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Gov. Newsom is open to giving CA public employees a temporary break on his return-to-office mandate. The union representing about 14,000 state engineers today announced a deal that would delay Newsom’s order that they return to work four days a week for one year. cal.news/4lhWMVs 📸 Anne Wernikoff

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A pilot program by the LA Community College District pays $1,200/month to students pursuing health fields. By helping with living expenses, the district hopes the guaranteed income will help more students complete their health care workforce development programs. cal.news/4neIB5q 📸 Stella Kalinina

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PG&E’s job listings come on the heels of rising interest in security for executives after the CEO of insurance behemoth UnitedHealthcare was fatally shot in Manhattan in December. And there are signs public sentiment toward PG&E has turned more negative in recent years. cal.news/3HRsbjm

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Commentary: We believe in rehabilitation programs, and many of us have our own second-chance stories. But it shouldn’t come at the expense of a dedicated workforce made up largely of people with disabilities and service-disabled veterans like me. buff.ly/tcv4RgP 📝 Ameer Habeeb

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The immigration raids across Los Angeles have all the hallmarks of Gregory Bovino’s Kern County sweep, which a federal judge says likely violated the Constitution. cal.news/4laaPwC

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Commentary: California lawmakers have the opportunity to strengthen a financial aid program that’s serving as a lifeline for hundreds of thousands of Californians who are seeking a college credential to improve their lives. cal.news/45ClATT 📝 Rukshan Samaranayake

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In just a single generation, the political clout immigrants hold in California has soared. So have the legal protections afforded even to those immigrants who are unauthorized to live here. cal.news/4jUiLkl 📸 Bruce Chambers, Orange County Register via Getty

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Breaking: Pres. Trump can continue to control the National Guard in California for the time being after a panel of judges from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals determined he followed the law in deploying troops to LA. cal.news/43V283u 📝 Mikhail Zinshteyn 📸 Ted Soqui

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Some food trucks, farmers markets and small restaurants are temporarily closed, while others are shielding workers and raising funds to help.

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Incarcerated people at a California prison commenced a hunger strike to protest expansive restrictions the state handed down after reporting attacks on guards.

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California lawmakers are considering dozens of bills to regulate artificial intelligence. An AI safety report commissioned by Newsom could shape the rules.

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Commentary: The comity on school spending, however, shuns a debate that California’s politicians should be having — what to do about the system’s chronically subpar academic achievement. cal.news/3G2oSoS 📝 Dan Walters

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Commentary: Many Californians appear remarkably quick to criticize Gov. Gavin Newsom and the broader state apparatus, seemingly unaware of what genuinely “bad” governance entails. cal.news/3FWyH7S 📝 DeAndre Evans

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A Democratic California senator is now considering suing Sacramento police for what she alleges was a “politically motivated” false DUI arrest intended to “silence” an LGBTQ Latina lawmaker, her attorney tells CalMatters.

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The group whose lawsuit resulted in the US Supreme Court striking down affirmative action in college admissions is behind this challenge which could affect dozens of California colleges. cal.news/3G5g7dJ 📸 Jules Hotz

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The California Senate voted this week to reverse course on the state’s calls for a constitutional convention, one of which many Democrats supported just two years ago at Gov. Gavin Newsom’s urging. cal.news/4lfxFCR 📸 Fred Greaves

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Glenn County’s only hospital may be forced to close because a federal agency is removing its “critical access” designation. Patients would have longer waits for ambulances and longer drives for emergency care. buff.ly/S0RQBox 📸 Chris Kaufman

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CalMatters asked all Republicans in the state Legislature about the president overriding California's governor. Most wouldn't talk. The rest are on Team Trump. cal.news/4kXCtwM 📸 Mike Blake, Reuters

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Commentary: As Newsom and legislative leaders negotiate a more-or-less final version of the budget over the next few weeks, their huge differences on transit financing will be one of the key issues. cal.news/4ecbRFW 📝 Dan Walters

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The union representing 25,000 California prison guards struck a deal for a new contract that gives Gov. Gavin Newsom some financial relief in the short term but includes a mix of bonuses and raises that would kick in over the next three years. cal.news/4lae5b0 📸 Pablo Unzueta

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Update: DOJ lawyers representing the Trump administration returned to court today to repeat their maximalist argument that the president has the authority to commandeer state National Guards troops and that judges have no authority to second guess him. calmatters.org/politics/202...

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Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest man, gave out $1 million checks to gin up support for Donald Trump. California lawmakers want to ban big cash payments to registered voters. cal.news/45mYZug 📸 Scott Olson, Getty

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Gov. Newsom appointed former LA Mayor Villaraigosa to lead an infrastructure project paid for by an outside nonprofit. The nonprofit relied on fundraising from special interests to cover the costs, but did not have to disclose the identity of those donors cal.news/3HDmllE 📸 Martin do Nascimento

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Gov. Gavin Newsom’s legal team calls President Trump’s arguments for deploying troops to Los Angeles “terrifying.” The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals today is hearing the case. buff.ly/ClTRSf9 📸 Ted Soqui

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NEW: State healthcare sites around the country have been quietly sending sensitive user data to Google and LinkedIn. themarkup.org/pixel-hunt/2...

