“No human being, immigrant or not, should be subjected to these horrendous conditions,” said one of the plaintiffs.
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ACLU Suit Targets “Dire” Conditions at CoreCivic-Run ICE Jail in California Read Post »
For a moment, it looks like California—maybe the whole country!—is doomed. Usually, the last days of a legislative session in Sacramento are a blurry schlep through hundreds of votes as both sides of the Capitol try to get bills onto the governor’s desk. Today, a strikingly pretty Friday in mid-September, it’s time for a bill […]
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Scott Wiener Defeated California’s NIMBYs. Can He Fix America’s Housing Crisis? Read Post »
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) keeps teasing a potential presidential run…again, and again, and again. It began in earnest last month, when, in an interview with CBS Sunday Morning, Newsom admitted he would “be lying” if he claimed he did not plan to consider a 2028 run after next year’s midterms. He continued to fuel speculation […]
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Newsom Keeps Teasing a Presidential Run Read Post »
On Tuesday, California voters passed Proposition 50, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s congressional redistricting proposal in response to Texas Republicans’ gerrymandered map, by a sweeping 28-point margin. As I reported in October, high-profile Democratic politicians—including former President Barack Obama—were front and center in an advertising blitz to pass the measure, which would tilt five seats in the […]
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Racial Justice Campaigners Were Prop 50’s Army in the Field Read Post »
Proposition 50 received support from 63.8 percent of California voters.
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California Republicans Sue to Overturn Voter-Backed Prop 50 Redistricting Vote Read Post »
The new law conflates criticism of Zionism with antisemitism and punishes educators for teaching truthful information.
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Lawsuit Charges That CA Law Illegally Muzzles Students and Teachers on Palestine Read Post »
Daniel Nichanian, editor-in-chief of Bolts, gives an overview of Tuesday’s elections.
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In Voter Rebuke to Trump, Democrats Win Races Across the US Read Post »
Advocates say California’s disaster response has failed to protect people with disabilities.
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Months After LA Wildfires, Disabled Residents Still Struggle to Find Safe Housing Read Post »
It took a grassroots push to win the legislation that offers more pay and an opportunity for reduced prison sentences.
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CA Relies on Incarcerated Firefighters. They Finally Make Federal Minimum Wage. Read Post »
One of the largest health care worker unions is spearheading the push to get the proposal on the November 2026 ballot.
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CA Organizers’ Proposal Would Tax Billionaires to Mitigate Medicaid Cut Harm Read Post »
Prop 50 suspends the independent redistricting process in California to curtail GOP gerrymandering in other states.
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Californians Back Prop 50 Redistricting Measure by Nearly 2-to-1 Spread — Poll Read Post »
Elected officials have condemned the deployment of federal agents and Trump’s threats to send National Guard troops.
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Trump Sends Immigration Agents to San Francisco Read Post »
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