California passed a sanctuary state law to protect immigrants during the first Trump administration. Now, Amador County’s sheriff wants to test it at the beginning of the second.
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California beat Trump in court his first term. It’s preparing new cases for his second
California sued the Trump administration more than 100 times in his first term and secured some major victories on the environment, immigration and health care.
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Newsom signs new retail theft laws as voters weigh even tougher penalties
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills Friday that aim to make it easier to prosecute retail theft. He’s asking California voters to reject a November ballot measure that would impose even tougher penalties.
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Gavin Newsom wants Ron DeSantis charged with ‘kidnapping’ migrants. Is that possible?
“You small, pathetic man,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom wrote in a Twitter post suggesting he’d pursue criminal charges against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over recent migrant flights to Sacramento.
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A California law forced police to release shooting footage. Now videos follow the same script
California law requires law enforcement agencies to release body-cam footage of police shootings. Many departments shape those images into stories they want to tell.
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From scandal to scrutiny: How intense citizen oversight reshaped Oakland police
A 22-year-old scandal exposing abuses by Oakland police resulted in a higher rate of complaints sustained against officers, and many are leaving the department amid the heightened scrutiny.
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Where are tenants falling through the cracks of California eviction ban?
California has one of the nation’s longest-running eviction bans, but an exclusive CalMatters analysis finds that local decisions carved a divide for tenants. Landlords and sheriffs are evicting renters at higher rates in the Central Valley, where Stanislaus County’s rate was nearly triple that of Santa Cruz County.
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Legislature looks to halt child support debt collections — only for some
Lawmakers propose to stop collecting child support debt owed to the government in cases where a parent’s only source of income comes from certain cash assistance programs. But advocates had asked the Legislature to go farther by forgiving old, uncollectible debt and to stop imposing a 10% interest.
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Is California still facing an eviction tsunami when the moratorium ends?
CalMatters conducted a Q&A with housing researcher Carolina Reid, who has been tracking vulnerable renters throughout the pandemic. She says the state could help renters facing eviction — if enough money gets to them in time.
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California lawmakers mum on eviction moratorium extension as renters seek more time
With two months left before California’s eviction moratorium ends June 30, political momentum isn’t on the side of tenants for an extension.
