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A sheriff, a billionaire, a tinge of scandal. California governor's race packs drama, uncertainty
MICHAEL R. BLOOD, Yahoo Entertainment
The race for California governor features former presidential wannabes, a county sheriff, two women who could become the first female to hold the office...
Nov 23, 2025, 2:09 PM

Texas, California National Guard members to leave Portland and Chicago
Luis Martinez, ABC News
The federalized California and Texas National Guard members sent to Portland and Chicago will return to their home states, according to two U.S. officials.
Nov 15, 2025, 9:56 PM

California plans to revoke 17,000 commercial driver's licenses given to immigrants
The Associated Press, NPR
The announcement follows harsh criticism from the Trump administration about California and other states granting licenses to people in the country illegally.
Nov 13, 2025, 9:38 AM
California revokes 17,000 driver's licenses. But the state disputes it is over immigration concerns
JOSH FUNK, Yahoo Entertainment
California plans to revoke 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses given to immigrants after the Trump administration raised concerns about people in the country...
Nov 12, 2025, 10:00 PM

SP Media Group’s Avenue Six Studios To Provide Financing For California-Based Film & TV Productions
Anthonypauldalessandro, Deadline
Avenue Six Studios, a Van Nuys-based production facility, owned by SP Media Group, will be providing production financing to support movie and TV projects shot on its soundstages or utilize its services. SP Media Group is led by veteran producer Steven Paul, …
Nov 11, 2025, 4:29 PM

Gavin Newsom Just Proved It: Voters Want Democrats to Fight Fire With Fire
Richard L. Hasen, Slate Magazine
If Democrats and those on the left want to draw one lesson from the lopsided 64–36 victory of Proposition 50 in California, it's this.
Nov 6, 2025, 7:39 PM
Why Prop. 50 is the hollowest of victories for California Democrats | Opinion
Tom Philp, Sacramento Bee
The decision by California voters to temporarily return to gerrymandered congressional maps won’t overcome that Democrats are out of touch.
Nov 5, 2025, 5:15 AM

California voters approve redistricting. Will it tip the balance of power in Washington?
BBC News
Liberals will have an edge in five new California seats but more states are redrawing their voting lines in hopes of clinging to power in Washington.
Nov 5, 2025, 4:22 AM

From California to NYC: 4 races to watch this Election Day
NPR Staff, NPR
Four races highlight this year's elections: a redistricting referendum in California, governor's races in New Jersey and Virginia and the mayoral contest in New York City.
Nov 4, 2025, 10:00 AM

Democrats push fight against Trump in California redistricting effort
Brian Osgood, Al Jazeera English
Proposition 50 has become a referendum on what steps Democrats are willing to take to counter President Donald Trump.
Oct 31, 2025, 4:56 PM

California euthanizes 4 gray wolves after 'unprecedented' surge in livestock kills
Nathan Rott, NPR
California wildlife officials have been working to mitigate the impact of the state's rebounding wolf population on its ranchers. The Northern California wolves that were euthanized had become dependent on cattle for food.
Oct 26, 2025, 10:37 PM

Inside Gavin Newsom’s Multimillion-Dollar Business Empire
Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes Staff, Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/kylemullins/, Forbes
With help from a billionaire benefactor, California’s governor built a hospitality company even as he gained power in America’s largest state.
Oct 26, 2025, 10:30 AM
Unions opposing Trump agenda pouring money into Proposition 50 campaign
Seema Mehta, Yahoo Entertainment
With the fate of President's Trump's right-wing agenda at stake, the California ballot measure crafted to tilt Congress to Democratic control has turned into...
Oct 24, 2025, 10:00 AM

Trump Backs Off Invading San Francisco After Talk With Nvidia and Salesforce CEOs
AJ Dellinger, Gizmodo.com
Big Tech got him to call off the dogs for now.
Oct 23, 2025, 9:00 PM
Trump calls off planned 'surge' of federal forces in San Francisco after talking to Jensen Huang and Marc Benioff
Bryan Metzger, Business Insider
Trump said that he was preparing to "surge" San Francisco with federal forces before "friends of mine who live in the area" asked him not to.
Oct 23, 2025, 6:03 PM

Gavin Newsom deploys California’s National Guard to aid food banks
Joy Saha, Salon
"This is serious, this is urgent — and requires immediate action," the governor said in an Oct. 22 statement
Oct 22, 2025, 8:10 PM
Artillery shell exploded prematurely over California freeway during marines celebration
Diana Ramirez-Simon and agencies, Yahoo Entertainment
Shrapnel fragments rained on vehicles parked on Interstate 5 including highway patrol and JD Vance’s detail
Oct 20, 2025, 12:07 AM

Obama appears in ad, joining fight for House control...
MICHAEL R. BLOOD, KABC-TV
Barack Obama is entering the fight for U.S. House control by appearing in a 30-second ad urging California voters to approve a November ballot proposal that could add as many as five Democrat-held House seats in California.
Oct 14, 2025, 5:22 PM
Los Angeles County officials to vote on emergency declaration over immigration raids
CHRISTOPHER WEBER, Yahoo Entertainment
Los Angeles County officials will vote Tuesday on whether to declare a state of emergency that would give them power to provide assistance for residents they...
Oct 14, 2025, 4:09 AM
Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law banning new Glock sales in California
Julie Watts, CBS News
Glocks are among the most popular handguns sold in California. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that bans Californians from buying new Glock guns in the state...
Oct 13, 2025, 5:59 PM
California Wants To Punish Social Platforms for Aiding and Abetting the First Amendment
Elizabeth Nolan Brown, Yahoo Entertainment
Another entry into the "algorithms are magic" school of imposing liability on tech companies.
Oct 13, 2025, 4:02 PM

WATCH: Helicopter crashes in Huntington Beach, California
ABC News
A helicopter plunged to the ground Saturday in Huntington Beach, California, with video showing the chopper spinning out of control before it suddenly went down.
Oct 12, 2025, 6:16 PM
Bipartisan US governors' group faces division over Trump's deployment of troops to states
GEOFF MULVIHILL and DAVID A. LIEB, Yahoo Entertainment
The Democratic governors of California and Illinois are threatening to leave the National Governors Association because of its silence on President Donald...
Oct 7, 2025, 5:04 PM
New poll shows majority of California voters support Prop. 50
Kate Wolffe, Sacramento Bee
The poll also asked likely voters how swayed they were by arguments on either side of the campaign
Oct 7, 2025, 11:55 AM