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A sign outside of the Huntington Beach Sports Complex on Aug. 21, 2025. Credit: ERIKA TAYLOR, Voice of OC " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/voiceofoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/HBSportsPark_Aug2025_Taylor-5.jpg?fit=771%2C434&ssl=1" /> City leaders are considering a 20-year operations deal for the Sports Complex despite open questions over how much money they stand to make from the deal they’re spending over $14 million on. 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

As California state employees begin to follow Governor Gavin Newsom's return to office mandate, some workers in Sacramento are raising alarms about the conditions they're facing.

Governor Gavin Newsom is fined for not reporting certain charitable donations on time. New developments surrounding a controversial plan to build a new city in California. Finally, the first spoken word artist to win AGT expands his musical talents.

The union leader behind California's proposed billionaire tax was in talks with Gov. Gavin Newsom to take it off the ballot.

California’s tribal casinos found an ally in Attorney General Rob Bonta who sought to ban blackjack at private cardrooms, but a judge ruled Bonta overstepped his authority.

State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) voted against AB 2753, which would have banned sex offenders from running for office. The vote failed 2-1-2 in committee.

Activists screamed insults at him and accused him and “Zionist handlers” of supporting genocide. Plus, big Supreme Court decisions on birthright citizenship, trans athletes, and campaign finance - and this summer’s best TV.

Plus, Gov. Newsom says the DOJ is investigating him because he’s considering running for president, why some Iranian-Americans booed Iran’s soccer team while others cheered, and Serena Williams says taking a GLP-1 helped her get back on the tennis court.

Plus, a two-year analysis of Gov. Newsom’s signature homeless policy reveals a deeply flawed program, how AI can detect cancer in mammograms, and ‘90s cult fave Koo Koo Roo promised to return, but so far, nary a squawk.

A bill to cap commissary markups at ICE detention centers is making its way through the Legislature. The post Sacramento Report: ICE Detention Goods Could Get a Discount appeared first on Voice of San Diego .

Plus, in a surprisingly competitive race for Los Angeles mayor, reality star Spencer Pratt is polling just behind Mayor Karen Bass. And analysis of the verdict in Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI.

Plus, the Department of Justice sues the University of California system for alleged antisemitism at UCLA, and California Attorney General Rob Bonta accuses Amazon of price fixing.