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Commentary: Trump’s anti-immigrant drive is a political gift to Newsom, providing a springboard for him to fill a vacuum and claim leadership of the opposition to Trump. cal.news/3HGrkBR 📝 Dan Walters

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Commentary: For many immigrant parents, graduation day is the culmination of decades of sacrifice, and many braved the threat of an ICE raid and came anyway. Others, perhaps wisely, decided to watch from home. They deserved better. cal.news/440OmLk 📝 Glenn Sacks

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Lake Tahoe’s iconic blue waters were the third murkiest on record last year and the worst they’ve been in several years, according to data from scientists who have studied the lake for decades. cal.news/44jCKV1 📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.

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A week after President Donald Trump sent the military to Los Angeles, tens of thousands of Californians took to the streets Saturday to protest his policies on his birthday. cal.news/43M9PZI 📸 Nic Coury, AFP via Getty

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Faced with growing reports of fraud, the U.S. Department of Education will make it harder for certain students to access financial aid, including some who could see delays of weeks or even months before cash is disbursed. buff.ly/dHqSEe6 📸 Semantha Norris

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Inside the newsroom: CalMatters’ Digital Democracy collaboration with CBS-TV has been honored with an Emmy award from the Northern California chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. cal.news/45meYsB 📝 Sonya Quick

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Commentary: California ranked 40th last year in fourth grade reading on national tests. For Black fourth-graders, California tied for last place with only 7% proficient, and for Latino students it tied for 24th place with 19% proficient. cal.news/3FYcypC 📝 Denise Amos

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Despite the curfew, people are still coming to downtown LA to participate in immigration protests. Local residents are living with around-the-clock law enforcement and experiencing vandalism. calmatters.org/justice/2025...

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Fear of immigration raids is driving Southern California patients to cancel health care. A third of medical appointments and half of dental appointments at St. John’s 28 clinics were cancelled this week. calmatters.org/health/2025/...

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As California lawmakers grapple with a multibillion-dollar deficit and looming federal cuts that could undo the state’s health policies for immigrants, they’re banking on a tenuous budget strategy: hope. buff.ly/GrIjZST 📸 Pablo Unzueta

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The California Legislature passed a state budget today that relies more on borrowing than spending cuts to close a projected $12 billion deficit, aiming to push off difficult decisions about priorities even as that gap is only expected to grow in future years. cal.news/4la8P7A 📸 Fred Greaves

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The immigration raids across Los Angeles have all the hallmarks of Gregory Bovino’s Kern County sweep, which a federal judge says likely violated the Constitution. cal.news/4laaPwC 📝 Andrew Donohue, Sergio Olmos and Wendy Fry 📸 Aude Guerrucci

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Calling the move “legally dubious” and an “abuse,” Gov. Gavin Newsom today heavily criticized the Trump administration after reports surfaced that personal medical information — including immigration status — is being shared with deportation officials. cal.news/4jPNrmP 📸 Lauren Justice

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After a fiery debate months ago over services for immigrants, California Democrats are quietly responding to Republican criticism by restricting immigrants convicted of certain crimes from accessing a state-supported legal defense fund. buff.ly/KLxvPYA 📸 Gregory Bull, AP

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Law enforcement agencies across Southern California violated state law more than 100 times last month by sharing information from automated license plate readers with federal agents, records show. buff.ly/2MYrQ7J 📝 khari.bsky.social & Mohamed Al Elew

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Commentary: As immigration enforcement escalated in recent weeks in San Diego, a dramatic raid in one neighborhood led to a remarkable response from nearby residents. buff.ly/h3GCsZR 📝 Pedro Rios

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Commentary: ... local unity on seeking long-term financing breaks up when county and city officials bicker over who’s accountable for results. Homelessness is most visible in cities but counties operate health and social services programs. cal.news/4eaHtMg 📝 Dan Walters

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Update: A federal appeals court is allowing President Donald Trump’s deployment of California National Guard soldiers to continue while it considers Trump’s challenge to a lower court’s decision that found he illegally mobilized those troops without consulting Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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Breaking: A federal judge halted President Trump’s deployment of California National Guard soldiers in Los Angeles, finding that he broke the law in ordering them to put down urban unrest without consulting Gov. Gavin Newsom. cal.news/4l4l7y9 📸 Ted Soqui

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A little more than a year after Californians approved a $6.4 billion mental health bond with a nail-bitingly close vote, we’re getting our first glimpse into how that money will be spent. cal.news/3FyNd5G 📸 Larry Valenzuela

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Get ready, America. After years of firm denials, Gov. Gavin Newsom is finally acknowledging his presidential ambitions. cal.news/4jQ0BQR 📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.

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Federal agents forcibly removed U.S. Sen. @padilla.senate.gov‬ from a Homeland Security press conference in Los Angeles on Thursday, pushing him to the ground and handcuffing him in a skirmish widely condemned by California Democrats. cal.news/4l4r1zl

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Homeless service providers across California — and as much as $683 million in federal funding for the state’s most economically vulnerable residents — have been caught up in the Trump administration’s war on “wokeness.” cal.news/4l49OWJ 📸 Loren Elliott

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