California’s foster care system is buckling under the weight of this unexpected cost

Today, the two dozen states (including CA) asked a judge to fast-track the lawsuit: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

A proposed settlement means some State Farm policyholders whose premiums rose won’t see additional increases, and others should even get refunds. bit.ly/4dah6r4 📸 Ted Soqui

In November, Californians will vote for “the second-hardest job in the state behind the governor.” bit.ly/3PhvV14 📸 Joel Angel Juarez

California and 23 other mostly Democratic states on Thursday sued the Trump administration over its new justification for the president’s wide-ranging tariffs. bit.ly/3P5bDb7 📸 Joel Angel Juarez

NEW: Former tech entrepreneur Ethan Agarwal will challenge @rokhanna.bsky.social for his South Bay House seat, hoping to ride Silicon Valley's anger with Khanna over his support of a proposed wealth tax www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

For more than a month, Republican lawmakers in California have blasted a legislative proposal to study alternatives to the state’s gas tax, declaring it a dishonest ploy by Democrats to hike taxes on drivers. bit.ly/4aNhXwA 📸 Fred Greaves

California residents are noticing new license plate readers that appear to be operated by the Border Patrol. Some have had confusing encounters with agents. bit.ly/3ON0YBI

Uber wants voters to decide what happens after any vehicle crash in California. Lawyers and doctors are pushing back. As we're being asked to sign proposed ballot initiatives outside the grocery store, here's my story about what it all means.

The killing of one of Mexico’s most-wanted cartel leaders triggered violent reprisals across the country and experts warn it could lead to prolonged destabilization that pushes more people to flee for the U.S.-Mexico border. bit.ly/46J74JN 📸 Alejandra Leyva, AP

Here's my story on the Supreme Court ruling on President Trump's tariffs, including about their effects on California.

CATO: “.. In short, seven independent research teams have now examined the “who’s paying” question and have reached essentially the same answer: We are.” @cato.org @scottlincicome.bsky.social www.cato.org/blog/white-h...

Research shows social isolation poses serious risks to older adults’ mental and physical health. Senior centers provide community support, yet despite their role, both older adults and the programs that serve them largely remain underrepresented in media. bit.ly/3MhAmYX 📸 Isadora Kosofsky

The executive jet that DHS says it needs has a “bedroom with a queen bed, showers, a kitchen, four large flat-screen TVs and even a bar ..” @nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

Newsom achieved universal preschool. But at what cost to child care providers? The governor tripled early childhood funding and expanded TK to all 4-year-olds. But preschools are closing, making infant care harder to find.

Worried about first amendment rights? Want to make a difference? Support a newsroom. Here’s a few I pay to support: @404media.co @wired.com @washingtonpost.com @calmatters.org @npr.org And I pay for my paper delivery of the @nytimes.com because I still love the smell of a newspaper.

i think jesse jackson was one of the most important american political figures of the post-war era and i think that his 1984 and 1988 campaigns for the democratic nomination still have a great deal to teach about forging a path to a more egalitarian world. RIP.

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

Steve Bannon says the federal government is planning to send ICE officers to patrol polling stations during the midterms. "We're going to have ICE surround the polls come November." "We're not going to sit here and allow you to steal the country again." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Close to four thousand employees of the California Department of Public Health were told they must use the federal E-Verify system to keep federal funding. Unions are pushing back. bit.ly/49Mp8V8 📸 Rahul Lal

The government’s arrests of journalists @donlemonofficial.bsky.social and @bygeorgiafort.bsky.social are attacks on freedom of the press. Two federal courts flatly rejected prosecuting Lemon, but instead of accepting that humiliating defeat, the government has now doubled down. Read our statement:

Statement from CNN on the Don Lemon arrest:

While the Trump administration’s immigration blitz hit Midwestern cities like Chicago and Minneapolis, a quieter escalation unfolded in San Diego late last year with agents making thousands of arrests in and around the city. bit.ly/3NEmCrw 📸 John Gastaldo

Tesla’s ‘unsupervised’ Robotaxis vanish a week after pre-earnings announcement

After President Trump issued his permitting EO yesterday, I asked the White House if he would support supplement disaster aid for the Los Angeles fires. “Newscum doesn’t need more money, Californians need relief,” a spokesperson said. www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

As fire survivors continue to navigate life after disaster, California lawmakers roll out new bills attempting to further regulate insurance companies like State Farm. 📸 Adriana Heldiz

ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."

