In a wide-open contest ahead of a June primary, a burst of negative publicity aimed at the Democratic U.S. House member suggests that Eric Swalwell’s leading rivals see him gaining momentum in a race that has been overshadowed by international wars, turmoil in Washington and soaring gas prices.
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California is spending hundreds of millions on heat. Will it ever be a public health priority?
As heat becomes a year-round reality, California is often still responding like it’s an emergency.
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A contentious project to raise California’s Shasta Dam just got a funding boost from Trump
The Trump administration Tuesday announced $40 million for “planning and preconstruction activities associated with raising Shasta Dam.” Opponents say the project could swamp sacred sites and harm a protected river.
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Teens walked out of school to protest ICE. Police are investigating the adults who helped them
High school students all over California walked out of class in protest over the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement. Police in two cities, conservative Clovis and liberal Los Angeles, issued warnings about potential arrests to adults who helped them.
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California passed a law to curb spikes in gas prices. Why isn’t it using those powers now?
California built a first-in-the-nation system to police refinery profits during price spikes. Regulators delayed it for five years.
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Newsom says no imminent threat to California despite warning about possible Iran drone attack
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said there was no imminent threat to the state despite a warning from the FBI that Iran could send drones to the West Coast in retaliation for war.
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Some State Farm customers could see refunds while homeowner rate hikes stay put
State Farm has reached a settlement over emergency insurance rate hikes after last year’s Los Angeles County fires.
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California has 40,000 affordable housing units ready to break ground. One bottleneck is holding them up
Tens of thousands of affordable units across California are stuck in financial purgatory, according to a new report. Will more money get them moving?
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A podcaster gave Newsom a gun. Are California laws keeping him from taking it home?
Last year, conservative podcaster Shawn Ryan gave Gavin Newsom a SIG Sauer handgun, which the governor has yet to take home. To do so, Newsom would have to navigate a complicated web of California gun laws.
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California’s next insurance commissioner will have ‘brutal’ balancing act
Ricardo Lara’s successor will have a full plate. California insurance premiums are rising; fire survivors are struggling; the FAIR Plan is still growing.