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California just slashed rooftop solar incentives. What happens next?

California sharply reduced incentive payments for rooftop solar power Thursday, taking a sledgehammer to a program that helped 1.5 million homes and businesses put solar panels on their roofs and made the state a leader in fighting the climate crisis.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: State that limits housing can’t figure out homeless problem

California politicians have given the green light to so many boondoggles, they’re difficult to catalog. A $100 billion train that probably will never be completed, a $3,000 municipal garbage can in San Francisco, pandemic unemployment fraud to the tune of $30 billion … it goes on and on.

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California to vote on roadmap for carbon neutrality by 2045

The California Air Resources Board is set to vote on an ambitious plan to achieve carbon neutrality in the state by 2045

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Tom Hanks and Hunter Biden among targets on Pelosi attacker’s hit list, police says

Suspect David DePape tells police, ‘I know exactly what I did’

The Independent UK

Paul Pelosi’s alleged attacker also targeted Tom Hanks, Hunter Biden, Gavin Newsom, investigator says

David DePape, the man accused of attacking Paul Pelosi in his San Francisco home, appeared at a preliminary hearing on Wednesday, held to determine whether there was enough evidence to proceed with a trial.

Los Angeles Times

Push to repeal California anti-oil law inches closer to goal

A California law that prohibits new oil and gas wells from being drilled near homes, schools and hospitals could face a referendum in the 2024 election

The Independent UK

Who is running for president in 2024?

As the 2024 campaign takes shape, here are the names you need to know

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Can red states overcome their hatred of California and embrace electric cars?

KOKOMO, Ind. — This industrial city an hour north of Indianapolis isn't as famous as Detroit, but it has become an unlikely battleground in the war over electric cars.

Los Angeles Times

Gov. Newsom slams Republicans for blocking immigration reform on visit to Mexican border

IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. — While visiting a state-funded migrant center that provides services to asylum seekers near the Imperial County border with Mexico on Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized Republicans in Congress for politicizing immigration while failing to support comprehensive reforms.

Los Angeles Times

Feinstein says she won't step down early from Senate

WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said Monday she has every intention of serving the remainder of her Senate term and is still deliberating whether to retire in 2024.

Los Angeles Times

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Biden’s student-loan relief plan gets expanded review from Supreme Court

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On same-sex marriage, ‘the country has caught up with California’

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — More than 18 years after Gavin Newsom defied federal law by issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples as San Francisco mayor, President Biden is on the cusp of signing legislation that ensures gay marriages are recognized by the federal government and in every state in the nation.

Los Angeles Times

George Skelton: A costly project showed California politicians think they own the Capitol. A court reminded them they don’t

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Memo to the executive and legislative branches of California state government from the judiciary: You’re not exempt from the laws you enact. You’ve got to obey them, too.

Los Angeles Times

Karen Bass sworn in as Los Angeles mayor, the first woman to hold the office

LOS ANGELES — After 241 years, the nation’s second-largest city has its first female mayor.

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Editorial: Big Oil shouldn’t be able to fleece Californians while polluting the planet

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to penalize excessive oil refinery profits is a relatively straightforward effort to prevent price gouging that reached new heights this year as gas prices in the state spiked to more than $6.40 a gallon. While Californians paid $2.60 a gallon more than the average American motorist…

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George Skelton: Penalizing high gas costs could be 2023’s biggest legislative fight. Hopefully, lawmakers learned from the past

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — There are worse things than being gouged at the gas pump. You could be shut out at a dry pump.

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Is California Finally Ready to Help Renters?

Recently passed legislation pushes new construction as a solution.

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California moves to shut down a 3rd state prison as inmate population shrinks

California officials on Tuesday announced they will begin the process of closing Chuckwalla Valley State Prison in Riverside County and are planning cutbacks at six more prisons, including a women’s facility in Sacramento County.

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California Law Strips Licenses from 'Misinformation'-Spreading Doctors

"You have this looming power over you that essentially can end your career," says Stanford's Jay Bhattacharya.

Los Angeles Times

George Skelton: Trump's promise to do away with mail voting shows how out of touch he is with America

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — If reelected, former President Donald Trump promises to ban mail balloting, allow only one day for voting and finish counting on election night.

Los Angeles Times

Newsom, accusing oil industry of price gouging, unveils plan to cap refinery profits

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday unveiled an outline of his plan to place a cap on oil refinery profits in California, a proposal he's asking lawmakers to approve in hopes of reducing future spikes on gasoline prices.

Tribune News Service

Oil companies spent big to elect new California legislators. What will their millions buy?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A handful of moderate Democrats and Republicans, beneficiaries of millions in oil contributions, are headed to the California Senate and Assembly this week.

The Independent UK

Who is running for president in 2024?

With less than two years remaining until US voters will decide who will serve as president of the United States from January 2025 to January 2029, former Republican government officials are starting to jockey for position in the coming fight for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, while at least one…

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Commentary: Gavin Newsom is perfecting the art of inflating his presidential prospects by denying them

In the spring of 2019, when Joe Biden was just a battle-scarred former vice president, Barack Obama greeted his newly announced presidential campaign by praising his own selection of Biden as “one of the best decisions he ever made.” But he stopped conspicuously short of endorsing his old running mate.

The Independent UK

California lawmakers to meet, eye big oil's high gas prices

California lawmakers are preparing to return to work for a special session on gas prices

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