Xavier Becerra
Elections
In race to unseat attorney general, why rival Dave Jones says Becerra doesn’t belong in this courtroom
Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones is accusing the many who wants to unseat, Attorney General Xavier Becerra, of violating “the very law he is sworn to uphold.” How? By filming campaign commercials inside a courthouse.
Newsletters
How to spend $9 billion-plus
Good Friday morning, California. “We have been in a very long drought. It is my hope that it starts to rain soon,” Sen. Kevin de Leon, a Los Angeles Democrat, told me, praying money will rain on his underfunded campaign against Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Don’t forget your mother. Mother’s Day is Sunday. What to do […]
Justice
Rebelling against California’s ‘sanctuary’ law—from inside California
The city of Los Alamitos went further than other California localities, voting in an "unprecedented" move not to comply with California's sanctuary policy. Now will the "Resistance State" be able to counter the resistance against it?
Newsletters
Brown’s lament as he honors fallen officers
Good morning, California. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in Arizona and San Diego Monday announced a new border enforcement policy in which parents who cross illegally could be separated from their kids: “If you don’t like that, then don’t smuggle children over our border.” California Attorney General Xavier Becerra: “As a father, the last thing […]
Politics
Cultivating clout: Marijuana money flows into California politics
Cannabis companies are hiring well-heeled lobbyists and donating money to politicians.
Newsletters
Will California’s win streak against Trump end?
Good morning, California. In 2016, Sen. Dianne Feinstein signed the ballot argument against Proposition 64, the initiative that legalized commercial sales of marijuana. She warned the measure would increase highway fatalities, allow cultivation near schools and increase cartels. On Tuesday, Feinstein, running for reelection, changed positions, saying she’s “open to considering federal protection for state-legalized […]
Health
Supreme Court challenge to California law could hand abortion foes a victory—or backfire on them
The case, which the U.S. Supreme Court will hear on March 20, is the latest battleground in a long legal debate at the intersection of free speech and abortion access.
Environment
Court orders Trump administration to comply with clean air laws
A court ruled today that the Environmental Protection Agency must identify regions of the country that exceed federal smog levels, giving another win to California and other states that have sued to compel the regulator to enforce the Clean Air Act.
Justice
News Analysis: Jeff Sessions comes to California bearing gifts
There's something for politicians on either side of the aisle in the federal lawsuit against California.
