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Trial starts over whether Huntington Beach undermines the power of Latino voters

Huntington Beach is one of a handful of cities that has chosen to fight in court against efforts to force it to adopt geographic districts for city council elections.

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A major census test faces cutbacks — with postal workers tapped to help count

Newsom blasts Trump's immigration crackdown; touts California’s drug enforcement efforts

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LA Mayor outlines the city’s road to hosting the World Cup, Olympics in annual State of the City

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass on a stage in front of a banner that reads "Games for All."

Why California is years late on mandated disaster reports — and why it matters for the next big fire

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Kamala Harris will not run for California governor

Ending feverish speculation that began after her loss in November’s presidential election, former Vice President Kamala Harris said she would not run for California governor.
Trump keeps pressuring the Fed to cut rates. Here's why its independence matters

Trump has threatened to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell, challenging the Fed's independence. Experts say he's not the first president to target the central bank, but he's the most public and aggressive.
California sues Trump administration over Planned Parenthood cuts

The lawuit contends that Trump’s signature tax law is unconstitutionally vague and requires states to violate Planned Parenthood’s First Amendment rights.
LA County supervisors move to prohibit federal agents from wearing masks

The move follows a series of immigration sweeps by masked federal agents, but its unclear whether the county can force federal officers to take off their face coverings.
‘Walking school buses’ and teaching students their rights. How educators are preparing for back to school after ICE raids

Unión del Barrio and the Association of Raza Educators are training school workers on how to protect students and staff following a summer immigration raids in Los Angeles.
Californians are worried about wildfire and growing costs of climate change, survey finds

Wildfires are the top environmental issue for most Californians, who are also concerned about rising costs associated with climate change, according to a survey.
Newsom ramps up California redistricting threat as Texas weighs new Republican maps

As Texas moves forward with an off-cycle redistricting to shore up Republicans’ narrow House majority, Gov. Gavin Newsom is plotting a Democratic response in California.
ICE sweeps spur citizen patrols on Terminal Island — and troubling World War II memories

The island in the Port of Los Angeles is a staging ground for federal agents.
OC wants residents to weigh in on how to conduct elections

Residents will be able to learn about the update to the county’s Election Administration Plan at an event on Saturday.
California’s NPR and PBS stations will cut staff and programs after funding slashed

Public radio and TV stations across California say they are cutting local programming and laying off staff after Congress approved major funding cuts.
Questions about Epstein files follow lawmakers home

It's just the start of a summer recess for Congress, but already House Republicans are being asked questions back home about the push to release records related to the late Jeffrey Epstein.

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Court blocks ammunition background checks in new blow to California’s gun control framework

California voters in 2016 passed a ballot initiative championed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that in part required background checks for ammunition purchases. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals found that provision violates the 2nd Amendment.

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