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California Lawmakers Fail to Fix Warning System for Teacher Misconduct — Again
California is set to launch a database for school support staff, such as bus drivers and janitors, with substantiated claims of egregious misconduct. Setting up a similar system for public school teachers, however, is proving more complicated.
One Big Beautiful Bill cut healthcare funds. Now, Republicans have to sell the costs
Blanketing the airwaves with ads about healthcare, Republican candidates who voted to cut federal funding in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are positioning themselves as advocates for lower costs.
Trump's noncitizen voter data remains a mystery. But the claims raise midterm fears
Trump officials say they found 250,000 noncitizens on voter rolls in just four states. Those states don't know where the numbers came from, and some worry what the claims may portend for the midterms.
Ahead of midterms, Republicans run ads after cutting healthcare funds
Blanketing the airwaves with ads about healthcare, Republican candidates who voted to cut federal funding in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are positioning themselves as advocates for lower costs.
Opponents of CEQA exemption for manufacturing facilities worry about key lawmaker
As chair of the Assembly Appropriations Committee, Buffy Wicks has considerable sway over which bills will live or die in her chamber following an Aug. 14 deadline.
LAistReporting
What the Lineage warehouse rebuilding permits actually mean The filings come as Mayor Karen Bass opposes rebuilding. Here's how the city's permit process works and who ultimately decides whether the project can move forward.
Lawmaker told court her mom had dementia in family property battle. Not so, said doctors
Records show Anamarie Ávila Farías attempted to have her mother placed under conservatorship in the midst of a family real estate dispute.
LA fire survivors say Newsom is trying to help utilities reduce their wildfire costs again
Survivors, insurance industry slam purported last-minute bills to shift wildfire costs away from utilities.
The San Francisco StandardReporting
Jackie Fielder wants a hearing on the mayor’s permit software. A Lurie ally may stop it Plus: The city tries again (and again) to fight street vending, a new reporter joins Power Play, and Art Agnos gets a street.
Top California Democrats seek to block voter ID arguments they call misleading
Robert Rivas and Monique Limón say Proposition 39 won’t “simplify” verification and could add hurdles for voters, despite backers’ pitch.
Newsom says documents ‘undercut repeated denials’ that LA raid was politically motivated
Federal agents’ text messages and depositions came to light this week via the ACLU’s request for a preliminary junction.
Mayor Todd Gloria rejects councilmember's proposal to reopen Mission Bay bathrooms
A cut ballot measure freed $1.8 million in the city budget. City Councilmember Raul Campillo proposed allocating some of the funds to pay for maintenance of the bathrooms.
Mike Thompson answers Eric Jones’ debate challenge with two public forums
After the Jones campaign gave Thompson a week to accept a nine-part debate challenge, Thompson announced two previously scheduled debates
Law enforcement, district attorneys oppose diversion bill for theft offenders
AB 2108 would mandate that city and county officials establish rehabilitation programs for those who commit theft.
Schiff proposes federal bill requiring influencers to disclose paid political ads
“California’s primary this year made a clear case that our current guardrails around campaign advertisements are not keeping up with the changing landscape of political speech.”
Newsom memoir sparked Ruby Rippey’s tell-all response — and disputes key detail in memoir
The timing of the account comes as Newsom ramps up toward his expected 2028 presidential run.
‘Time is of the essence’ to ban AI political ads says US Sen. Adam Schiff
Last week, Republican governor candidate Steve Hilton released an AI-ad in which he is depicted as a gladiator.
Aide involved in affair with Gavin Newsom in 2005 speaks out: 'Resentment is a luxury I can't afford'
'Resentment is a luxury I can't afford,' writes Ruby Rippey in Vanity Fair. Her first-person essay offers the most intimate description yet of the affair with the then-mayor of San Francisco.
Ruby Rippey reveals new, contradicting details of Newsom affair in Vanity Fair
The former staffer’s account of her affair with Gov. Gavin Newsom slightly contradicts his public account of their fling.
New reminder about Newsom’s old affair reinforces tie that binds him to Trump | Opinion
A woman who had an affair with Gov. Gavin Newsom decades ago shares her story with Vanity Fair. It shows how morally bankrupt behavior has invaded our politics.
California cannot keep rewarding utilities after catastrophic wildfires
Edison saw record profits and dividends after the Eaton fire and a state bailout. Legislators and Newsom may give them another.
Downtown Sacramento’s Return-To-Office lunch options
CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: State employees returning to Downtown Sacramento following Gov. Newsom's Return-To-Office order are finding a vastly different universe from the vibrant metro area of 2019, the last time Sacramento food writer Becky Grunewald was on the Podcast. Many longtime lunch and coffee favorites have closed, moved, or offer only limited hours. Sacramento food writer Becky Grunewald joined us to talk about some current lunch options for the Downtown crowd, and other highlights of the local food scene. Continue reading the full article: Capitol Weekly Original article: https://capitolweekly.net/downtown-sacramentos-back-to-work-lunch-options/
