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Former L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva Registers For 2026 Sheriff’s Election

July 21, 2025 11:31 amJuly 21, 2025 11:31 am

Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva registered his 2026 campaign to run for Sheriff over the weekend, all but confirming that he is running yet again next year. Details are currently scant on possible reelections. What is known is...

SF Supervisors Limiting Homeless RV Parking in City to Two Hours

July 18, 2025 4:38 pmJuly 18, 2025 4:38 pm

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved of a new recreational vehicle ban earlier this week, cutting the maximum time to park from overnight to only two hours. For years, RVs parked on city streets in San Francisco has been...

California High Speed Rail Sues Federal Government Following $4 Billion Funding Cut Claiming ‘Petty, Political Retribution’

July 18, 2025 11:52 amJuly 18, 2025 11:52 am

Governor Gavin Newsom announced late Thursday that the California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) would be suing the Trump administration over the $4 billion in federal cuts to the High-Speed Rail program. According to the announcement by Newsom’s office, a...

DOJ Requests California County Sheriffs Provide Names of Noncitizen inmates in California Jails

July 17, 2025 5:29 pmJuly 17, 2025 5:29 pm

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday that it issued requests to sheriffs in multiple major California counties for lists of all inmates in their jails who are non-U.S. citizens, their crimes of arrest or conviction, and their scheduled release...

Border Patrol Raid at Sacramento Home Depot Yields 10 Arrests

July 17, 2025 4:49 pmJuly 17, 2025 5:30 pm

The Sacramento Bee is offering tips to illegal aliens fearful of ICE raids in “What to do during ICE raids: Sacramento residents guide,” following a Border Patrol raid at a Sacramento Home Depot Thursday. KCRA reported, “Masked Border Patrol agents...

Leno’s Law to Removes Smog Tests for Classic Cars Passes Assembly Committee

July 17, 2025 1:38 pmJuly 17, 2025 1:47 pm

A bill to remove all smog check requirements for cars 35 years and older was passed unanimously by the Assembly Transportation Committee this week, with the next hurdle being the challenging Assembly Appropriations Committee. Senate Bill 712, authored by Senator...

California Lawmakers React to Trump Admin Cutting $4 Billion High Speed Rail Funds

July 17, 2025 11:14 amJuly 17, 2025 11:16 am

Following the Trump Administration’s announcement on Wednesday that $4 billion in federal funds would be cut from California High-Speed Rail (CHSR), lawmakers from across the state reacted. After all, the $10.2 billion deficit CHSR needs to plug by June 2026...