‘Worse than doing nothing’: Online safety advocates slam changes to AI chatbot bill, @katewolffe.bsky.social reports www.sacbee.com/news/politic...

My story about the ride-hailing drivers unionization bill that CA lawmakers have sent to the governor for his signature: calmatters.org/economy/2025...

Looks like Charles Munger Jr. is in for another $10 million, bringing his total contributions to California's Prop 50 opposition $30 million. So it's basically him and $5 million from a Republican SuperPAC cal-access.sos.ca.gov/PDFGen/pdfge...

We're doing the secession thing again

The incident Thursday morning in the store’s parking lot was the first high-profile enforcement raid in Sacramento County.

Trump wants to cut off funding for California. Newsom and legislative leaders want to cut off the federal government from our donor state tax dollars. @levisu.bsky.social reports on what's going on and actually possible calmatters.org/economy/2025...

@seiuca.bsky.social president David Huerta has been released from federal custody on a $50K bond. Members of SEIU are rallying nationwide, w/ SEIU CA set to rally later today outside the CA State Capitol to support him: apnews.com/article/immi...

Months after detaining 47 people accused of being Tren de Aragua in Austin, authorities offer no evidence of gang ties

Life after California's death row: What happens when condemned inmates get a second chance

All colleges across Sacramento State must reduce course offerings to accommodate funding cuts and cost increases, according to the university. www.sacbee.com/news/local/e...

California e-bike voucher drawing returns. What are your chances this time?

"Hundreds of drivers’ DMV records simply don’t list convictions for manslaughter or another crime related to a fatal crash...The apparent error means some drivers who should have their driving privileges suspended instead show up ... as having a valid license." calmatters.org/investigatio...

A scene from an alternative timeline...or 8 years ago. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., with United Farm Workers president Arturo Rodriguez, speaks out against President Trump’s proposals to deport millions of illegal immigrants during a rally on Jan. 27, 2017 in Fresno, Calif.

In Gov. Newsom's first public comments on the return-to-office order, he said struggling downtown biz, a lack of mentorship and social media's influence played into his decision to call state workers back to offices. Listen to his comments (timestamped) here: youtu.be/LpMC6yHOV_4?...

In Gov. Newsom's first public comments on the return-to-office order, he said struggling downtown biz, a lack of mentorship and social media's influence played into his decision to call state workers back to offices. Listen to his comments (timestamped) here: youtu.be/LpMC6yHOV_4?...

Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond has regularly taken side jobs running Bay Area nonprofits during his tenure as California’s elected schools chief, earning tens of thousands of dollars to supplement his income, financial disclosures show. calmatters.org/politics/202...

Josue Basto is one of the migrants sent to El Salvador. His sister says Basto's record is clean and that he was targeted for his tattoos, which include a clock marking the time of his son's birth. The Trump administration says he's Tren de Aragua. www.npr.org/2025/03/31/n...

1. There was no invasion. 2. The water that got "opened up" was in the San Joaquin Valley. 3. The water never made it to Los Angeles. If you care about the truth, read today's latest story from @ianjames.bsky.social for @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/environment/...

Questions about Gov. Newsom's RTO order? Tune in tonight at 6 pm as my colleague Stephen Hobbs and I share answers to state workers' questions about the return-to-office directive based on our reporting from the last week. www.sacbee.com/news/politic...

Asm. Josh Hoover, R-Folsom, who requested a state audit of Newsom's return-to-office mandate last year, said the governor should wait to impose the directive until the State Auditor finishes his report. www.sacbee.com/news/politic...

BREAKING: Gov. Newsom calls state workers back to the office four days a week. www.sacbee.com/news/politic...

A Sacramento County sheriff’s deputy was arrested Sunday on suspicion of driving under the influence and resisting arrest, authorities said. Dispatchers said he was standing in a homeowner’s backyard, according to archived dispatch calls reviewed by @sacbee.com. www.sacbee.com/news/local/c...

"I said to myself, 'I'm really going to die here.'" NPR spoke to immigrants sent to Guantánamo who allege they were mistreated by soldiers and blocked from contacting attorneys. One of them tried to harm himself twice during his detention in Guantánamo. www.npr.org/2025/02/25/n...

As DOGE began infiltrating government agencies and targeting federal staff for termination, I started interviewing tech workers on the front lines. With the mass layoffs unfolding today, and with their permission, I'm sharing their stories. This is what it's been like to endure Musk's campaign.

