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California’s First Steel Mill In 50 Years Breaks Ground In Kern County

April 25, 2025 2:43 amApril 25, 2025 2:44 am

California’s first steel mill in 50 years broke ground in the Kern County town of Mojave in March, with the plant set to open by 2027. The Mojave Micro Mill, to be located north of Lancaster and to the west...

Poll: Nearly 60% Of Californians Say Gov. Newsom Should Not Run For President

April 18, 2025 1:06 pmApril 18, 2025 1:06 pm

In a new Inside California Politics/Emerson College poll released on Thursday, nearly 60% of Californian voters said that Governor Gavin Newsom should not run for President in 2028. According to the poll, which questioned 1,000 registered voters last week, 58.7% of...

Harris Takes Lead in 2026 Gubernatorial Race in Latest Poll

April 17, 2025 1:33 pmApril 17, 2025 1:33 pm

In a new Inside California Politics/Emerson College poll released Thursday, former Vice President Kamala Harris (D) jumped back up into the lead amongst hypothetical candidates with 31% of respondents in support, while former Congresswoman Katie Porter (D) led a poll...

California Sues Trump Administration Over Tariffs

April 16, 2025 2:27 pmApril 16, 2025 2:27 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Wednesday that they are suing President Donald Trump over his tariff’s, becoming the first state in the country to do so. According to the suit, which was filed in the U.S....

New 2026 Gubernatorial Poll Finds Waning Support for Possible Kamala Harris Run

April 15, 2025 1:57 pmApril 15, 2025 1:57 pm

According to a new Politico/UC Berkeley Citrin Center poll, there is waning support for a Kamala Harris Gubernatorial bid, with 47% of independent voters saying that Harris running made them feel “irritable” or “hopeless”. The poll, conducted earlier this month,...

Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Closing Remainder Of The $6.2 Billion Medi-Cal Budget Deficit

April 14, 2025 5:46 pmApril 14, 2025 5:46 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed new legislation on Monday that pays off a $2.8 billion budgetary shortfall for Medi-Cal, California’s Medicare program, allowing it to run through the end of the fiscal year at the end of June. While the supplemental...

Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis Leases Office Buildings to the State

April 11, 2025 1:51 pmApril 11, 2025 1:51 pm

The gubernatorial campaign of Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis confirmed on Friday that she would put some of her properties, including those that lease out to state agencies, into a blind trust should she be elected Governor next year. Amongst other...