Dec 15 California utility scrambles to renegotiate wildfire deal By Daisy Nguyen, Associated Press California Gov. Gavin Newsom's opposition to Pacific Gas & Electric's restructuring plan just a week after it struck a $13.5 billion settlement with fire victims is forcing the nation's largest utility to go back to the negotiating table and come… Continue reading
Nov 03 Trump threatens to cut US funding for California wildfires By Associated Press Trump tweeted Sunday that California Gov. Gavin Newsom has done a “terrible job of forest management.”… Continue reading
Oct 11 California to end its use of for-profit prisons, including for immigrant detention By Don Thompson, Amy Taxin, Associated Press California will ban the use of for-profit, private detention facilities, including those under contract to the federal government to hold immigrants awaiting deportation hearings. Continue reading
Oct 11 California adopts broadest U.S. rules for gun violence restraining orders By Elana Schor, Associated Press California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a law that will make the state the first to allow employers, co-workers and teachers to seek gun violence restraining orders against other people. Continue reading
Sep 16 WATCH: California Gov. Newsom announces crackdown on vaping and cannabis oils Newsom will announce an executive action Monday related to flavored e-cigarettes and cannabis oils. Continue reading
Aug 19 California governor signs law to limit shootings by police By Don Thompson, Associated Press The measure will change California's existing lethal force standards to require that deadly force may only be used when necessary. Continue reading
Jul 30 Trump must release tax returns to be able to appear on California primary ballot By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press But even if the law withstands a likely legal challenge, Trump could avoid the requirements by choosing not to compete in California's primary. Continue reading
Apr 08 ‘Our country is full’: Trump says migrants straining immigration system By Zeke Miller, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Trump, as he so often does, mixed fact with fiction when warning of the threat at the border. Continue reading
Mar 13 How states are slowly getting rid of the death penalty By Gretchen Frazee Capital punishment has been abolished entirely in 20 states, and four now have moratoriums on the practice. Continue reading
Feb 24 AP fact check: Undocumented GOP, Dem rhetoric on immigration By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press The political fallout from President Donald Trump’s push for his border wall is giving rise to overwrought rhetoric from Republicans and Democrats alike. Continue reading