CALIFORNIA/CLIMATE CHANGE/EPA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Gov. Jerry Brown used the spotlight of a global climate change conference to excoriate the Trump administration for rolling back restrictions on releasing methane, calling the reversal ‘insane.’ ‘It borders on criminality,’ Brown said to applause from an international audience of climate experts and government officials gathered in San Francisco. As […]
Category: California
9/11/2018
CALIFORNIA/CLIMATE CHANGE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Hours after President Trump announced last year that the United States would exit the Paris climate deal, a broad group of governors, mayors and business executives declared that they would uphold the agreement anyway and continue tackling global warming on their own. It was a striking move for a coalition of […]
8/21/2018
CALIFORNIA/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/LEGAL/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A federal grand jury on Tuesday [8-21-18] indicted California GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter and his wife on charges of improperly using hundreds of thousands of campaign funds to pay for personal expenses, including family vacations and dental work. Hunter is also accused of filing false campaign reports and wire fraud. The […]
8/21/2018
CALIFORNIA/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/LEGAL/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. Representative Duncan Hunter, a Republican of California, was indicted on charges that he and his wife used hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign funds to pay for vacations, video games and other personal expenses and filed false campaign finance reports, federal officials said on Tuesday [8-21-18]. Hunter, who was […]
8/9/2018
2016 ELECTION/CALIFORNIA/LEGAL/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “A New York federal judge has ordered Stormy Daniels’ defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump be transferred to a California federal court. Daniels, an adult film actress whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, offered her consent on Wednesday [8-8-18] to transfer the lawsuit despite having previously opposed the move by […]
8/7/2018
CALFORNIA/CLIMATE CHANGE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TWITTER: “Even the White House can’t explain President Donald Trump’s tweets suggesting California environmental laws have worsened wildfires raging in that state. On Tuesday [8-7-18], administration officials declined to offer any clarity on Trump’s series of tweets claiming environmental laws and water regulations in California are hampering the state’s ability to fight […]
8/6/2018
CALIFORNIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TWITTER: “Californians are stunned at President Donald’s Trump’s latest tweets on the state‘s catastrophic wildfires — and his insistence that the state is burning because leaders are letting too much fresh water flow into the Pacific Ocean. Trump tweeted Monday [8-6-18] that California ‘Governor Jerry Brown must allow the Free Flow of the […]
8/6/2018
CALIFORNIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “California wildfires are being magnified & made so much worse by the bad environmental laws which aren’t allowing massive amounts of readily available water to be properly utilized. It is being diverted into the Pacific Ocean. Must also tree clear to stop fire from spreading!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 6, 2018 4:53 […]
8/6/2018
CALIFORNIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Governor Jerry Brown must allow the Free Flow of the vast amounts of water coming from the North and foolishly being diverted into the Pacific Ocean. Can be used for fires, farming and everything else. Think of California with plenty of Water – Nice! Fast Federal govt. approvals.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August […]
8/5/2018
CALIFORNIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “California wildfires are being magnified & made so much worse by the bad environmental laws which aren’t allowing massive amount of readily available water to be properly utilized. It is being diverted into the Pacific Ocean. Must also tree clear to stop fire spreading!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 5, 2018 5:06 pm […]
8/2/2018
AUTO INDUSTRY/CALIFORNIA/CLIMATE CHANGE/ENERGY/EPA/TRANSPORTATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration took direct aim Thursday [8-2-18]at California’s role as de facto auto regulator for the nation, proposing to end the state’s ability to set its own fuel-efficiency standards and to dial back Obama-era limits on tailpipe emissions. The proposal would eliminate the sharp increase in fuel-economy mandates adopted […]
8/2/2018
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER/AUTO INDUSTRY/CALIFORNIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former California Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger took another jab at President Donald Trump on Thursday [8-2-18], following news that the administration plans to revoke a signature Obama-era environmental regulation…The Trump administration wants to freeze a rule mandating that automakers work to make cars substantially more fuel efficient. It called its […]
8/2/2018
AUTO INDUSTRY/CALIFORNIA/CLIMATE CHANGE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is proposing to freeze fuel-efficiency standards for cars and light trucks in 2020, a move that will ease rules for auto makers and also likely intensify a legal fight with California. The proposal outlined Thursday [8-2-18] would eliminate the sharp increase in fuel-economy requirements adopted under the […]
