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Gavin Newsom announced new hiring guide for state employees. Will it improve the hiring process? It depends on what each department decides.
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Gavin Newsom releases tax returns amid DOJ probe
It’s the first time the governor has disclosed his returns since 2022.
Newsoms release tax returns. See how much the couple earned since he became governor
The annual income of Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, place the couple in the upper echelon of American households.
Gov. Gavin Newsom releases last 4 years of his and first partner’s tax returns
It comes on the heels of an ongoing federal probe of his family’s finances and speculation about his anticipated 2028 presidential campaign.
Here’s how much California’s minimum wage will increase on January 1, 2027
California’s new minimum wage will be one of the highest in the U.S. and more than $10 higher than the federal hourly rate.
Opinion: How one CA law created 1.2 million new headaches
AB 339 was supposed to stop California agencies from quietly outsourcing government jobs. A year in, it’s mostly produced paperwork.
Orange County’s Biggest Civic Headlines as Schools Move to Limit Phone Use
School buses parked at the Newport-Mesa Unified School District Education Center on April 7, 2025. Credit: ERIKA TAYLOR, Voice of OC " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/voiceofoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/NewportMesaUnified_April2025_Taylor_2.jpg?fit=771%2C434&ssl=1" /> School districts across California are limiting phone use under a new state law, Irvine faces questions over the shooting death of an autistic man – these are some of this week’s biggest civic headlines. Voice of OC is Orange County's nonprofit newsroom. We rely on donations from people like you to sustain our news agency. Please make a contribution today: https://voiceofoc.org/donate
David Valadao lost in the last anti-Trump blue wave. Will farmers help him win this time?
As a dairyman, David Valadao has endeared himself to the agricultural communities, even building cross-party support among Democrats. But with costs soaring and Trump so unpopular, voters might not be as willing to look beyond the “R” beside his name.
Two cities burned in LA fires settle YIMBY lawsuit
Malibu and Pasadena ultimately agreed to allow state-decreed multiplex development in single-family neighborhoods after a pro-development legal nonprofit sued. The state, the city of Los Angeles and L.A. County aren’t backing down.
This embattled consumer agency went 2 years without a director. Newsom finally appointed one
CalMatters’ reporting found the Professional Fiduciaries Bureau hasn’t stopped conflicts prohibited by its own code of conduct.
How Trump’s Endangered Species Act rollback is roiling Northern California
Change allows habitat destruction and has drawn a federal lawsuit and consternation from state officials as well as concerns from more surprising corners.
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.
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.
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.
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
