Politics
Gavin Newsom ‘light years ahead’ in 2028 Democratic field after Prop. 50 win
Gov. Gavin Newsom has been looking for a way to win national attention. Proposition 50 puts him “light-years ahead.”
Donald Trump
Commentary
Prop. 50 passage sets off a chain of political and legal maneuvers
Potential challenges in the courts and in Washington may affect whether Prop 50 influences the 2026 political races.
Commentary
Prop 50 is likely a stepping stone for Newsom’s nascent presidential campaign
Gov. Gavin Newsom told an NBC reporter he's not ready to talk about a presidential run, even though a Prop. 50 win could burnish his national image.
Politics
California Democrats made Prop. 50 about Trump. Polls show it worked
While lopsided polling and fundraising have given the Yes on 50 campaign an undeniable advantage, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s team is taking nothing for granted as Election Day arrives.
Politics
Gavin Newsom cited 3 main reasons in his vetoes this year. Trump was one
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed 123 bills this year, citing fiscal restraint — and Donald Trump.
Justice
Trump calls off expected immigration show-of-force in San Francisco
President Trump name-dropped Bay Area tech executives when he called off an immigration enforcement surge in San Francisco. Gov. Newsom was prepared to sue over a potential National Guard deployment.
Politics
Can Trump send the National Guard to S.F.? What California’s AG says about the legal issues
Attorney General Rob Bonta’s team was the first to challenge Trump on taking over control of the California National Guard under a rarely used law that allows the president to do this in times of invasion, internal rebellion or when U.S. laws cannot be executed with “regular forces” — a contested term.
Commentary
Yosemite National Park needs protection from man-made threats 135 years later
President Trump has urged the National Parks Service to delete inconvenient truths and has laid off 1,000 workers, endangering wildlife and Yosemite's history.
Politics
Newsom signs controversial bill letting relatives care for kids if parents are deported
Immigrants’ rights groups and child advocates say the new law will help parents prepare for emergencies, such as a deportation. It caused a firestorm of controversy among conservative and religious activists who said it would allow adults to traffic kids.
Politics
This California city will feel the government shutdown more than any other. Here’s why
San Diego County is bracing for missed paychecks and the possibility of a run on food banks as the federal shutdown extends into its second week.