Tag Archives: California

Newsom Wants California to Counter Texas on Redistricting  The New York Times Newsom threatens to redraw California House maps in protest at Texas plan  The Guardian Behind Republicans’ Risky Bid to Draw Themselves Five More Seats in Texas  Cook Political Report Trump tells Texas Republicans to redraw the state congressional map to help keep House majority  AP News ‘Crazy hill to die on’: Newsom …

Political leaders from both parties are weighing in after masked Border Patrol agents on Thursday raided a Home Depot parking lot in south Sacramento.U.S. Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino said on social media that one of eight people arrested for being in the country illegally had a list of convictions, including possession of narcotics with the intent to distribute. Another …

Justice Dept. Asks California Sheriffs for Names of Undocumented Inmates  The New York Times LA County cannot hand over immigrant inmates’ data despite DOJ threat, Luna says  NBC Los Angeles Justice Department requests lists of all noncitizen inmates being held in California jails  Los Angeles Times Trump’s DOJ requests California sheriffs’ data on criminal illegal immigrants in custody  Fox News DOJ pushes for all …

Academics and colleagues are rallying around a California university professor who was arrested and charged with assaulting a federal officer during a chaotic immigration raid at a cannabis farm that resulted in a worker’s death. John Caravello, a math and philosophy professor at California State University Channel Islands, joined a crowd of protesters who confronted immigration agents when they arrived …

Seeking to offset a Republican plan to pick up congressional seats in Texas, California Democrats say they are prepared to redraw the state’s 52 congressional districts in a longshot and controversial effort to pick up Democratic seats. Governor Gavin Newsom, seen as a likely presidential candidate in 2028, has been leading the threat in recent days. And Democratic members of …

A mother and her nine-year-old son lost in the rocky mountain forest of Sierra Nevada in the US state of California were rescued thanks to a trail of handwritten notes they left behind – after getting stranded for more than 24 hours. A search and rescue team found the pair on 12 July after discovering multiple notes tucked beneath rocks, …

California Dems brace for Bondi, Burgum to visit Alcatraz  Politico AG Pam Bondi in San Francisco visiting Alcatraz to announce Trump admin’s reopening plans as Nancy Pelosi blasts ‘stupidest’ idea  ABC7 San Francisco Feds reportedly will announce plan to reopen Alcatraz as a prison  NBC Bay Area California officials slam Trump’s proposal to reopen Alcatraz ahead of federal officials’ reported visit  KTVU Trump sends …

A rendering shows a high-speed rail train as it enters a station during an informational open house by the California High-Speed Rail Authority at the Hilton DoubleTree in downtown Fresno, California, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Craig Kohlruss | Fresno Bee | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has formally terminated $4 billion in federal funding …

Trump revokes $4 billion from California high-speed rail project  The Washington Post Trump administration pulls $4 billion from California high-speed rail project  CNBC Trump rescinds $4 billion in US funding for California High-Speed Rail project  Reuters Governor Newsom responds to Trump’s latest gift to China: Defunding America’s only high-speed rail  Governor of California (.gov) Trump pulls $4 billion in funding for California bullet train …

Trump rescinds $4 billion in US funding for California High-Speed Rail project  Reuters Trump rescinds $4bn in US funding for California high-speed rail project  The Guardian Governor Newsom responds to Trump’s latest gift to China: Defunding America’s only high-speed rail  Governor of California (.gov) Trump administration pulls billions in funding for high-speed rail project; state leaders call decision ‘illegal’  Los Angeles Times Trump pulls …