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Padilla says in Senate ‘it's time to wake up' after forced removal from Noem's event
Sen. Alex Padilla on Tuesday encouraged Americans to peacefully protest against President Donald Trump’s administration and said it’s “it’s time to wake up” in his first extended remarks in the Senate since he was forcibly removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference in Los Angeles last week as he tried to speak up about immigration raids. In emotional remarks on...
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Record Spending Over California's Legal Gambling Initiative
The campaign that could bring legalized sports betting to California is the most expensive ballot-initiative fight in U.S. history at about $400 million and counting, pitting wealthy Native American tribes against online gambling companies and less-affluent tribes over what’s expected to be a multibillion-dollar marketplace.
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Newsom Goes to Washington; 2024 Chatter Follows
As California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom heads to Washington this week, speculation about his national political ambitions won’t be far behind.
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Newsom: Democrats Need ‘Counter-Offensive' in Culture Wars
California Gov. Gavin Newsom faulted his own political party Wednesday for setbacks in the nation’s culture wars and urged Democrats to launch a vocal “counter-offensive” to protect rights from abortion to same-sex marriage.
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Gov. Newsom Criticized Again for Not Wearing a Mask
Gov. Newsom is once again facing criticism for shedding his face mask in public.
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In California Pot Market, a Hazy Line Between Legal and Not
In the five years since California voters approved a broad legal marketplace for marijuana, thousands of greenhouses have sprouted across the state. But these, under their plastic canopies, conceal a secret.
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Democrats Appear to Gain Edge in California House Districts
California Democrats appear to have come away with the advantage in a recasting of the state’s congressional districts, with boundaries that could strengthen their hold on the delegation and play into the fight for U.S. House control next year.
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Recall Vote Highlights California's Geopolitical Divisions
The California recall election reinforced the state’s political divisions with most support in coastal areas and urban centers and far fewer voters in the rural north and agricultural inland.
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What Election? California Democrats Worry Over Recall Apathy
California Gov. Gavin Newsom should survive the recall election against him if he can convince Democrats to come out to vote.
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California Sets Date for Recall Election Targeting Newsom
A recall election that could lead to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s removal from office has been scheduled for Sept. 14.
