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‘We Got Something Wrong’: California Prepares to Resist, But Differently

Politico

Eight years ago, in the run-up to the 2016 election, 54 percent of Californians said things in the state were generally heading in the right direction, according to a Public Policy Institute of California poll. That might help explain why even in this Democratic stronghold, and even after California Democrats flipped three House seats in November, the posturing ahead of …

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1 day, 23 hours ago

Column: Newsom is acting more like a governor should. Will that boost his White House prospects?

LA Times

Gavin Newsom’s recent appearance at Redding’s Lassen College was part of a stepped-up focus on the red reaches of California. In promotional materials, the governor’s office describes the program as a “bottom-up strategy for creating good-paying jobs and regional economic development.” The plan follows lengthy consultation with locals in 13 parts of the state and aims to streamline programs and …

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1 day, 23 hours ago

Potential risk of a constitutional convention sets stage for a fight between Newsom and a fellow Democrat

LA Times

Gavin Newsom made a splashy announcement on a nationally televised morning show. Wiener’s proposal, which was first reported by the New York Times, would nullify and supersede all constitutional convention applications previously put forth by the Legislature. Mehta Stein described the possibility of such a convention as a “Pandora’s box for our Constitution” that would create “the opportunity for forces …

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2 days, 23 hours ago

California struggles to keep pesticides out of weed

LA Times

Among 80 cannabis brands included in more than 500 pesticide tests. Here’s what you need to know to start your weekend: New tests find hidden pesticides are in California cannabis products More than half of cannabis smoking products in California’s legal market contain chemicals that are not being monitored for public safety, my colleague Paige St. John reports in a …

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2 days, 23 hours ago

A grim feeling of déjà vu on vaccine misinformation and the bird flu

LA Times

It is Saturday, Dec. 21. In an op-ed column, Robin Abcarian raises alarm over an effort by RFK Jr.’s close advisor two years ago to cancel the polio vaccine and speaks with a survivor of the illness that, prior to the 1950s, often killed or disabled children. In another op-ed piece, writer Susan Hall tells of her son’s productive, “enriched” …

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3 days, 23 hours ago

With government shutdown looming, what happens to bird flu surveillance?

LA Times

Cows graze in a field on Thursday in Petaluma, Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency to be better prepared to deal with the spread of Type A H5N1 bird flu, which has spread through dairy cows in 16 states — including California— and has caused illnesses in people in the U.S. As government agencies prepare for a …

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4 days, 23 hours ago

Why has California declared a state of emergency over bird flu?

Al Jazeera

Cases of the H5N1 strain of bird flu are on the rise in humans in the US, with the first severe case reported in Louisiana this week. “CDC confirms first severe case of H5N1 Bird Flu in the US. Bird flu, or avian influenza, is a virus that typically spreads among birds but can also affect humans and other animals, …

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EPA grants California authority to ban sales of new gas cars by 2035. Action faces reversal by Trump

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5 days, 23 hours ago

Bird flu update: California declares emergency and U.S. sees 1st severe human case

NPR

Bird flu update: California declares emergency and U.S. sees 1st severe human case toggle caption National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/AP California Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency in response to the ongoing spread of bird flu among dairy cattle. Genetic sequencing indicates the H5N1 virus responsible for the illness belongs to a genetic lineage that's …

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5 days, 23 hours ago

California declares first statewide emergency over bird flu

Politico

But Newsom said the detection on Dec. 12 of the flu to cows in Southern California necessitated “a shift from regional containment to statewide monitoring and response.” This makes California the first state to issue such a sweeping declaration after Colorado announced a targeted emergency in one county, according to Newsom’s Deputy Communications Director Elana Ross. The CDC also on …

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5 days, 23 hours ago

Gov. Newsom declares emergency in California after CDC confirms severe case of bird flu in Louisiana

LA Times

Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Wednesday as the H5N1 bird flu virus moved from the Central Valley to Southern California dairy herds, while federal officials confirmed the first U.S. case of severe illness in a hospitalized Louisiana patient — a concerning development as the virus continues to spread throughout the nation via migrating birds. “These additional laboratory investigations …

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6 days, 23 hours ago

Opinion: Gov. Newsom, no more delays in shutting Aliso Canyon down

LA Times

It was a cold, breezy October evening in 2015 when a foul odor swept through neighborhoods in the north San Fernando Valley. Jerry Brown directed the California Energy Commission to develop a plan to close Aliso Canyon permanently, and the commission planned to do so within a decade. Last month, the California Public Utilities Commission proposed to keep Aliso Canyon …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Harris debates her future: A run for California governor that would take 2028 off the table

CNN

CNN — Top aides and people close to Kamala Harris have divided over whether she should head home to run for California governor in 2026 — and it all comes down to whether they believe she could win the Democratic nomination for president in an expected competitive primary in 2028. The governor’s race, meanwhile, looks like a lay-up: Harris was …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Letters to the Editor: Shut down the Aliso Canyon gas storage facility. You promised, Gov. Newsom

LA Times

To the editor: The Times’ statement that those fighting for closure of the Aliso Canyon gas storage field are “changing tactics” and no longer “focusing primarily on the facility’s closure” is a mischaracterization. Gavin Newsom’s longstanding promise to close Aliso Canyon, which leaked for 121 days in 2015 and 2016, sickening nearby residents. Furthermore, our objection to the California Public …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Column: Gavin Newsom’s failure to close Aliso Canyon is hurting us all

