Politics Sep 06 California made Gavin Newsom famous. Will it drag down his 2028 presidential ambitions? By Steve Peoples, Associated Press
Nation Aug 31 Teen who recorded San Diego mosque shooting livestream has been charged with murder, DA says A North Carolina district attorney says a 17-year-old girl who recorded a livestream of a shooting that killed three people at a San Diego mosque and disseminated the attackers’ white-supremacist writings has been charged with murder by aiding and abetting. By Gene Johnson, Associated Press
Politics Aug 24 Newsom returns to a defining California fight: Who pays for wildfire damage? California Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking state lawmakers to shield utilities from financial trouble if their equipment sparks a wildfire by limiting the amount they have to pay victims and attorneys. By Sophie Austin, Associated Press
Nation Aug 22 Federal officials announce water cuts as Colorado River supplies continue to plunge Under the Bureau of Reclamation's plan, California, Nevada and Arizona will collectively reduce water use by 1.25 million acre-feet annually for the next two years, with the possibility of larger cuts depending on conditions. By Dorany Pineda, Wufei Yu, Associated Press
Arts Aug 21 Watch 6:36 Paramount's Warner Bros. bid and threat to leave California divide Hollywood The proposed $111 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery hit a roadblock after California's attorney general and 11 other states sued to stop it. That move was followed by Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison threatening to take his… By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas
Aug 21 Watch 9:20 U.S. Forest Service, timber companies spraying record amounts of glyphosate in California By Nate Halverson, Reveal An investigation by the Center for Investigative Reporting has revealed that glyphosate is being sprayed in California forests at record levels by timber companies and the U.S. Forest Service. Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, kills vegetation that competes with… Continue watching
Aug 20 State lawmaker Aisha Wahab wins California special election to replace former Rep. Swalwell By Sophie Austin, Associated Press Swalwell, a Democrat who was running for California governor, ended his campaign and resigned from Congress in April after he was accused of sexual assault and harassment, which he denies. Continue reading
Aug 20 AP report: Federal agents seize devices from ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell in sexual misconduct probe By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Federal agents seized electronic devices from former Rep. Eric Swalwell and searched his Washington home as part of an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by the ex-Democratic congressman from California, according to a person familiar with the matter. Continue reading
Aug 19 What to know about the fake election poll numbers shared and retracted by a mysterious company By Steve Peoples, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Ken Sweet, Associated Press Locked in a competitive reelection race, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass declared on social media last week that a new poll was evidence that her campaign was “gaining momentum.”… Continue reading
Aug 19 Progressive scores upset victory in Florida, and other takeaways from Tuesday's elections By Jill Colvin, Mike Catalini, Associated Press As the long, contentious primary season nears its end, Democratic voters elevated another progressive Senate candidate in Florida, while President Donald Trump's chosen candidate in his adopted home state, Republican Rep. Byron Donalds, won the nomination to be the state's… Continue reading