NEW: Sen. Padilla and 14 other US senators wrote a letter to Trump urging him to reverse the hiring and onboarding freeze of federal seasonal firefighters. We wrote about this last month when Trump's hiring freeze came down in Jan: www.sacbee.com/news/politic...

NEW: A federal judge in MA has maintained a pause on Trump's deferred resignation program for federal civil servants. The pause, which came Thursday before the deadline to accept the resignation offer, will remain until the judge rules on the issue. www.sacbee.com/news/politic...

Amidst the chaos over Trump's resignation offer to feds, the Interior Dept invited workers to a virtual info session on early retirement. But one CA woman who received the invite has never worked for the federal gov. How CA fed employees are feeling this week: www.sacbee.com/news/politic...

As Donald Trump signs an EO banning trans girls from playing on girls sports teams, 600-700 people are protesting his administration — and Elon Musk specifically — at the California Capitol, chanting “DO YOUR JOB” and “BOYCOTT TESLA”

California officials appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom voted 4-0 to let Southern California Edison raise electricity rates to cover $1.6 billion in payments to victims of the 2017 Thomas fire. Officials said they were following state law: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @latimes.com

Lots of interesting details in LAO's new FAQ on CA wildfires Btw 2017-18 and 2024-25, CalFIRE's staffing grew by 80% (from 6,800 to 12,500), the majority of those additionally employees were focused to wildfire response (both firefighters and support staff). www.lao.ca.gov/Publications...

if you wish to resign from your job in federal gov: 1) reply to the email 2) type "resign" into the body of this email 3) hit send

Evacuations were ordered on Wednesday for remote communities near a new fast-moving wildfire in mountains north of Los Angeles, as Southern California endured another round of dangerous winds ahead of possible rain over the weekend. apnews.com/article/cali...

We're at it again! @calmatters.org is tracking each of California's lawsuits against the second Trump administration calmatters.org/politics/202...

Earlier this month, Neil Flood replaced Glen Stailey as president of the California Correctional Peace Officers Association. Stailey was with CDCR for 29 years. Flood previously served as CCPOA's exec vice president and has worked as a corrections officer for 18 years.

New: Migrants at Texas border in shock after Trump canceled their asylum appointments w/ @ujohnnyg.bsky.social www.texastribune.org/2025/01/21/t...

Republicans want to prevent wildfires. But GOP leaders are making it hard to get disaster aid www.sacbee.com/news/politic...

“I mean, just to support the wildland fire efforts...we need as many hands on deck as we can get right now.” Trump's hiring freeze won't block feds from hiring firefighters in California, but it very well could get in the way of supporting them. www.sacbee.com/news/politic...

“We just released the leaders of two terrorist organizations,” a counterterrorism expert and senior Trump DHS official told me. “In the name of politics, we have just released violent criminals out onto our streets.”

ICYMI: This year’s cohort of Top 20 Latino Change Makers is out! Each year, the Sac Bee and the Nehemiah Emerging Leaders Programs spotlights BIPOC leaders with our Change Makers series. Read more about our third iteration of Latino leaders here: amp.sacbee.com/news/equity-...

California pledged to cut 10,000 vacant state jobs. Why were only two thirds eliminated? www.sacbee.com/news/politic...

There are 395 incarcerated firefighters helping combat the wildfires in LA right now. They earn up to $26.90 over a 24-hour shift.

The fires burning in Los Angeles County were fanned by severe winds and exacerbated by a lack of rainfall. They are not related to water distribution in California, as Trump claimed. calmatters.org/environment/...

Trump blames the LA fires on Gov. Newsom for protecting Delta Smelt in Northern CA... which mostly makes no sense

“The numbers indicate that illegal immigrants are not a disproportionate criminal threat, they do not increase crime rates, and extra enforcement of normal immigration laws will not lower crime rates," from my story www.texastribune.org/2025/01/07/c...

California’s AG could receive $25 million to fight Trump. The state attorneys' union has concerns about how that money could be spent after Bonta hired a private law firm to take on big oil. www.sacbee.com/news/politic...

➡️ This afternoon's top story: Michelle Silva placed a photo of her and her husband, José Luis Silva, next to the orange traffic cone that bore his name and the date of his death. He was one of 32 people memorialized at a vigil for those who died in 2024. Read more at: www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...

This is the third year in a row that the lottery has generated more than $2 billion for education.