News

Judge says immigration agents must stop ‘roving patrols’ that have upended Southern California
A court ruling Friday orders a halt to a chaotic and relentless 36-day immigration crackdown that’s upended life across Southern California.
Why one union became one of the most pro-housing voices in California
California’s new environmental reform law, backed by carpenters, eases housing construction rules but deepens divisions ...
Deaf Mongolian immigrant held by ICE in California for 4 months with no access to interpreter
A disabled immigrant’s detention underscores the shift in asylum policies at the Mexico border since President Trump took office ...
Big changes unfolding for CA housing
Between an increasingly influential union and a new state housing agency, one of California’s biggest crises is getting a shakeup.
Opinion
California courts owe defendants a jury of their peers. It’s still too hard to get one
California is ending an experiment to raise juror pay, which would have encouraged moderate-income people to serve and diversified juries.
California, epicenter of the nation’s housing crisis, is finally getting a housing agency
Cabaldon noted that executive reorganizations are a semi-regular feature of California governance. The Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency is itself the product of a reorganization which ...
Zohran Mamdani jolted progressives. Can California candidates replicate his success?
California progressives rejoiced as democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani won the New York mayoral primary. But replicating it may be harder in California.