By Eva Fu Contributing Writer The FBI is investigating what’s fueling the riots against immigration enforcement in Los Angeles, said the agency’s director, Kash Patel. “The FBI is investigating any and
Compiled from news service reports Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called for cleaning up Los Angeles following violent riots over the past few days in response to federal immigration enforcement
By Jack Phillips and Joseph Lord Contributing Writer President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he is directing top military officials and prosecutors to “liberate Los Angeles” amid ongoing riots related
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer President Donald Trump vowed to place “large-scale fines” on California after a transgender athlete competed in a girls’ high school track and field event and won
By Kristen Hwang CalMatters Writer Cynde Soto, a quadriplegic who requires around-the-clock care, has been on Medi-Cal for most of her life. Recently, she came into a modest inheritance, about $8,000,
An estimated 50 parents, their kids and others showed up Friday morning in front of the Valencia office of Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, to protest the proposed Assembly Bill 84,
News release The state Assembly on Thursday passed two bills authored by Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, in response to the ongoing public health crisis at the Chiquita Canyon Landfill: the
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer The Department of Justice has launched a civil rights investigation into California’s enforcement of a state law that allows male students who identify as female to
News release Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, applauded members of the U.S. Senate for the bipartisan, unanimous passage of the federal “No Tax on Tips Act,” while also pushing for
By Travis Gillmore Contributing Writer WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump issued a warning to California on Tuesday that he intends to rescind federal education funds if the state does not abide by
By Ryan Sabalow and Hans Poschman CalMatters Writers Landon Morrison, a recovering addict, wanted to tell California lawmakers why they should support legislation he believes will hold troubled drug and alcohol
News release Rep. George Whitesides, D-Agua Dulce, joined Rep. Dave Min, D-Irvine, to introduce the Building Resiliency and Understanding of Shrublands to Halt (BRUSH) Fires Act, a bipartisan bill aimed
News release The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency announced that it supports a proposal by Gov. Gavin Newsom designed to eliminate costly red tape and litigious delays for the Delta Conveyance
Compiled from CalMatters reports and news releases In the state Legislature, an open rebellion sometimes does wonders. On May 1, Assemblywoman Maggy Krell, a first-year Sacramento Democrat, publicly defied
News release Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, camped outside for 24 hours next to the 90-acre underground fire at Chiquita Canyon Landfill to shine a light on the ongoing public health
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer California Gov. Gavin Newsom is backing away from a landmark progressive policy by proposing to end free health care for most illegal immigrants, citing pressures from
News release The Chiquita Canyon Tax Relief Act (Assembly Bill 27), authored by Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, has advanced out of the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation. The bill would
News release Assemblyman Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale, and Paris Hilton have announced their bipartisan measure, Assembly Bill 653, also known as The Child Abuse Mandated Entertainment Reporter Act (CAMERA), sponsored by
By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to block California’s plan to phase out the sale of gas-powered vehicles by 2035, although California Gov. Gavin
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer California Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging his own party to confront its 2024 election losses with honest self-examination, warning that without serious introspection, Democrats are destined