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California Economy Up 3.7%, Just Below Washington State +4.5%

July 17, 2026 12:00 pmJuly 17, 2026 12:27 pm

The California economy is up 3.7% annualized real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth, coming in second to Washington State, which led the nation with +4.5% annualized real GDP growth in Quarter 1 2026, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis....

FBI Investigates Gunfire At Phoenix ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Office

July 17, 2026 10:30 amJuly 17, 2026 10:31 am

The FBI is investigating after one or more unidentified people fired several rounds at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in central Phoenix, striking the exterior of the federal building in multiple locations. The shooting occurred during the...

Solano County’s ‘California Forever’ Project Loses $3.2 Billion Shipyard to Texas

July 17, 2026 7:52 amJuly 17, 2026 9:42 pm

California Forever, a “walkable city” project in Solano County with strong ties to 15-minute city principles, backed by tech investors Marc Andreessen, Reid Hoffman, and Laurene Powell Jobs, just lost a proposed $3.2 billion shipyard that backers and supporters hoped...

Sales Tax Exemptions

July 17, 2026 2:33 amJuly 17, 2026 2:34 am

Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code deals with exemptions under the California Sales Tax Law. Section 6381 exempts from the computation of the amount of the sales tax the...

California Suing Calexico, Costa Mesa, Half Moon Bay, Ridgecrest, and Turlock Over State ‘Affordable’ Housing Law

July 16, 2026 4:38 pmJuly 17, 2026 7:53 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Rob Bonta, and the Department of Housing and Community Development are suing the cities of Calexico, Costa Mesa, Half Moon Bay, Ridgecrest, and Turlock for failing to comply with the state’s “affordable” housing law....

Violent Beating on Sleeping Homeless Man in Arroyo Grande Left Him with Permanent Brain Injury

July 16, 2026 2:32 pmJuly 16, 2026 2:33 pm

Videos from an Arroyo Grande, California city surveillance camera shows a brutal assault on a homeless man on March 20, 2026, by two young men. One of the attackers also recorded the attack. The horrific crime was committed around 1:30...

Chart of Sections of the Assembly and Senate Daily Files

July 16, 2026 2:00 pmJuly 16, 2026 2:01 pm

The following is a chart of the main sections of the Assembly and Senate Daily Files used in the California Legislature: Section Purpose First Reading The first reading of the bill takes place when it is actually introduced in either...