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Ben Christopher, CalMatters

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Trump lawyers call his decision to send troops to LA ‘unreviewable’ by U.S. courts

by Mikhail Zinshteyn, CalMatters and Ben Christopher, CalMatters June 17, 2025June 17, 2025

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s legal team calls President Trump’s arguments for deploying troops to Los Angeles “terrifying.” The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals today heard the case.

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Appeals court allows Trump to keep National Guard in Los Angeles temporarily

by Mikhail Zinshteyn, CalMatters and Ben Christopher, CalMatters June 12, 2025June 13, 2025
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Unprecedented vote shows Dems fractured over housing policy

by Ben Christopher, CalMatters May 2, 2025May 2, 2025
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Will this bill be the end of California’s housing vs environment wars?

by Ben Christopher, CalMatters March 31, 2025March 31, 2025
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Push to build more homes on California coast stifled after lawmakers derail housing bills

by Ben Christopher, CalMatters August 19, 2024August 19, 2024
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Californians will see lower electricity rates and a new fee that won’t vary with power use

by Ben Christopher, CalMatters May 10, 2024May 10, 2024
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California’s most controversial housing law could get a makeover

by Ben Christopher, CalMatters April 2, 2024
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Los Angeles’ one weird trick to build affordable housing at no public cost

by Ben Christopher, CalMatters February 10, 2024February 10, 2024
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State’s end-of-year affordable housing bonanza likely to leave dozens of near-ready projects ‘mothballed’

by Ben Christopher, CalMatters December 25, 2023
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Tens of thousands still waiting as California COVID rent relief program runs low on cash

by Ben Christopher, CalMatters December 4, 2023December 4, 2023

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