In an interview before returning to the U.S. Capitol, San Jose Rep. Zoe Lofgren discusses the year ahead.
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CA Withdraws New Clean-Air Rules Before Trump Can Reject Them
Because the Trump Administration is unlikely to approve them, California believes it has no choice but to abandon its groundbreaking rules for zero-emission trucks and cleaner locomotives.
LA Fires Could Drive Up Insurance Premiums and Test New CA Rules
The state’s plan to fix the insurance crisis had barely rolled out when the Los Angeles wildfires began. Can the market recover and stabilize?
Border Patrol Raids in Kern County Portend Uncertain Future for CA Farmworkers and Businesses
A new normal could mean economic devastation for California farms, says one local economist.
LA Wildfires Underscore How Much CA Could Lose if Trump Withholds Disaster Aid
The federal government typically covers 75% of rebuilding costs after a major disaster. President-elect Trump has threatened to withhold firefighting money from California.
CA Lawmakers Seek to Keep ICE Away from Schools
California legislators want to limit deportation actions at schools, but they can’t ban immigration officials.
Dems’ Legislative Supermajority Faces Rejuvenated GOP in 2025
A supermajority of Democrats and emboldened Republicans returned to the Capitol this week — at odds over the cost of living, the Trump presidency, state spending, tech innovations and reparations for descendants of people once enslaved.
Trump Allies Warn CA Leaders They Could Go to Prison over Sanctuary City Laws
A conservative organization led by Trump adviser Stephen Miller sent letters to California leaders warning of ‘serious consequences’ over sanctuary policies that protect undocumented residents. San Jose became a sanctuary city in 2007. San Francisco also declared itself a sanctuary city in 1989.
Silicon Valley Execs Express Bullish Sentiment as David Sacks Becomes Trump’s AI and Crypto Czar
The tech world was abuzz as President-elect Donald Trump announced his latest appointment: David Sacks, a Silicon Valley stalwart, as the new czar for artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency.
New Law Could Help CA Tenants Facing Eviction Stay in Their Homes
Voters said no to expanding rent control, but tenants facing evictions will have more time to fight to keep their homes under a new California law.
San Jose Police ‘Ghost’ Team Shuts Down a Teen’s Illegal Gun Factory
San Jose police said Lucien Cabrera, 19, built illegal guns in his San Jose home and brazenly marketed them on social media.
Part of Historic Santa Cruz Wharf Collapses into Bay in High Surf, Three Are Rescued
The last 150 feet of the wharf collapsed into the Monterey Bay at around 12:45pm, city officials said. The city had already determined that the end of the wharf needed to be taken down and repaired after it was damaged in storms over the past several years.
Filling Out Student Aid Forms Could Target Undocumented Parents for Trump’s Mass Deportations
National and California experts say Trump’s mass deportation plans make filling out the federal financial aid application for college a risk to students with undocumented parents. California’s own application has more safeguards.
New CA Law Bars Schools from Forcing Teachers to ‘Out’ LGBTQ Students to Parents
New California law prevents schools from requiring staff to notify parents if a student identifies as LGBTQ. It’s in response to some districts requiring staff to notify parents when students identify as a gender other than what’s in their official files.
‘Covid for Cows’ Spreading Fast through CA Dairies
The mutating Avian Flu virus has spread rapidly in California, the nation’s largest producer of milk. Farmers are frustrated that their herds are getting infected despite various precautions.
Widespread Cockfighting in CA Identified as Possible Source of Bird Flu Emergency
California may have more than a million fighting birds, according to the Center for a Humane Economy.