8/1/2018
BUSINESS/CALIFORNIA/EPA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Acting U.S. EPA chief Andrew Wheeler told lawmakers on Wednesday [8-1-18] he would welcome any deal between the auto industry and states like California that might result from a long-awaited Trump administration effort to roll back vehicle emission rules. The Trump administration’s proposal on vehicle fuel efficiency, which would roll back Obama-era standards, […]
7/5/2018
CALIFORNIA/COURTS/IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “California’s ‘sanctuary state’ laws largely survived a legal attack by the Trump administration on Thursday [7-5-18] after a federal judge declined to block state measures aimed at thwarting cooperation with Washington’s crackdown on illegal immigration. But the judge, John Mendez of U.S. District Court in Sacramento, also rebuked lawmakers, saying that […]
6/15/2018
CALIFORNIA/LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Calling for an end to the ‘media circus’ that has engulfed his numerous legal cases, Michael D. Cohen, President Trump’s longtime personal fixer, has asked a judge in California to keep his adversary, the lawyer Michael Avenatti, from speaking about him in the news media. In a motion filed on Thursday […]
6/14/2018
CALIFORNIA/EPA/TRANSPORTATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “White House officials will have a new round of meetings with an automakers trade group and California’s ‘clean air’ agency next week before unveiling a proposal to reverse rules aimed at increasing fuel efficiency, participants said on Thursday. The rules, negotiated with automakers by President Barack Obama’s administration in 2011, aimed to […]
6/6/2018
CALIFORNIA/ELECTIONS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Great night for Republicans! Congratulations to John Cox on a really big number in California. He can win. Even Fake News CNN said the Trump impact was really big, much bigger than they ever thought possible. So much for the big Blue Wave, it may be a big Red Wave. Working hard!” […]
6/5/2018
CALIFORNIA/ELECTION/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Get the vote out in California today for Rep. Kevin McCarthy and all of the great GOP candidates for Congress. Keep our country out of the hands of High Tax, High Crime Nancy Pelosi.” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 5, 2018 8:09 am […]
6/5/2018
CALIFORNIA/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In High Tax, High Crime California, be sure to get out and vote for Republican John Cox for Governor. He will make a BIG difference!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 5, 2018 8:02 am […]
5/18/2018
CALIFORNIA/GANGS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is defending his use of the word ‘animals’ to describe some immigrants who enter the country illegally, saying he would continue to use the term to refer to violent gang members despite a sharp rebuke from Democratic leaders. Answering a reporter’s question during a meeting Thursday [5-17-18] with NATO […]
5/18/2018
BORDERS/CALIFORNIA/CRIME/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “California finally deserves a great Governor, one who understands borders, crime and lowering taxes. John Cox is the man – he’ll be the best Governor you’ve ever had. I fully endorse John Cox for Governor and look forward to working with him to Make California Great Again!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 18, […]
5/10/2018
BUSINESS/CALIFORNIA/REGULATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The leaders of the world’s biggest car companies are arriving at the White House on Friday [5-11-18], and it may be their last chance to stop the Trump administration from a head-on collision with California. The Trump administration wants to dramatically cut back on Obama-era emissions regulations, which are supported by California […]
5/1/2018
CALIFORNIA/EPA/LAWSUIT/SCOTT PRUITT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A coalition led by California sued the Trump administration over car emissions rules on Tuesday [5-1-18], escalating a revolt against a proposed rollback of fuel economy standards that threatens to split the country’s auto market. In a lawsuit filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, […]
4/19/2018
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump threatened Thursday [4-19-18] to cut off federal funding for the deployment of California’s National Guard if Gov. Jerry Brown insists that the troops ‘do nothing,’ an apparent jab at the state official’s insistence that they not perform immigration enforcement duties. Brown on Wednesday [4-18-18] mobilized 400 members of the […]
4/19/2018
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/CRIME/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Governor Jerry Brown announced he will deploy ‘up to 400 National Guard Troops’ to do nothing. The crime rate in California is high enough, and the Federal Government will not be paying for Governor Brown’s charade. We need border security and action, not words!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 19, 2018 10:48 am […]
4/19/2018
CALIFORNIA/IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you San Diego County for defending the rule of law and supporting our lawsuit against California’s illegal and unconstitutional ‘Sanctuary’ policies. California’s dangerous policies release violent criminals back into our communities, putting all Americans at risk.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 19, 2018 10:23 am […]