This week I wrote about how small businesses in Altadena are faring one year after the Eaton Fire as they deal with insurance, red tape and varying levels of support from the government. Some are striving to rebuild, while others just don't have it in them.

I’m one of the ProPublica reporters who has been documenting the aggressive tactics federal agents are using against immigrants & U.S. citizens All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has sued the Trump administration more than 50 times. CalMatters spoke with Bonta this week about those cases and how he views the Trump administration’s current focus on Minneapolis. bit.ly/45LulKl 📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.

The Supreme Court only cleared the way for Kavanaugh Stops four months ago and ICE now openly engages in violent racial profiling, snatching anyone who looks non-white and treating them as presumptively guilty of a crime. Remarkable how quickly our liberties can be crushed when courts go along.

The mainstream media believes the only opinion that counts is conservative. When a democrat wins the presidency they talk to conservative voters, when a republican wins they… talk to conservatives.

This is an outrage. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec... Read @hannahnatanson.bsky.social's work: * www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int... * www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... * www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

NEW: GoFundMe strictly bans fundraisers for “the legal defense of financial and violent crimes,” yet is currently running one “to help pay for any legal services” for the ICE agent who killed Renee Nicole Good. Its conflict is not even the least bit contestable.

Two recent fires at PG&E substations cut power to thousands, drew condemnation from members of Congress, and spotlighted a year full of safety and maintenance violations at the utility giant’s substations throughout the region. www.mercurynews.com/2026/01/06/f...

Good question.

CalMatters is launching a free tool that helps Californians follow, engage and hold their Sacramento lawmakers accountable in a powerful new way. bit.ly/45vq1ig

Just seen Grok putting the body of the victim of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis into a bikini. Digital corpse desecration now available to the public.

In his final year in office, Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to go after large investors buying and owning California housing — in the same week that President Donald Trump also took rhetorical aim at Big Landlord. bit.ly/3Z3BSAo 📸 Rich Pedroncelli, AP

On the anniversary of the Los Angeles fires, California's calls for more federal aid have stalled while a congressional investigation is gaining steam. Just why does Florida's Sen. Rick Scott care so much about one fire that took place across the country? www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

A year after the deadly Los Angeles County fires, California’s property insurance market remains problematic; survivors are suing insurers over delayed or denied claims; and most of the state’s policyholders are likely to see their premiums rise. bit.ly/4jw4rQC 📸 Joel Angel Juarez

I'd love news organizations to get a comment from all the corporations, such as SPOTIFY, that continue running ICE ads on their platforms. Do they support ICE murdering US citizens? They still support ICE? Let American consumers know!

Update: As of January 7, The Trace has identified 28 incidents, including 14 shootings, in which federal agents shot someone or held them at gunpoint during an immigration enforcement action under Trump’s crackdown. At least four people have been killed and five others have been injured.

FOLKS IN MINNEAPOLIS: SAVE all videos & photos from today. They will be valuable to prove the ICE agent --- who had time to move & re-position himself to the side of the victim's car to shoot into the driver's side window --- was not in reasonable fear of imminent serious physical injury or death.

As of this week, more than 2,600 residential permits have been issued between the Palisades and Altadena — roughly one for every five of the nearly 13,000 homes lost. Another 3,340 are under review. bit.ly/4qFnKsV 📸 Myung J. Chun, Getty

My latest look at how the tech industry's health is intertwined with the state's tax revenue, for better or for worse.

Southern California Edison received 1,500 applications for its Eaton fire compensation program and only paid out 82 after close to two months. bit.ly/49nP0oJ 📸 Jules Hotz

1. Hundreds of corps that pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 5 years But we've identified 10 promise keepers: Farmers Airbnb Expedia Nike Clorox Eversource Energy Holland & Hart Qurate Whirlpool Lyft

If the biggest donor to the DCCC/DNC ran a website where you could use AI to take women's clothes off I feel like there'd be a demand for Dems to give the money back.