By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer The Los Angeles City Council passed an ordinance on Tuesday to prohibit the use of city resources and personnel for federal immigration enforcement in the wake
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer L.A. Mayor Karen Bass said on Monday that her city doesn’t have a law officially designating it as a “sanctuary” for illegal immigrants and that this
California GOP leaders focusing on state’s congressional races By Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters Writer With days left in a neck-and-neck presidential election, many anxious California Democrats are getting on buses to
By Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Writer A year ago, a ballot measure to raise the statewide minimum wage to $18 seemed poised for an easy win in California, where costs have skyrocketed,
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer Mask mandates will be returning to several counties in California’s San Francisco Bay Area starting next month. The orders, which were handed down by individual counties,
By Janice Hisle Contributing Writer SCRANTON, Pa. — Speaking to large audiences in two working-class communities on Thursday, former President Donald Trump described how he would put more money back in
By Travis Gillmore Contributing Writer Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Burbank, and former baseball player Steve Garvey, a Republican, faced off in a one-hour, back-and-forth session on Tuesday — their only debate before
By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer A California court has issued a preliminary injunction stopping the implementation of a law aimed at preventing the proliferation of altered election-related content, potentially including parody
The looming dockworkers’ strike on the East and Gulf coasts has diverted freight to the West Coast, but representatives of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach said it shouldn’t
By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed a bill requiring the state to apologize for its historical role in slavery and racial discrimination against Black residents.
By Katabella Roberts Contributing Writer California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed a series of bills into law that limit oil and gas operations across the state, prompting criticism from a
By Bill Pan Contributing Writer One person was fatally shot on board a bus that was hijacked early on Wednesday in downtown Los Angeles, the police said. The pursuit started when
By Bill Pan Contributing Writer California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have allowed students without legal immigration status to work on public university campuses. In his veto
News release Assemblyman Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale, has introduced legislation, Assembly Bill X2-5, to give commuters $100 rebates to pay for high gas prices in the Special Session of the Legislature.
By Alexei Koseff CalMatters Writer The state Capitol would normally be fairly empty this time of year, as lawmakers scatter to their districts across California to work on constituent services or
News release Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, has cosponsored H.R. 6382, the Stopping Sexually Violent Predators Act, in response to the news of Christopher Hubbart, the “Pillowcase Rapist,” being set
News release To help lower the cost of gas, Assemblyman Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale, has introduced a bill that, if passed, would temporarily halt the gas tax for one year. “California
News release Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, announced that her 15-bill legislative package successfully passed through both houses of the Legislature and was sent to the governor’s desk for final
News release Sen. Henry Stern’s Senate Bill 1509, “The NOT in California Act,” aimed at cracking down on extreme speeding in the state, passed through the Senate floor with