4/18/2018
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is accusing California’s governor of ‘trying to back out of the National Guard at the Border.’ Democrat Jerry Brown has said he’s nearing agreement on the state joining Trump’s large-scale deployment along the Mexican border. Brown’s office said Tuesday that nothing’s changed since the governor pledged 400 troops last […]
4/18/2018
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “There is a Revolution going on in California. Soooo many Sanctuary areas want OUT of this ridiculous, crime infested & breeding concept. Jerry Brown is trying to back out of the National Guard at the Border, but the people of the State are not happy. Want Security & Safety NOW!” –Donald […]
4/17/2018
CALIFORNIA/IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “San Diego County leaders on Tuesday [4-17-18] began debating whether to join the Trump administration’s court challenge to a California law limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, amid a conservative backlash to the so-called sanctuary movement. Approval by the Republican-controlled Board of Supervisors in California’s second-largest county, one that shares a […]
4/17/2018
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/MEXICO/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “California officials rejected President Donald Trump’s request for National Guard troops to help secure the U.S. border with Mexico, federal officials said Monday [4-16-18]. Robert G. Salesses, a Defense Department official working on the deployment plan, said California officials turned down a Border Patrol request for about 237 troops to help with […]
4/12/2018
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “California Governor Jerry Brown is doing the right thing and sending the National Guard to the Border. Thank you Jerry, good move for the safety of our Country!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 12, 2018 5:08 am […]
4/11/2018
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “California Gov. Jerry Brown has agreed to send more National Guard troops to the border with Mexico, but said Wednesday [4-11-18] they will focus on fighting crime and not enforce policies of Washington…Brown said 400 troops will augment a current mission that fights transnational crime. The location of Guard personnel — and […]
4/5/2018
CALIFORNIA/EPA/SCOTT PRUITT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Officials from the Trump administration and the State of California, who have been negotiating behind the scenes on car emissions standards, are expected to reopen talks that could preserve rules targeted by the Environmental Protection Agency for elimination, according to people briefed on the talks. Scott Pruitt, the E.P.A. administrator, announced […]
4/5/2018
CALIFORNIA/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration and California are fighting a furious multifront legal war, and every week seems to bring a new courtroom battle… The state has filed 29 lawsuits against the federal government since President Trump took office, on issues including immigration, the environment and voting rights…That same day, Mr. Sessions filed suit […]
4/4/2018
CALIFORNIA/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our thoughts and prayers are with the four U.S. Marines from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing who lost their lives in yesterday’s Southern California helicopter crash. We pray for their families, and our great @USMC.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 4, 2018 9:50 am […]
4/3/2018
CALIFORNIA/GUNS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Was just briefed on the shooting at YouTube’s HQ in San Bruno, California. Our thoughts and prayers are with everybody involved. Thank you to our phenomenal Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders that are currently on the scene.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 3, 2018 4:49pm […]
4/2/2018
CALIFORNIA/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration took aim on Monday [4-2-18] at a land use law passed by California lawmakers last year, the latest salvo in a battle between the two governments that prompted Attorney General Jeff Sessions to complain that the state’s leaders were acting as if they were ‘above the law.’ […]
4/2/2018
CALIFORNIA/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Justice Department sued California over a state law that aims to stop the Trump administration from selling or transferring federal lands to private corporations, hitting the state with yet another legal challenge. The lawsuit, filed in federal court on Monday [4-2-18] in Sacramento, the state capital, comes less than […]
4/2/2018
CALIFORNIA/STATES RIGHTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Trump administration is all in favor of states’ rights. Except when it’s not. Attorney General Jeff Sessions brushed aside state autonomy to sue California over its so-called sanctuary policies that shield undocumented immigrants from deportation. He also unleashed federal prosecutors to go after marijuana businesses in the states that […]
3/31/2018
CALIFORNIA/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Gov. Jerry Brown of California on Friday [3-30-18] pardoned five ex-convicts facing possible deportation, drawing criticism from President Trump and heightening continued tensions between Washington and California. The five immigrants were among 56 pardons and 14 commutations Mr. Brown granted on Friday — Good Friday and the start of Passover — to […]
