Power lines are silhouetted by the sun seen through a smoky sky in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, June 30, 2018. According to the National Weather Service, smoke comes from fires in Yolo County and beyond. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
A fight is on between hedge funds for control of PG&E. Photo by Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group.

In summary

PG&E’s new CEO. California gun laws voided. Free speech on campus–for everyone? Whopping bankruptcy bills.

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Dan Morain joined CalMatters in March 2018. He is the former editorial page editor of The Sacramento Bee. Morain also spent 27 years at The Los Angeles Times, and has covered the Capitol since 1992.