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Two new California Supreme Court rulings sided with prisoners contesting past gang-related charges, decisions that could affect "three strikes" cases. -
In the most-comprehensive look yet at whether people are using Gov. Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court, we found that far fewer Californians are enrolled in the mental health program than he projected. -
A secretive appropriations process killed or reined in three bills regulating the use of pricing algorithms. A bill to monitor data center electricity use was also culled. -
The Assembly Appropriations Committee killed “Leno’s Law” that aimed to give classic car owners a pass from smog requirements. -
The proposal just died in the Legislature’s secretive “suspense file” hearing, following strong objections from local governments and utilities. -
Economists and others worry about politicizing jobs and inflation data after Trump firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics chief and nomination of partisan replacement. -
The task force, made up of six different state agencies, is the latest effort by the Newsom administration to remove homeless encampments from California’s streets. -
Lawmakers will again fail to set a safe indoor temperature standard for housing, as builders and tenant advocates battle over the cost of retrofits. -
Cal Poly Pomona students and others objected to the Customs and Border Protection agency recruiting at the campus job fair. -
As President Donald Trump ramps up threats of military action to “clean up” Democratic-led cities, Newsom said local communities can best tackle crime in their communities.
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