LA Times

Environmental activists and San Fernando Valley residents urge Gov. Linda Serizawa, who was tapped by Newsom to lead the utilities commission’s Public Advocates Office, said state officials have to be “very careful about setting unrealistic expectations” when it comes to closing Aliso. SoCalGas spokesperson Erica Berardi said in an email that the utility agrees with state officials that Aliso Canyon …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Outdoor dining was about to expire in L.A. this month. Why it just got a last-minute reprieve

LA Times

A pandemic-era outdoor dining program credited with helping Los Angeles restaurants survive at a time when so many have shuttered or are struggling was set to expire at the end of the year, possibly leaving hundreds of restaurateurs in limbo. The extension gave restaurant owners more time to apply for the permanent Al Fresco Program, which the City Council approved …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Southern California water agency votes to keep funding state tunnel plans

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — A Southern California water agency has approved key funding needed to support plans for a giant underground tunnel that would reroute a big part of the state’s water supply. State officials say the project is critical to help shore up water supplies in the nation’s most populous state due to aging infrastructure and climate-change induced shifts in …

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California courts sued over failure to ensure transcripts in millions of hearings

LA Times

A new lawsuit alleges that courts across California routinely deny people due process by failing to maintain transcripts of many types of proceedings. The suit, filed last week by two San Francisco Bay Area legal advocacy groups against the superior courts of Contra Costa, Los Angeles, San Diego and Santa Clara counties, alleges that more than a million litigants are …

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1 week, 5 days ago

After reducing deficit, Newsom proposals bring extra costs to California

LA Times

Gavin Newsom has proposed new spending as the state faces another budget deficit. Gabriel said the Assembly will “carefully consider and vet” the governor’s proposals, which lawmakers will get a better look at when Newsom unveils his budget plan in January. Newsom’s new spending proposals With Hollywood experiencing a massive production downturn, Newsom recently proposed a “historic expansion” of California’s …

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1 week, 6 days ago

California bill would require mental health warnings on social media sites

The Independent

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Will Kamala Harris run for California governor in 2026? The question is already swirling

LA Times

Vice President Kamala Harris, will soon be out of a job. As California politicos look ahead to 2025, the biggest question looming is whether Vice President Kamala Harris — a native daughter, battered just weeks ago by presidential election defeat — will enter the 2026 California governor’s race. R ecent polling suggests Harris would have a major advantage, with 46% …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Trump names Kimberly Guilfoyle as ambassador to Greece

LA Times

Kimberly Guilfoyle has been nominated to serve as United States ambassador to Greece, President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday. The former prosecutor announced her engagement to Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. in 2022, though questions about the couple’s current relationship status made tabloid headlines on Tuesday. “For many years, Kimberly has been a close friend and ally,” Trump said in a …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Laphonza Butler, 1st LGBTQ+ Black U.S. senator, exits office as Democrats question identity politics

LA Times

Earlier this year, as Republicans sought to ban books with Black history and LGBTQ+ themes from schools across the country, the nation’s first openly gay Black senator stepped onto the Senate floor and read aloud from some of them. “Because I am a Black woman, because I am a lesbian, because I am myself — a Black woman warrior poet …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Democratic governors (and 2028 hopefuls) gather to chart path under a Trump administration

Politico

Laura Kelly, who chairs the Democratic Governors Association, emphasized that the meeting was focused on the near term: keeping New Jersey and flipping Virginia in 2025, and on the “huge contingent of governors races in ’26.” “Trust me, we’re not thinking beyond ’26 at this point,” she said. Asked about the jockeying for 2028, Cooper told POLITICO: “I’ll just say …

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‘We Got Something Wrong’: California Prepares to Resist, But Differently

Column: Newsom is acting more like a governor should. Will that boost his White House prospects?

Potential risk of a constitutional convention sets stage for a fight between Newsom and a fellow Democrat

California struggles to keep pesticides out of weed

A grim feeling of déjà vu on vaccine misinformation and the bird flu

With government shutdown looming, what happens to bird flu surveillance?

Why has California declared a state of emergency over bird flu?

EPA grants California authority to ban sales of new gas cars by 2035. Action faces reversal by Trump

Bird flu update: California declares emergency and U.S. sees 1st severe human case

California declares first statewide emergency over bird flu

Gov. Newsom declares emergency in California after CDC confirms severe case of bird flu in Louisiana

Opinion: Gov. Newsom, no more delays in shutting Aliso Canyon down

Harris debates her future: A run for California governor that would take 2028 off the table

Letters to the Editor: Shut down the Aliso Canyon gas storage facility. You promised, Gov. Newsom

Column: Gavin Newsom’s failure to close Aliso Canyon is hurting us all

Outdoor dining was about to expire in L.A. this month. Why it just got a last-minute reprieve

Southern California water agency votes to keep funding state tunnel plans

California courts sued over failure to ensure transcripts in millions of hearings

After reducing deficit, Newsom proposals bring extra costs to California

California bill would require mental health warnings on social media sites

Will Kamala Harris run for California governor in 2026? The question is already swirling

Trump names Kimberly Guilfoyle as ambassador to Greece

Laphonza Butler, 1st LGBTQ+ Black U.S. senator, exits office as Democrats question identity politics

Democratic governors (and 2028 hopefuls) gather to chart path under a Trump administration