The final version of SB 79 offered local governments plenty of wiggle room over the law. Cities across California are starting to wiggle.
Month: May 2026
California for now has prevented the Trump administration from changing priorities in homelessness funding to favor temporary shelters rather than long-term housing.
A California ballot measure would slash transfer taxes and could eliminate LA’s mansion tax, costing local governments billions each year.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court struggles to serve Californians in acute mental health crises. Two bills are moving forward to change that.
The 14th Amendment and some Congressmen’s racist views on immigrants shaped prior Supreme Court reasoning that people born here are citizens.
A federal judge ruled that Border Patrol agents violated her orders and acted “without considering or complying with law Congress enacted.”
The Trump administration ordered California to revoke the licenses of thousands of immigrant truck drivers, leaving them jobless.
California police paid close attention to adults who helped students during an ICE protest and brought charges against a Fresno man under an anti-truancy law.
The FBI and Indian authorities allege that gangs based in India are terrorizing Sikh immigrants in California by threatening them and demanding money.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the Trump administration in striking down a California requirement that immigration agents show visible identification while on duty.