Gov. Newsom wants to ask voters this November to approve new congressional lines that favor Democrats, part of a national redistricting battle launched by Pres. Trump.

Use the tool in our story to see if your district would change under the new maps. cal.news/4mc1uFg

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Life in and around MacArthur Park, a once-venerated Los Angeles center, had gone alarmingly awry. The park had become synonymous with homeless encampments, drug use and predatory vendors working in lockstep with area gangs. buff.ly/M2pxZPA

📝 Jim Newton

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Angelenos everywhere have shown remarkable strength in the face of this disaster, opening their homes, wallets and pantries to strangers. cal.news/3E4AN44

📝 Sean Beckner-Carmitchel & Mel Buer

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California needs 5,600 more auto technicians to meet the current demand. A dual credit program in Los Angeles County is training students at car dealerships, providing much more than apprenticeship-style training and wages. cal.news/3C75x3O

📝 Denise Amos

As a Californian, it's devastating to see such willingness to believe outright falsehoods about the response to the wildfires, along with abject disregard for human tragedy. It's also not surprising. The dehumanization of Californians via media has been a right-wing project for years.

I haven't been on bsky for long, but already I've found several positive news items that had somehow escaped my (rabid) online attention. I'm learning new things that fuel me to keep doing the work. So far, so good. Now if can just get these adult content creators to stop randomly following me....

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Killer chart from Tal Smith:

This quote is all: "Although Republicans may understand the content is very likely false, they are willing to spread it. [..] Republicans strongly value their party winning over the competition. Democrats do not value winning nearly as strongly; they place more value on equity and inclusion."

Hey there, Mr. Blue