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An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer handcuffs an adult male.

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California’s new ‘sanctuary’ law will aid some immigrants, but not all

Here's what California's "sanctuary" law will, and won't, do.

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Elizabeth Aguilera

• December 11, 2017

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It could get easier to bring a concealed gun into a California movie theater. Here’s why.

It would be far easier to bring a loaded gun into a California restaurant, movie theater or amusement park under federal legislation picking up speed in Congress and backed by the Trump administration.

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Matt Levin

• December 6, 2017

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For California attorney general, suing Trump again and again is a team sport

Almost a year into his gig as California's top lawyer, Xavier Becerra’s office has put its name on 21 lawsuits against the Trump administration. By volume, that represents a rate of litigiousness unmatched by any of his counterparts in other states.

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Ben Christopher

• November 30, 2017

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Feds threatens more “sanctuary” localities with the loss of crime-fighting funds

The Trump Administration sent letters to several more California jurisdictions it says are running afoul of regulations to receive funding because of their policies on sanctuary. Among the targets: the cities of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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Elizabeth Aguilera

• November 15, 2017

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California AG urges Congress to kill concealed-carry gun bills

In yet another challenge to a Trump administration priority, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is calling on Congress to nix legislation that would allow out-of-state gun owners to pack concealed firearms in public places throughout California.

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Matt Levin

• October 23, 2017

Sandra Johnson, at her office in San Francisco, urges that people not be "held hostage by our mistakes.” Photo by Lee Romney for CALmatters

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Ex-inmates win new law requiring California employers to “ban the box”

People with criminal convictions often are stymied in their search to find a job—and many of them have worked hard to expand “ban the box” provisions in California so that private employers are also covered by them.

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Lee Romney

• October 14, 2017

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Shooting spotlights Trump-backed gun bills that could undermine California law

The Las Vegas mass shooting that left 58 dead and hundreds wounded has renewed attention on federal legislation supported by the Trump administration that could undermine California's strict gun control laws.

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Matt Levin

• October 6, 2017

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Lawmakers push Congress to nix Trump-backed gun measures

California lawmakers call on Congress to nix federal legislation that would allow out-of-state gun owners to pack concealed firearms in public places throughout California.

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Matt Levin

• September 21, 2017

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California will not be “sanctuary state” for pot

A controversial bill that would have barred state and local law enforcement from helping the federal government prosecute marijuana offenses stalled in the California Legislature.

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Matt Levin

• September 18, 2017

The State Capitol in Sacramento, California, September 10, 2015. California Bills.

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Last stop: On these 2017 bills, it’s the governor’s call

In the final days of the session, hundreds of bills landed on Brown’s desk. Here are some of the most consequential.

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CalMatters Staff

• September 16, 2017