California may punish oil companies for high gas prices
The bill, which breezed through the California Senate on Thursday, would let the California Energy Commission decide whether to impose civil penalties on oil companies for price gouging.
Los Angeles schools shut down as staff begin 3-day strike
Tens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District walked off the job Tuesday over stalled contract talks, and they were joined by teachers in a three-day strike that shut down the nation’s second-largest school system.
Federal judge blocks key parts of California handgun law
A federal judge on Monday blocked key provisions of a California law that drastically restricts the sale of new handguns in the state, saying parts of the legislation violate the Second Amendment.
California to ask voters to approve new mental health beds
Newsom announced Sunday that he will ask allies in the Democratic-controlled Legislature for a measure on the 2024 ballot to authorize funding to build residential facilities where over 10,000 people a year could live and be treated.
Newsom to propose building 1,200 small houses to ease homeless crisis
Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state will pay to build and install the 1,200 small homes, which can be put up quickly and placed on public land to house people living in encampments along roads and rivers.
California budget deficit could delay new child care funding
Delaying funding for the 20,000 new child care slots will save $134 million.
8 dead after smuggling boat capsizes off San Diego coast
At least eight people were killed when two suspected smuggling boats approached a San Diego beach and one capsized, authorities said.
Newsom won’t deliver State of the State speech
Next week, the governor’s office says, Newsom plans to embark on a four-day tour of the state to highlight his priorities.
California housing laws prompt dueling lawsuits in Huntington Beach
This is the second time California officials have sued Huntington Beach for not following state housing laws. The city ended up settling that lawsuit back in 2020.
Californians await key decisions from reparations task force
The group has a July 1 deadline to produce a final report recommending how the state should apologize and compensate Black residents for the harms caused by slavery and discrimination.