California could lose votes in the electoral college and suffer economic setbacks if President Trump's immigration crackdown deter people from moving to the state. cal.news/4lvO1ri 📝 Mikhail Zinshteyn (he/him)

Marines are now stationed on the California border. Newsom’s office calls it ‘mission creep’ As the Trump administration cracks down on undocumented immigrants deep in the country, it's sending Marines and soldiers to patrol the border. calmatters.org/justice/2025/0…

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office is making benefit deals with public employee unions that save money today in part by putting off payments that were meant to bring down costs tomorrow. cal.news/4lq84Ho #CAleg 📝 Adam Ashton

California’s revamped Low Carbon Fuel Standard takes effect on Tuesday, despite fierce Republican criticism and increasing Democratic trepidation over its potential to raise gas prices. cal.news/4lAntVR 📝 Alejandro Lazo

Barring any last-minute legislative intervention, 58 disabled workers at a California state prison employed through nonprofit PRIDE Industries will lose their jobs on Tuesday because of administrative decisions that followed a union complaint about them. cal.news/4kenpK8

California lawmakers today approved one of the most substantial rollbacks of the state’s signature environmental review law in decades, including one controversial exemption... cal.news/44mf3Kx 📝 @alejandrolazo & @RA_Becks 📸 Justin Sullivan

A decade-spanning political battle between housing developers and defenders of CA's preeminent environmental law likely came to an end this afternoon with only a smattering of “no” votes. The forces of housing won. cal.news/44sKsuX 📝 Ben Christopher 📸 Semantha

A substantial tax hike for California’s faltering legal cannabis market is set to take effect today, despite an aggressive industry campaign to suspend the increase that won the support of Gov. Gavin Newsom and other political leaders. cal.news/3I135ia 📝 Alexei Koseff

Some California youth football leagues ban Guardian Caps. Three former football players in the Legislature think parents and children should have the option of wearing them. cal.news/4ltKpFX

Starting today, California’s top universities can pay their athletes directly — a dramatic shift in college sports that blurs the line between amateur and professional play. Schools have yet to say how much individual students will actually make... cal.news/4lT7QZR

The U.S. Senate voted not to interfere with state artificial intelligence regulations, defeating a 10-year moratorium on such laws that had earlier cleared the House and alarmed California officials. cal.news/4kkcw9E 📝 Ryan Tate

A lawsuit filed Wednesday by civil and immigration rights groups accuses federal authorities of unleashing an unconstitutional siege by snatching workers and U.S. citizens off streets and denying them food, water and the right to speak with an attorney. cal.news/4ewFH87

ICE arrests near two churches in San Bernardino County last month show how ramped up immigration enforcement is disturbing places that were once deemed protected. Catholic leaders have denounced ICE’s aggressive enforcement tactics. cal.news/4nqMDYJ 📝 Deborah Sullivan Brennan

For months, a plan to create an infrastructure financing agency largely shielded from the public eye sailed smoothly through the state Senate. Lawmakers only backtracked when transparency advocates sounded the alarm. cal.news/44cKpEP 📝 Yue Stella Yu

California mental health support lines say they're getting more calls than ever. Several are scaling back services and laying off staff because of budget cuts. cal.news/45NJzzq 📝 Jocelyn Wiener

California Democrats were split on a proposal that would have extended an eviction grace period for tenants who fall behind on their rent. It’s the latest setback for progressive lawmakers seeking renter protections. cal.news/3TmsOE8

The Trump administration said it seized the 'worst of the worst' in Los Angeles immigration raids. Despite the sanctuary state law, California helped locate the men. cal.news/4lBPpZm 📝 WendyFry & Byrhonda Lyons

With seven of its most ambitious rules for cars, trucks and trains repealed, the state officials now must find new ways to clean up the nation’s worst air pollution amid growing pushback. cal.news/4kqlHp9 📝 Alejandra Reyes-Velarde 📸 Luis Sinco

The House Committee on Education and Workforce has included two California universities so far this year on its invite list for hearings on antisemitism. cal.news/3Ixwgt6 📝 Jeremy Garza 📸 iStock

Assemblymember Assemblymember Mia Bonta wants to beef up a state law that would allow elected officials and candidates to spend an unlimited amount of campaign funds toward private security. cal.news/4eGyZN4 📝 Lynn La 📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.