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Here’s what California leaders said about latest Minneapolis killing via
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Here’s what California leaders said about latest Minneapolis killing
Gov. Newsom said Trump officials overseeing his immigration agenda need to step down after federal officers kill a protester.
calmatters.org
January 26, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Here’s what California leaders said about latest Minneapolis killing via
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Red-state Republicans seek climate ‘liability shield’ for fossil fuel industry grist.org/accountabili...
Red-state Republicans seek climate ‘liability shield’ for fossil fuel industry
If enacted, the Utah and Oklahoma measures would restrict litigation against oil companies over their role in the climate crisis.
grist.org
January 20, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Red-state Republicans seek climate ‘liability shield’ for fossil fuel industry grist.org/accountabili...
Kamala in La La Land politi.co/4sW7fuH
Kamala in La La Land
After a year of letting go, the former vice president is inching back towards the political fray.
politi.co
January 20, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Kamala in La La Land politi.co/4sW7fuH
Trump Is Obsessed With Oil. But Chinese Batteries Will Soon Run the World. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Obsessed With Oil. But Chinese Batteries Will Soon Run the World.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Trump Is Obsessed With Oil. But Chinese Batteries Will Soon Run the World. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
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The Trump administration is suing California to overturn a law banning new oil and gas drilling within 3,200 feet of homes, schools, playgrounds and hospitals: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @hayleysmith.bsky.social
Trump administration sues California over law keeping oil wells from homes, schools
Senate Bill 1137 establishes a 3,200-foot minimum distance between new oil wells and homes, schools, hospitals, parks and other places where people live, work and gather.
www.latimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:16 PM
The Trump administration is suing California to overturn a law banning new oil and gas drilling within 3,200 feet of homes, schools, playgrounds and hospitals: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @hayleysmith.bsky.social
Asked about the presence of the plastic water bottle, Daniel Villaseñor, the governor’s deputy director of communications, had this response:
“Are you really writing a story this baseless or should we highlight this video for your editor?” www.latimes.com/environment/...
“Are you really writing a story this baseless or should we highlight this video for your editor?” www.latimes.com/environment/...
Newsom's podcast sidekick: a single-use plastic water bottle
Newsom has called for a future free of plastic waste, yet a single-use plastic bottle is usually by his side during his podcasts.
www.latimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Asked about the presence of the plastic water bottle, Daniel Villaseñor, the governor’s deputy director of communications, had this response:
“Are you really writing a story this baseless or should we highlight this video for your editor?” www.latimes.com/environment/...
“Are you really writing a story this baseless or should we highlight this video for your editor?” www.latimes.com/environment/...
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The Trump administration is planning 1 million acres of oil and gas leasing across southern and central California: www.courthousenews.com/feds-plan-to...
Feds plan to lease 1 million acres in California to oil, gas developers
The federal government proposes allowing oil and gas drilling in the Golden State’s Pinnacles National Park, Mount Diablo State Park, Henry W. Coe State Park and Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve.
www.courthousenews.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:27 AM
The Trump administration is planning 1 million acres of oil and gas leasing across southern and central California: www.courthousenews.com/feds-plan-to...
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Damián Suárez, an artist who left Venezuela in 2011, blames Maduro for what he sees as a “spiritual void” among those who fled the country.
“Our identity was shattered,” he said, comparing migrants with “plants ripped from their soil.”
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www.latimes.com/world-nation...
“Our identity was shattered,” he said, comparing migrants with “plants ripped from their soil.”
@kate-linthicum.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
'We just want our lives back.' Maduro's gone, but what's next for 8 million Venezuelans who fled?
Nicolás Maduro's downfall has stirred a mix of relief, fear and uncertainty among Venezuela’s vast diaspora, many of whom were forced into exile by repression and hardship and now face the question of...
www.latimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Damián Suárez, an artist who left Venezuela in 2011, blames Maduro for what he sees as a “spiritual void” among those who fled the country.
“Our identity was shattered,” he said, comparing migrants with “plants ripped from their soil.”
@kate-linthicum.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
“Our identity was shattered,” he said, comparing migrants with “plants ripped from their soil.”
@kate-linthicum.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
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The Los Angeles City Council voted to start creating its own version of the "Zone Zero" wildfire regulations — a more lenient version that would allow more vegetation near homes than most state proposals. @nohaggerty.bsky.social reports: www.latimes.com/environment/...
Clashing with the state, L.A. City moves to adopt lenient wildfire ‘Zone Zero’ regulations
The L.A. City Council moved to adopt relatively lenient "Zone Zero" laws for homes in fire danger zones, measures that do not align with the plans that state agencies are working to enact.
www.latimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:42 AM
The Los Angeles City Council voted to start creating its own version of the "Zone Zero" wildfire regulations — a more lenient version that would allow more vegetation near homes than most state proposals. @nohaggerty.bsky.social reports: www.latimes.com/environment/...
A curfew on corner stores: S.F.’s unusual tool against drugs and disorder in the Tenderloin could expand to this neighborhood www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/c...
S.F.’s unusual tool against drugs and disorder in the Tenderloin could expand to this neighborhood
A curfew on corner stores in the Tenderloin could expand into San Francisco’s troubled SoMa neighborhood if city leaders approve a new proposal meant to cut crime and drug activity.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:01 PM
A curfew on corner stores: S.F.’s unusual tool against drugs and disorder in the Tenderloin could expand to this neighborhood www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/c...