3/31/2018
CALIFORNIA/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Governor Jerry “Moonbeam” Brown pardoned 5 criminal illegal aliens whose crimes include (1) Kidnapping and Robbery (2) Badly beating wife and threatening a crime with intent to terrorize (3) Dealing drugs. Is this really what the great people of California want? @FoxNews” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 31, 2018 7:53am […]
3/29/2018
CALIFORNIA/LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “A federal judge in California put a temporary stop Thursday [3-29-18] to efforts by Stormy Daniels’ attorney to depose President Donald Trump and his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen over a $130,000 payout from Cohen to the porn star before the 2016 election. Judge S. James Otero of the US District Court […]
3/28/2018
CALIFORNIA/IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….release known dangerous criminals into communities across the State. All citizens have the right to be protected by Federal law and strong borders.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 28, 2018 11:19am […]
3/28/2018
CALIFORNIA/IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “My Administration stands in solidarity with the brave citizens in Orange County defending their rights against California’s illegal and unconstitutional Sanctuary policies. California’s Sanctuary laws….” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 28, 2018 11:18am […]
3/28/2018
CALIFORNIA/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [3-28-18] extolled a major California county for joining his administration’s legal challenge to the state’s new limits on how much local police and sheriff’s departments support his rigorous deportation policy. ‘My Administration stands in solidarity with the brave citizens in Orange County defending their rights […]
3/20/2018
ABORTION/CALIFORNIA/SUPREME COURT: “Supreme Court justices on Tuesday [3-20-18] questioned the intent of a California law that the state says aims to inform pregnant women of their rights to reproductive health care, but antiabortion groups say forces them to promote abortion. The 2015 law requires facilities offering pregnancy-related services—including crisis pregnancy centers that seek to persuade […]
3/14/2018
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/PROTESTS/SUPPORTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Trump spent his day in California perusing border wall samples, needling state officials, raising money and upholding a White House tradition: inciting traffic so bad it gets a name. Obamajams made way for ‘Make America Late Again’ on Tuesday [3-13-18], as Trump paid his first visit to California — a rogue […]
3/13/2018
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Trump ventured into what his team regards as enemy territory on Tuesday [3-13-18], and it was not a peace mission. In his first visit as president to California, the blue bastion of liberal resistance, Mr. Trump unloaded on Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, and called on Congress to punish jurisdictions […]
3/13/2018
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/WALL: “Heading to see the BORDER WALL prototypes in California! https://t.co/fU6Ukc271l” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 13, 2018 09:37am […]
3/12/2018
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump is finally set to make his first visit to California as president this week, as his administration battles the state over its immigration policies and some of his fellow Republicans here look to keep their distance from him. Mr. Trump is scheduled to travel to the state Tuesday [3-13-18], […]
3/8/2018
CALIFORNIA/IMMIGRATION/JEFF SESSIONS/LEGAL/SANCTUARY CITIES: “California’s three new ‘sanctuary’ laws, challenged in court this week by the Trump administration, face different hurdles and have varying vulnerabilities, legal experts said Wednesday [3-7-18]. Law professors who read the lawsuit filed by Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions generally described it as a credible challenge that presents complex legal questions that might […]
3/7/2018
CALIFORNIA/IMMIGRATION/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/SANCTUARY CITIES: “The simmering battle between California and the Trump administration escalated Wednesday [3-7-18] with Attorney General Jeff Sessions and California Gov. Jerry Brown trading barbs over a new Justice Department lawsuit that seeks to strike down the state’s immigration laws… For months now, Democratic-led California has positioned itself as a political, economic […]
3/7/2018
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Donald Trump will visit California next week, his first visit to the Golden State as president, the White House announced on Wednesday [3-7-18]. Sources familiar with Trump’s plans say he is expected to visit California to the US-Mexico border to look at border wall prototypes in the San Diego area. The President […]
3/7/2018
CALIFORNIA/IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The candidates running for governor reacted in familiar ways to news Tuesday [3-6-18] that the Trump administration is suing California over its immigration policies, with Democrats calling for insurgency and Republicans rejoicing. Businessman John Cox, a GOP candidate, released a minute-long radio ad seeking to tie California and San Francisco sanctuary […]
