California Politics

Jun 27, 2019; Detroit, MI, USA; A woman holds her citizenship paperwork before the game between the Detroit Tigers and the Texas Rangers at Comerica Park.
Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
August 16, 2019 - 7:04 pm

California Sues White House Over Plans To Limit Green Cards

California’s governor and attorney general announced that they will sue to block the Trump administration’s new rule restricting green cards for many legal immigrants who are found to rely on some forms of government assistance.
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Juul e-cigarettes and pods for sale
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Melissa Culross
August 09, 2019 - 3:36 pm

Juul's Push To Repeal E-Cigarette Ban Could Be More Far Reaching, Voting Board Says

An obscure step in San Francisco’s elections process became the center of a heated fight Friday over an upcoming ballot measure to overturn the city’s ban on e-cigarettes.
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A member of the Richmond, California chapter of the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) walks by an abandoned garage during a bus tour of foreclosed and blighted properties on July 13, 2012 in Richmond, California.
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Doug Sovern
August 08, 2019 - 9:17 am

Newsom Touts $331 Million Plan For Housing Assistance

Hundreds of millions of dollars would be dedicated to rental assistance and fighting home foreclosures in California under a new plan trumpeted by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during the California Democrats 2019 State Convention at the Moscone Center on June 01, 2019 in San Francisco.
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Doug Sovern
August 08, 2019 - 8:29 am

Trump's Criticism Of Tax Return Law Is 'Predictable As California Wildfires," Newsom Says

Gov. Gavin Newsom isn't surprised that he's a presidential Twitter target again, but he's choosing not to escalate his latest war of words with President Donald Trump.
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President Donald Trump walks off Marine One at the White House after spending the weekend at the G20 Summit and meeting Kim Jong Un, in the DMZ on June 30, 2019.
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August 07, 2019 - 9:08 am

Trump Says California Law Requiring Tax Returns From Candidates Is 'Ridiculous'

President Trump denounced a new California law that requires presidential candidates to release their income tax returns. Trump said in a tweet on Tuesday that the law, signed last week by Gov. Newsom, is "ridiculous" and "unconstitutional." During the 2016 presidential election, Trump steadfastly...
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San Jose city hall rotunda.
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Mike Colgan
July 31, 2019 - 4:25 pm

Push Intensifies To Change When San Jose Votes For Mayor

An initiative drive is being launched in the South Bay to move San Jose mayoral elections to presidential election years in an attempt to drive up voter turnout.
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President Donald Trump speaks during a Keep America Great rally on July 17, 2019 in Greenville, North Carolina.
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KCBS Radio Midday News
July 30, 2019 - 1:18 pm

To Be In California Primary, Presidential Candidates Must Share Tax Returns

Candidates looking to appear in California's presidential primary must release their tax returns under a law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday. The measure clearly takes aim at President Donald Trump who was the first major party nominee since Gerald Ford in 1976 to withhold his tax returns ...
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Harald Vaernes, operations manager at Christopher Ranch, pulls out a clove of garlic in Gilroy, Calif., on January 9, 2019.
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Holly Quan
July 25, 2019 - 5:08 pm

Gov. Newsom Plans To Spend $1 Billion To Bring Drinking Water To Small Communities

In the heart of California's $20 billion agricultural industry, there are tiny, low-income communities that have to survive on bottled water. That’s because their local systems are too small and can’t upgrade their facilities to adequately filter out the pesticides and contaminants from their local...
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Election Polling Place Station. Government, booth
Election Polling Place Station. Government, booth (Photo credit: Jixue Yang)
Patti Reising
July 25, 2019 - 3:12 pm

Applicants Needed To Redraw Maps For California Elected Officials

The state of California is looking for a few good men and women with strong analytical skills and lots of patience for its Citizens Redistricting Commission. The commission was created by California voters in 2008, authorizing a panel to draw the boundaries for the district maps of members of...
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In this handout photo provided by California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, staff members dismantle the death row lethal injection facility at San Quentin State Prison on March 13, 2019 in San Quentin, California.
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Jeffrey Schaub
July 25, 2019 - 9:53 am

Despite Moratorium, California Prosecutors Pursue Death-Penalty Sentences

Despite a moratorium on capital punishment, California prosecutors continue to pursue death-penalty cases.
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