corruption case

Gavin Newsom chief of staff Dana Williamson indicted on charges alleging diversion of campaign funds, false business deductions, falsified contracts, and false statements to FBI.
#gavin-newsom
fromFast Company
2 weeks ago
US politics

Newsom 2028? California's governor reveals he'll consider a presidential run

Gavin Newsom says he will consider running for president in 2028 after the 2026 midterms, while intensifying public profile and clashing with Donald Trump.
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago
US politics

US: Trump foe Newsom considering 2028 presidential run DW 10/27/2025

Gavin Newsom is considering a 2028 presidential run and will decide after the 2026 midterm elections.
California
fromKqed
2 days ago

As LA Fire Victims Look To Rebuild, Some Are Turning To Concrete For New Homes | KQED

Rebuilding with fire‑resistant materials like concrete, steel and glass can greatly reduce wildfire insurance costs but requires comprehensive sealing to prevent ember entry.
US politics
fromABC7 Los Angeles
2 days ago

Trump plans to allow oil drilling off California coast, report says

President Donald Trump plans to allow new oil and gas drilling off California's coast, potentially prompting legal and political conflict with Gov. Gavin Newsom.
US politics
fromThe Mercury News
2 days ago

Reports: President Trump wants new offshore drilling off California coast

Federal government plans to renew offshore oil exploration off California, targeting reserves of 5 billion barrels of oil and 7 trillion cubic feet of gas.
Public health
fromLos Angeles Times
3 days ago

Poll shows rising concern about healthcare in California

Most Californians worry about healthcare costs, want improved mental health access, and see federal immigration enforcement as negatively affecting health choices and wellbeing.
#proposition-50
US news
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

California voters OK new congressional lines, boosting Democrats ahead of midterms

California voters approved Proposition 50 to redraw congressional districts in a way that could net Democrats up to five additional U.S. House seats.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
6 days ago

Walters: California's pro-housing laws have failed to raise new home numbers

California YIMBY, an organization founded eight years ago to promote housing construction in response to an ever-increasing gap between demand and supply, held a victory party in San Francisco recently. Welcome to the most victorious of California YIMBY's victory parties, Brian Hanlon, founder and CEO of the organization, told attendees. Its acronym (Yes In My Backyard) symbolizes its years-long battle with NIMBYs (Not in My Backyard), people and groups who have long thwarted housing projects by pressuring local governments that control land use.
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California
fromThe Mercury News
1 week ago

Letters: Democracy looks a lot like California

California's electoral outcomes, registration, gerrymandering claims, Proposition 50, and party behavior result in effective one‑party dominance and voter disenfranchisement.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Letters: Democracy looks a lot like California

In 2024, roughly 59% of Californians voted for Kamala Harris and 38% for Donald Trump. The number is often used to describe California's partisan shares. Voter registration tells a different story: Democrats at over 44% and Republicans at 25%. Nearly 23% of voters have no party preference. Republicans claimed that because they only have 9 seats (17%), our current maps are gerrymandered and Republicans are underrepresented.
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US politics
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 week ago

Politicians, California leaders react to Nancy Pelosi's retirement announcement

Nancy Pelosi, 85, will retire at the end of her current congressional term in 2027, prompting praise from California leaders and national figures.
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

Trump claims California election was rigged. Is he correct?

Claims that California's mail-in voting and redistricting were rigged lack supporting evidence and involve misrepresented data.
#gerrymandering
#prop-50
fromsfist.com
2 weeks ago
US politics

Now California Will Bring In State Election Monitors to Monitor Trump's Federal Election Monitors

fromsfist.com
2 weeks ago
US politics

Now California Will Bring In State Election Monitors to Monitor Trump's Federal Election Monitors

US politics
fromSan Jose Inside
1 week ago

Sen. Alex Padilla Says He Won't Run for CA Governor in 2026

Sen. Alex Padilla will not run for California governor in 2026 and will remain in the U.S. Senate to continue defending the Constitution.
#gubernatorial-race
fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks ago

Trump, contradicting the California GOP, opposes early and mail-in voting in Prop. 50 election

No mail-in or 'Early' Voting, Yes to Voter ID! Watch how totally dishonest the California Prop Vote is! Millions of Ballots being 'shipped,' GET SMART REPUBLICANS, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!!!
US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago

Gavin Newsom: I'm not transphobic, my godson is trans & I signed pro-trans bills - LGBTQ Nation

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is now saying that his state should consider rolling back its law allowing trans students to participate in school sports as their gender, while he argues that he isn't transphobic because he has signed many pro-trans rights bills and also has a trans godson. "I disagree with all the vitriol, but I agree on the issue of fairness in that respect, that it is unfair in these circumstances, and I haven't been able to reconcile it," he told KQED this past Friday about the issue of trans student-athletes.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

With Newsom and Harris considering presidential run, could America choose a California Democrat?

Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris can potentially win the presidency but face significant hurdles overcoming California's political baggage and flipping key battleground states.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

California's gerrymandering measure would move the nation backwards | David Daley

California Democrats propose a 48-4 congressional map to reclaim lost seats and protect Democratic power amid reapportionment advantages for red states.
#antisemitism
#immigration-enforcement
fromKqed
3 weeks ago
US politics

The Megadonor Opposing Proposition 50 Explains His Position | KQED

fromKqed
3 weeks ago
US politics

The Megadonor Opposing Proposition 50 Explains His Position | KQED

#wealth-tax
fromKqed
2 weeks ago
California

Should Billionaires Pay More? California Unions Want Voters to Decide | KQED

fromFortune
3 weeks ago
California

Billionaires' tax to solve Medicaid funding cuts? Major California union floats one-time policy patch | Fortune

fromKqed
2 weeks ago
California

Should Billionaires Pay More? California Unions Want Voters to Decide | KQED

fromFortune
3 weeks ago
California

Billionaires' tax to solve Medicaid funding cuts? Major California union floats one-time policy patch | Fortune

fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Sean Duffy Blames Newsom For Shocking California Deaths

If California had complied with the secretary's emergency rule and prevented the upgrade of this individual's driving privileges earlier this month, he would have never been able to get behind his big rig, a statement from the Department of Transportation reads. The emergency rule requires states to verify the legal status of drivers to restrict licenses being issued to non-citizens.
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 weeks ago

Walters: Ballot measure would broaden reform of state's key environmental law

Former Gov. Jerry Brown once referred to overhauling the California Environmental Quality Act as the Lord's work because, he said, it made building much-needed things housing, transportation improvements, water storage, etc. too difficult and too expensive. In 2018, as he neared the end of his second stint as governor, Brown vetoed a bill that would have prevented developers from circumventing CEQA's laborious provisions by persuading local voters to directly approve projects.
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US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Joe Rogan Suggests Trump Do The Ultimate Troll Move Become CA Gov After Newsom: 'Hilarious!'

Joe Rogan suggested Donald Trump run for California governor after leaving the presidency, joking it would be hilarious and saying Trump could 'fix' the state.
#scott-wiener
California
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks ago

Commentary: She was highly qualified to be California governor. Why did her campaign fizzle?

Toni Atkins, an experienced California legislative leader with deep policy accomplishments and a modest upbringing, ended her gubernatorial campaign early due to insufficient fundraising.
fromABC7 San Francisco
3 weeks ago

Gov. Newsom says he will sue Trump administration if they send National Guard to SF

We're a nation of laws and accountability - not a nation that turns a blind eye to abuse of power. Donald Trump, himself a convicted felon who pardoned felons convicted of assaulting federal law enforcement officers, is misleading the public with his false narrative that America, and especially California, is some lawless wasteland. But California is proving him wrong - in the courts and on the facts,
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California
fromStreetsblog
3 weeks ago

California Rallies for No Kings - Streetsblog California

Public gatherings across California mobilized hundreds of thousands in No Kings protests opposing multiple Trump Administration policies and backing Prop 50 to reform redistricting.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Governor candidate Betty Yee backs trans athletes in women's sports, '28 Olympics

Betty Yee supports transgender female athletes competing in women's sports and is open to gender-neutral Olympic categories in certain events.
San Francisco
fromsfist.com
1 month ago

Humpday Headlines: Katie Porter Offers Sort-of Apology For Interview Spat

Katie Porter's viral, contentious interview drew criticism but is unlikely to alter her frontrunner standing before the June 2026 primaries.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

It's a big unknown': California Democrat on Trump's 100% tariff plan for foreign movies

Los Angeles is losing film production as producers relocate to cheaper states and countries, threatening future creative opportunities and local industry jobs.
#reparations
fromKqed
1 month ago

California Leads Resistance as Trump Sends Troops Into American Cities | KQED

Things escalated in June, when Trump sent troops to L.A.: Trump said he was responding to "out-of-control" immigration protests when he seized control of the California National Guard from Gov. Gavin Newsom and deployed Guard members - and eventually 700 U.S. Marines - to the nation's second largest city. State and local officials disputed that the protests were beyond their control and quickly sued, asking a court to remove the troops from the streets.
US politics
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fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

'I don't want this all on camera,' gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter says in testy interview

Katie Porter ended a television interview after becoming irritated by repeated follow-up questions about Trump voters and Proposition 50 during her 2026 gubernatorial campaign.
California
fromsfist.com
1 month ago

Tuesday Morning Topline: Federal Shutdown Impacts Air Traffic Control

A medical helicopter crashed on Highway 50 in Sacramento, hospitalizing a pilot, a nurse, and a paramedic in critical condition.
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