CA Republicans emphasize alignment with Trump
Left to right: Republican Assemblymembers Greg Wallis, Bill Essayli, Juan Alanis, Kate Sanchez and Tom Lackey talk before the start of a session at the state Capitol in Sacramento on Feb. 20, 2024. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters Some California Republicans have capitalized on the country’s new GOP administration by introducing (or reintroducing) legislation that they say align with President Donald Trump’s policies. State Sen. Shannon Grove, for example, is reintroducing a bill to establish a state fund that parents could access so their kids can attend private or religious schools. In a statement, the Bakersfield Republican said her…
After the fires, the mandate for Karen Bass remains the same: House the people of Los Angeles
Any student of California history knows the story of the 1906 earthquake. San Francisco was torn apart by the quake itself, then ravaged by the fire that followed. California’s great city, a hub of the Gold Rush, was reduced to smoking rubble. What happened next is lesser-known. In the wreckage, displaced residents were forced into…
Trump targets California’s troubled bullet train project. It may deserve a mercy killing
Talk about timing. President Donald Trump denounced California’s bullet train for the project’s delays and rising costs on Tuesday, and said his administration would investigate how billions of federal and state dollars have been spent. “The train that’s being built between Los Angeles and San Francisco is the worst-managed project I think I’ve ever seen,…
CA lawmakers propose $175 million increase for Cal Fire staffing
A firefighter battles the Eaton Fire in Altadena on Jan. 8, 2025. Photo by Ethan Swope, AP Photo Roughly a month after deadly wildfires erupted in Los Angeles County, killing at least 29 people, lawmakers in the state Senate have introduced a proposal to bolster Cal Fire staffing, and Gov. Gavin Newsom is meeting with…
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As California’s fire season grows, state senators push for more year-round firefighters
In summary Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire proposed that state firefighters work full time…
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Newsom cambia temporalmente el reglamento de alquiler para algunas mansiones de Los Ángeles a raíz de los incendios
Read this story in English Buenas noticias si eres propietario de una mansión en West Los Angeles. La prohibición de grandes aumentos de alquileres en…
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State Farm pide más aumentos en las tarifas de seguros tras los incendios en Los Ángeles
Read this story in English State Farm, la aseguradora más grande para propietarios de viviendas de California, solicitó esta semana al estado que apruebe aumentos…