3/6/2018
CALIFORNIA/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/SANCTUARY CITIES: “The Trump administration escalated what had been a war of words over California’s immigration agenda, filing a lawsuit late Tuesday [3-6-18] that amounted to a pre-emptive strike against the liberal state’s so-called sanctuary laws. The Justice Department sued California; Gov. Jerry Brown; and the state’s attorney general, Xavier Becerra, over three state […]
2/28/2018
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “I have decided that sections of the Wall that California wants built NOW will not be built until the whole Wall is approved. Big victory yesterday with ruling from the courts that allows us to proceed. OUR COUNTRY MUST HAVE BORDER SECURITY!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 28, 2018 07:29am […]
2/28/2018
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/DHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “US District Judge Gonzalo Curiel has cleared one potential obstacle to President Donald Trump’s long-promised border wall, ruling Tuesday [2-27-18] that the administration has the authority to waive a host of environmental laws and other regulations to begin construction. Curiel’s 100-page order does not mean construction of the wall will begin immediately. […]
2/27/2018
CALIFORNIA/FBI/GOP/POLITICAL FIGURES: “Rep. Duncan Hunter, already staring down an FBI investigation, is running into serious turbulence for reelection. Sensing that the five-term congressman is mortally wounded by a federal investigation into alleged misuse of campaign money and a recent POLITICO report about his freewheeling Washington lifestyle, Republicans in Hunter’s San Diego-area district are lining up […]
2/26/2018
CALIFORNIA: “California regulators have given the green light to truly driverless cars. The state’s Department of Motor Vehicles said Monday [2-26-18] that it was eliminating a requirement for autonomous vehicles to have a person in the driver’s seat to take over in the event of an emergency. The new rule goes into effect on April […]
2/25/2018
CALIFORNIA/DEMS/POLITICAL FIGURES: “Senator Dianne Feinstein suffered a setback in her effort to win a sixth term representing California as the state Democratic Party declined this weekend to endorse her re-election bid. Ms. Feinstein is way ahead in most polls, and has a huge fund-raising advantage over her main opponent, Kevin de León, the California State […]
2/8/2018
CALIFORNIA/INTERIOR/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “California has released its battle plan in a brewing war between the White House and coastal states opposed to the Trump administration’s expansive offshore drilling ambitions. The state’s powerful land commission said on Wednesday [2-7-18] it will refuse to issue permits for infrastructure that drillers need to bring oil and gas from […]
1/31/2018
CALIFORNIA/CRIME/LEGAL: “Thousands of people convicted of marijuana offenses in this city going back to 1975 will have their convictions dismissed or reduced, San Francisco’s district attorney announced Wednesday [1-31-18]. It marks one of the most aggressive moves to wipe away old convictions in the face of new laws legalizing marijuana in California and other states. […]
1/8/2018
CALIFORNIA/LEGAL/TEXAS: “California communities demanding oil companies protect them from rising sea levels weren’t as sure about their vulnerability to climate change when they sold debt to investors, according to court filings and bond documents. Seven local governments in California are suing Exxon Mobil Corp. and other major oil producers for court orders forcing those companies […]
1/4/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/CALIFORNIA/JEFF SESSIONS: “The sale of recreational cannabis became legal in California on New Year’s Day. Just four days later, the Trump administration acted in effect to undermine that state law by allowing federal prosecutors to be more aggressive in prosecuting marijuana cases. A memo by Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday [1-4-18] was widely […]
1/3/2018
CALIFORNIA/IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Taking a jab at Gov. Jerry Brown, President Trump’s top immigration chief on Wednesday [1-3-18] said he was preparing to ‘significantly increase’ his agency’s enforcement presence in California because of last year’s passage of a landmark ‘sanctuary state’ law… The comments were the latest salvo between Trump immigration officials and California […]
1/1/2018
CALIFORNIA/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS: “California is the nation’s most populous state, home to 53 seats in the House of Representatives, reservoir of 55 Electoral College votes—and a growing political problem for Republicans as the 2018 midterm election year dawns. GOP fortunes have been declining for the last two decades in California, a trend that may be […]
12/6/2017
CALIFORNIA/CRISIS: “Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone in the path of California’s wildfires. I encourage everyone to heed the advice and orders of local and state officials. THANK YOU to all First Responders for your incredible work! https://t.co/g9y9PkB352” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 6, 2017 11:11am […]
12/5/2017
CALIFORNIA/GOP/TAXES: “Though the House and Senate have voted to repeal the deduction for state income taxes in Republican tax overhaul plans, it isn’t dead yet. California Republicans are pushing for an income-tax deduction in the final tax bill being worked out by lawmakers in a House-Senate conference committee on tax legislation… In November, 11 of […]
