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Accompanied by California and Texas lawmakers, California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks in support of the Texas Democratic lawmakers for their walkout to block a vote on a congressional redistricting plan sought by President Donald Trump, during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Friday Aug. 8, 2025. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption toggle caption Rich Pedroncelli/AP SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Democrats in California’s …

A man was hit and killed on a Southern California freeway Thursday while he was running from an immigration raid at a Home Depot, authorities said. Dylan Feik, the city manager of Monrovia, in Los Angeles County about 10 miles northeast of Pasadena, said a police officer saw the raid after the police department received a call about U.S. Immigration …

Kevin McCarthy reemerges to fight California redistricting  Politico Newsom mocks Trump’s social media in a flurry of redistricting posts  Axios Newsom Kicks Off California Redistricting Campaign and Calls for Special Election  The New York Times Newsom: California redistricting push will counter Texas Republicans  BBC California redistricting puts pressure on Illinois, New York  The Hill Source link

The latest California numbers suggest 2025 will be another record-smashing year for valley fever, the illness linked to drought and precipitation and spread by fungal spores. There were 6,761 cases reported through the end of July, according to state health officials — a significant increase over the 10-year average of 3,833 for that same time period and a slight jump …

Gavin Newsom, California’s governor, said on Thursday state Democratic lawmakers would move forward with a redistricting plan to counter the Republican-led map-drawing effort in Texas aimed at securing a House majority after the midterm elections. As he spoke at the Japanese American National museum’s National Center for the Preservation of Democracy – a venue deliberately chosen for its symbolism – …

California rejects Elon Musk’s rocket-launch proposal  Politico California Coastal Commission opposes SpaceX launch expansion on West Coast, again  Reuters SpaceX hopes to nearly double the rocket launches off the California coast; a state panel likely to object  Los Angeles Times California Again Rejects Starlink Launch Increase, But It Might Not Matter  PCMag UK SpaceX launch plans for 2026 continue to raise concerns with the …

Newsom Kicks Off California Redistricting Campaign and Calls for Special Election  The New York Times Newsom: California redistricting push will counter Texas Republicans  BBC Gavin Newsom’s CA redistricting effort will target Reps. Kevin Kiley, Doug LaMalfa  Sacramento Bee Leaked chart reveals winners and losers in California’s Democratic gerrymander  Politico Gov. Gavin Newsom calls for a special election to allow for a new congressional map …

A flight traveling to Los Angeles International Airport from Virginia was diverted to Colorado on Wednesday after an intoxicated passenger yelled racist slurs at airline staff. A Breeze Airways flight diverted to an airport in Colorado after an unruly passenger got into an altercation, according to the airline and local authorities. The flight diverted after the passenger was waving a …

‘We can’t stand back’ — Gavin Newsom launches California gerrymander campaign  Politico Newsom’s California redistricting push sets up a standoff with Republican-led opposition  CNN Gov. Gavin Newsom calls for a special election to allow for a new congressional map in California  NBC News California will move forward with redistricting vote to counter Texas, Newsom says  ABC News Firing Back at Texas Redistricting, Newsom Calls …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom stood with other prominent Democratic leaders Thursday to announce that the state will move forward with a partisan plan to redraw congressional maps in an effort to help his party win five more U.S. House seats in 2026. The move is a direct response to a Republican-led effort in Texas, pushed by …