Louisiana officials seek to extradite abortion provider from California www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Louisiana officials seek to extradite abortion provider from California
Louisiana law enforcement officials allege California doctor mailed abortion pills to a woman in the southern state
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Louisiana officials seek to extradite abortion provider from California www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Gavin Newsom moves to neutralize tax on billionaires politi.co/49x4gjk via Politico
Gavin Newsom moves to neutralize tax on billionaires
The California governor has been vocal about his opposition to a ballot initiative targeting the state's ultrawealthy.
politi.co
January 14, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Gavin Newsom moves to neutralize tax on billionaires politi.co/49x4gjk via Politico
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CalMatters wins the January Sidney Award for outstanding investigative journalism for Anat Rubin's article, “The WalMart of public defense: How justice gets sold to the lowest bidder in rural California.”
Anat Rubin of @calmatters.org wins the January Sidney for exposing California's flat-fee do-nothing public defender system.
CalMatters wins January Sidney for Exposing California’s Flat-Fee Do-Nothing Public Defense Model
NEW YORK — Anat Rubin of CalMatters wins the January Sidney Award for “The WalMart of public defense: How justice gets sold to the lowest bidder in rural California,” an article exposing California’s ...
www.hillmanfoundation.org
January 14, 2026 at 6:04 PM
CalMatters wins the January Sidney Award for outstanding investigative journalism for Anat Rubin's article, “The WalMart of public defense: How justice gets sold to the lowest bidder in rural California.”
Question: Is a country trending in a healthy direction if the head of its central bank releases an SOS message about the political persecution he’s suffering?
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slate.com/news-and-pol...
Trump Finally Found the One Thing That Could Cause Senate Republicans to Grow a Spine
Trump wants to exert control over the central bank. That's a terrible idea.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Question: Is a country trending in a healthy direction if the head of its central bank releases an SOS message about the political persecution he’s suffering?
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
Bill McKibben seems to have cribbed Newsom's SOS line on energy costs, "what eggs were to 2024, electricity may be to 2026." open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
Pretend you're running for Congress
A first stab at how to talk about energy and climate in 2026
open.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Bill McKibben seems to have cribbed Newsom's SOS line on energy costs, "what eggs were to 2024, electricity may be to 2026." open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
Talk of California’s ‘billionaire tax’ sparks social media class war, threats of tech exodus www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
Talk of California’s ‘billionaire tax’ sparks social media class war, threats of tech exodus
While supporters suggest the proposed tax is needed to fund health care, critics call the ballot proposition an effort to “destroy tech in California.”
www.sfchronicle.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Talk of California’s ‘billionaire tax’ sparks social media class war, threats of tech exodus www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
Alaska’s Peltola makes Senate run, boosting Democrats’ long-shot majority hopes wapo.st/4bAnNBU
Alaska’s Peltola makes Senate run, boosting Democrats’ long-shot majority hopes
The former congresswoman was recruited by Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) in hopes of creating a competitive race in the GOP-leaning state.
wapo.st
January 12, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Alaska’s Peltola makes Senate run, boosting Democrats’ long-shot majority hopes wapo.st/4bAnNBU
Why California is keeping this unusual solar plant running when both Trump and Biden wanted it closed www.latimes.com/environment/...
Why California is keeping this unusual solar plant running when both Trump and Biden wanted it closed
The electricity it makes is expensive, its technology has been superseded, and it's incinerating thousands of birds mid-flight each year.
www.latimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Why California is keeping this unusual solar plant running when both Trump and Biden wanted it closed www.latimes.com/environment/...
Newsom's budget shows big revenue gain, but we've been down that path before. calmatters.org/commentary/2...
Opinion | Newsom's budget shows big revenue gain, but we've been down that path before
The Newsom administration once overstated income by $165 billion over four years. Now Newsom has announced $42 billion in new revenues over three years.
calmatters.org
January 9, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Newsom's budget shows big revenue gain, but we've been down that path before. calmatters.org/commentary/2...
Life after Pelosi: SF House candidates square off for 1st time sfstandard.com/2026/01/08/s...
Life after Pelosi: congressional candidates square off for 1st time
Supervisor Connie Chan, state Sen. Scott Wiener, and ex-AOC aide Saikat Chakrabarti make their cases for why they should be in Congress.
sfstandard.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Life after Pelosi: SF House candidates square off for 1st time sfstandard.com/2026/01/08/s...
"In Trump’s interpretation of the imperial presidency, practically any number of foreign endeavors can be transformed into a domestic affair. And all domestic activities can somehow be linked to foreign-menaced national security." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/o...
Opinion | Trump’s One Small Trick to Destroy American Democracy
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:40 PM
"In Trump’s interpretation of the imperial presidency, practically any number of foreign endeavors can be transformed into a domestic affair. And all domestic activities can somehow be linked to foreign-menaced national security." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/o...
Follow our @calmatters.org coverage of Newsom's last State of the State. "Newsom casts California as a beacon for progress in final State of the State" calmatters.org/politics/202...
California is "not silent, not retreating," Newsom tells lawmakers in major speech
The governor says California faces "an assault on our values" from Trump but vows the state will be "a beacon" offering a different narrative.
calmatters.org
January 8, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Follow our @calmatters.org coverage of Newsom's last State of the State. "Newsom casts California as a beacon for progress in final State of the State" calmatters.org/politics/202...
The U.S. Has Now Become a Rogue Nation legal-planet.org/2026/01/08/t...
The U.S. Has Now Become a Rogue Nation - Legal Planet
Trump's repudiation of the UN climate treaty may not block future US action, but it does express his contempt for international community.
legal-planet.org
January 8, 2026 at 6:30 PM
The U.S. Has Now Become a Rogue Nation legal-planet.org/2026/01/08/t...