31,000 Kaiser workers still on strike after nearly a month—patients face cancelled treatments and hours-long pharmacy lines

California’s fire safety regulators were asked to study whether mid-rise apartments can go with a single staircase. They’re more than a month late. bit.ly/4rvWBJR 📸 iStock

Local police forces get money every year from the Department of Homeland Security to assist with border patrol operations. This includes the UC San Diego Police Department, which helps monitor for smuggling along the coastline. bit.ly/4rU5qwU 📸 Adriana Heldiz

California’s Rep. Kevin Kiley of Roseville was among a handful of House Republicans this week to go on the record opposing President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada. bit.ly/4tAG7BL 📸 Anne Wernikoff

California Democrats, hungry to retake the U.S. House, all agree they must defeat Central Valley Republican incumbent Rep. David Valadao. But they can’t agree on who his challenger should be. bit.ly/4aobCaI 📸 Larry Valenzuela

California is suing the Trump Administration over its plans to cut $600 million in public health funding from California and three other Democratic states, Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Wednesday. bit.ly/3MeqeQJ 📸 Larry Valenzuela

Thousands of Kaiser health care workers, including 22,000 nurses in Southern California, are on strike to demand better pay and staffing. The walk out has resulted in canceled or delayed appointments and surgeries, patients say. bit.ly/4cwHJ9o 📸 Adriana Heldiz

Building homes inside a factory has long been seen as a way to revolutionize the American housing industry, ushering in a new era of higher quality homes at lower price. That dream has never quite panned out. Can California finally make it happen? bit.ly/4qCktu0 📸 Jungho Kim

A bipartisan coalition of state lawmakers has so far introduced 10 bills this year as part of an unprecedented legislative package aimed at confronting California’s permissive roadway safety laws. bit.ly/3Mrn0cC 📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.

A booming industry that charges veterans for help in obtaining the benefits they earned through military service must shut down or dramatically change its business model in California by the end of the year under a new law Gov. Newsom signed today. bit.ly/4aApv4e 📸 Larry Valenzuela

Glenn County hospital gets federal lifeline, but still needs millions to reopen Congress restores critical access status for Glenn Medical Center, but the shuttered California hospital still needs $40-50 million to reopen.

Opinion | Here's how Newsom's spending binge outstripped revenues, creating California's chronic deficit Obscure charts show how California's spending exploded under Newsom, far outstripping its stagnant population growth, inflation and a hefty increase in revenues.

A shuttered Northern California hospital is getting a lifeline from Congress, but it doesn’t come with money to actually reopen and serve patients. bit.ly/4tD3cUk 📸 Chris Kaufman

Building homes inside a factory has long been seen as a way to revolutionize the American housing industry, ushering in a new era of higher quality homes at lower price. That dream has never quite panned out. Can California finally make it happen? bit.ly/4coKhX6 📸 Jungho Kim

California is suing the Trump Administration over its plans to cut $600 million in public health funding from California and three other Democratic states, Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Wednesday. bit.ly/46K7bo3 📸 Larry Valenzuela

California’s Rep. Kevin Kiley of Roseville was among a handful of House Republicans this week to go on the record opposing President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada. bit.ly/4qEpxye 📸 Anne Wernikoff

A bipartisan coalition of state lawmakers has so far introduced 10 bills this year as part of an unprecedented legislative package aimed at confronting California’s permissive roadway safety laws. bit.ly/4reeRXZ 📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.

Opinion | The current charts in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2026-27 budget reveal how spending has exploded during his governorship, far outstripping stagnant population growth, inflation and even a hefty increase in revenues. bit.ly/3O7CKC6 📝 Dan Walters 📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.

Building homes inside a factory has long been seen as a way to revolutionize the American housing industry, ushering in a new era of higher quality homes at lower price. That dream has never quite panned out. Can California finally make it happen? bit.ly/3OFNbwI 📸 Jungho Kim

Opinion | A universal system — which currently exists in countries like New Zealand and France — stabilizes coverage, prevents mass cancellations and creates a pool large enough to handle natural disasters. bit.ly/3Zz0ZeW 📝 Jane Kim 📸 Jules Hotz

A bipartisan coalition of state lawmakers has so far introduced 10 bills this year as part of an unprecedented legislative package aimed at confronting California’s permissive roadway safety laws. bit.ly/4ad1Jwk 📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.

Opinion | The hunt is on for some form of taxation that could pass political muster, particularly if the wealth tax is sidetracked. The search has landed on California’s system of taxing multinational businesses. bit.ly/3MsNJWb 📝 Dan Walters 📸 Rahul Lal

California’s Rep. Kevin Kiley of Roseville was among a handful of House Republicans this week to go on the record opposing President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada. bit.ly/3ZzeSK8 📸 Anne Wernikoff

Opinion | An incarcerated person’s constitutional right to a safe and healthy environment cannot be withheld on the condition that she or he be good. bit.ly/463o0tY 📝 Arthur Jackson 📸 Jeff Chiu, AP

First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom reprimanded members of the press Wednesday, during a bill signing with her husband. bit.ly/4atZunk 📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.

