Author: Barnini Chakraborty
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Newsom rolls out partisan redistricting plan, calls for special election
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) launched his partisan redistricting plan at an event in Los Angeles on Thursday, issuing a stern warning to President Donald Trump “not to mess with the Golden State.” “We can’t stand back and…
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San Francisco prepares for shift back to in-person work
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save San Francisco is finally turning the corner on its stay-at-home work policies, with more and more people returning to offices. The city’s return-to-office directive from Democratic Mayor Daniel Lurie was supposed to kick in on…
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Draft of California’s new congressional map could be unveiled as early as Friday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A draft of California‘s new congressional districts could be released as early as Friday, a spokesman for California State Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas confirmed on Wednesday. “We are aiming to release draft maps on Friday,”…
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Common Cause changes tune on California redistricting fight
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Common Cause, a nonpartisan group critical of partisan gerrymandering, will not oppose California‘s redistricting push, describing it as a “counterbalance measure” to President Donald Trump‘s public call for Texas and other red states to redraw…
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Legality of Trump’s National Guard deployment to Los Angeles on trial
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A high-stakes trial began Monday in a California courtroom over whether the Trump administration violated federal law when it deployed thousands of National Guard troops and United States Marines to Los Angeles following protests over…
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Pelosi staying quiet on political future and whether she’ll endorse Mamdani
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said Thursday she is focusing her attention on Democrats wrestling back control of the House in 2026, but stopped short of saying whether she would be included in that group of…
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California retail theft crackdown nets $8 million in stolen goods in 2025
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Thursday that the state’s organized retail theft crackdown has recovered $8 million in stolen goods during the first seven months of the year. The California Highway Patrol-led Organized Retail Crime Task…
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Complaints pour in over Army Corps’ Los Angeles fire cleanup efforts
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Hundreds of complaints have piled up against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in less than three months for failing to remove wildfire debris or follow protocols properly, according to a new analysis that looked into more…
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Newsom stands firm on California redistricting, won’t back down until Texas does
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save California Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Monday that the state would not back down from its redistricting fight and pledged to “fight fire with fire” if Texas tried to redraw its congressional district maps. Newsom…
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Los Angeles ballot initiative could require citywide approval for 2028 Olympic venues
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A proposed ballot measure in Los Angeles would allow voters to weigh in on at least five proposed 2028 Olympic venues, a move that could create even more challenges for the host city ahead of the…