Breaking: California officials voted unanimously to list Central Coast and Southern California mountain lions as threatened under the California Endangered Species Act. bit.ly/4kwyicd 📸 National Park Service

California is suing the Trump Administration over its plans to cut $600 million in public health funding from California and three other Democratic states, Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Wednesday. bit.ly/3MBsSA1 📸 Larry Valenzuela

Breaking: The Trump administration formally rescinded the legal foundation of federal climate policy Thursday — setting up a new front in California’s long-running battle with Washington over emissions rules. bit.ly/3MsR8Er 📸 Joel Angel Juarez

California Democrats, hungry to retake the U.S. House, all agree they must defeat Central Valley Republican incumbent Rep. David Valadao. But they can’t agree on who his challenger should be. bit.ly/46N9o25 📸 Larry Valenzuela

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is scheduled to be in San Diego County Thursday for a high-profile visit to the U.S.-Mexico border bit.ly/4cnovTx 📸 Michael Gonzalez, Getty

Housing advocates still waiting for state-ordered stair report California’s fire safety regulators are more than a month late with a study on mid-rise apartments and staircases.

Newsom takes aim at veterans 'claim sharks' as he signs law banning fees for help with VA California joined 10 states in banned private companies from charging fees to veterans for basic help with their VA disability claims.

Opinion | Two Uber ads during Super Bowl hint at a high-dollar ballot battle in California next fall Uber's ballot measure would limit the ability of injured passengers to sue. Three lawyer-back measures would hold rideshare companies responsible.

Opinion | California promised accountability for jail deaths. What it delivered was another failure dressed up as reform. bit.ly/3OdpDiE 📝 David Myers 📸 Jules Hotz

A federal judge has pumped the brakes on a California law banning local and federal officers from wearing masks. But both sides — California lawmakers and the Trump administration — are claiming victory. 📸 J.W. Hendricks

A member of the Yurok tribe who advocated for better mental health treatment and suicide intervention in rural Northern Californian has died in an apparent murder-suicide. Celinda Gonzales was 59. bit.ly/4awt2AB 📸 Alexandra Hootnick

Why this California university helps with border patrol UC San Diego is among several local police agencies that get money from the Department of Homeland Security to watch for illegal border activity.

Opinion | California dirt bikers battled against desert preservation, spawning anti-environmental wars Today’s anti-environmentalists follow tracks laid by the ‘Phantom Duck’ and the Barstow-to-Vegas Race, where thousands of bikers sped across open desert.

A booming industry that charges veterans for help in obtaining the benefits they earned through military service must shut down or dramatically change its business model in California by the end of the year under a new law Gov. Newsom signed today. bit.ly/4bM4ciz 📸 Larry Valenzuela

Opinion | Small businesses are the heart of our economy, accounting for more than half of new jobs nationwide and employing 7 million Californians. But they can’t thrive if healthcare costs keep rising. bit.ly/46BDGVp 📝 Bianca Blomquist 📸 Larry Valenzuela

Opinion | Given Bass’ low standing in polls for her missteps on the firestorm, Raman poses a serious threat to the mayor’s re-election... bit.ly/4aFWsxj 📝 Dan Walters 📸 Damian Dovarganes, AP

California’s fire safety regulators were asked to study whether mid-rise apartments can go with a single staircase. They’re more than a month late. bit.ly/3O71EBI 📸 iStock

Local police forces get money every year from the Department of Homeland Security to assist with border patrol operations. This includes the UC San Diego Police Department, which helps monitor for smuggling along the coastline. bit.ly/4rAWmwG 📸 Adriana Heldiz

EPA touts bipartisan efforts to clean up Tijuana River State and federal leaders gathered in San Diego on Thursday to tout their efforts to clean up the polluted Tijuana River.

Opinion | Today’s anti-environmentalists follow tracks laid by the ‘Phantom Duck’ and the Barstow-to-Vegas Race, where thousands of bikers sped across open desert. bit.ly/3ZscC7d 📝 Julia Sizek 📷 iStock Photo

California’s public universities should get no or way less new funding than what Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing, wrote the Legislature’s chief group of advisors in a report last week. bit.ly/4thRP3U 📝 Mikhail Zinshteyn 📷 Adriana Heldiz

Opinion | California school districts could be on the hook for about $3 billion in liability for child sexual abuse lawsuits. Up to 40% may go to trial attorneys. bit.ly/4a65Av4 📝 Edgar Zazueta 📷 Shelby Knowles

Opinion | In 2019, the Legislature and Gov. Newsom closed a loophole that allowed schools to avoid liability for child sexual abuse. Now the law is under threat. bit.ly/4kzns5e 📝 John Manly 📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.

Even after legalization, illicit cannabis grows continue to pollute California’s public lands. And the contamination, new research shows, lingers. bit.ly/3ZXd1yC 📷 Fred Greaves

The U.S. and Mexico are speeding up plans to clean the Tijuana River and considering interim steps to protect public health, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator said at a San Diego meeting with local leaders and Congress members Thursday. bit.ly/4r0UMUY 📸 Adriana Heldiz