11/13/2017
CALIFORNIA/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A U.S. appeals court in California on Monday [11-13-17] let part of President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban go into effect, ruling that the government can bar entry of people from six Muslim-majority countries if they have no connections to the United States… The interim decision means the ban will apply […]
11/13/2017
ABORTION/CALIFORNIA/LEGAL/SUPREME COURT: “The Supreme Court agreed Monday [11-13-17] to hear an antiabortion group’s challenge to a California law that requires ‘crisis pregnancy centers’ to notify patients that the state offers subsidies for contraception and abortion. The challengers say the disclosure law violates the 1st Amendment because it forces the faith-based pregnancy centers to send a […]
11/1/2017
CALIFORNIA/DREAMERS/IMMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “California’s attorney general and those in three other states asked a federal judge on Wednesday to temporarily block the Trump administration’s decision to rescind a program that protects undocumented immigrants who entered the U.S. as children. The request for a preliminary injunction comes in litigation being pursued by the states, along with […]
10/31/2017
CALIFORNIA/LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/POLITICS: “A California neuroscientist vying to unseat Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher stepped up his criticism of the conservative on Tuesday [10-31-17], demanding he return a $1,000 contribution from indicted Trump adviser Paul Manafort. The Orange County seat held by Rohrabacher is key to Democrats’ hopes to increase their numbers in the U.S. House of […]
10/27/2017
CALIFORNIA/GOP/NEW YORK/TAXES: “New York and California’s Democratic governors said on Friday [10-27-17] residents would face hefty tax increases and some would leave their states under a proposal in the Republican tax plan that would eliminate state and local tax (SALT) deductions on federal income tax. Andrew Cuomo of New York and Jerry Brown of California […]
10/25/2017
CALIFORNIA/HEALTHCARE/LEGAL/OBAMACARE(ACA): “A California federal judge on Wednesday [10-25-17] said he wouldn’t force the Trump administration to continue paying insurers for providing health-coverage discounts to lower-income consumers, a blow to Democrats who fear the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges will crater without the funding. U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco said the case was ‘close […]
10/18/2017
CALIFORNIA/FEMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our hearts are with all affected by the wildfires in California. God bless our brave First Responders and @FEMA team. We support you! https://t.co/YaoPbaVI5L” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, 2017 11:58am […]
10/16/2017
CALIFORNIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP TAXES: “Democratic Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a bill on Sunday [10-15-17] that was hailed as an effort to force President Donald Trump and future White House hopefuls to disclose their personal tax returns in order to be put on the California ballot. Brown argued that the measure would likely be overturned by […]
10/10/2017
CALIFORNIA/CRISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump gave his condolences to citizens affected by the wildfires currently raging in northern California, saying that the federal government ‘will stand with’ them through the crisis. The President addressed the wildfires from the White House on Tuesday and added that he’s been in contact with California Gov. Jerry Brown. […]
10/9/2017
CALIFORNIA/DRUGS/PHARMA: “California’s governor has signed a bill into law that requires pharmaceutical companies to give notice and reason for price increases of certain drugs, placing the state at the center of the national debate over costs over prescription drugs’ costs. The law, which drew bipartisan legislative support and Democrat Gov. Jerry Brown signed Monday [10-9-17], […]
10/5/2017
CALIFORNIA/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In a sharp rebuke to President Trump’s expanded deportation orders, Gov. Jerry Brown signed landmark ‘sanctuary state’ legislation Thursday [10-5-17], vastly limiting who state and local law enforcement agencies can hold, question and transfer at the request of federal immigration authorities. Senate Bill 54, which takes effect in January, has been […]
9/20/2017
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “California Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra plans to announce a lawsuit Wednesday [9-20-17] on behalf of the state that will challenge President Trump’s proposal to build a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, a project Becerra has called ‘medieval.’ Becerra is scheduled to travel to Border Field State Park near San Diego to announce […]
9/15/2017
CALIFORNIA/IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES: “California legislators are expected to vote this week on a ‘sanctuary state’ bill aimed at impeding the Trump administration’s efforts to deport illegal immigrants, after lawmakers reached a deal on the proposal. The agreement comes after resistance from law-enforcement officials as well as from an unexpected source: Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown. The bill’s […]
9/8/2017
CALIFORNIA/DHS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The University of California and its president, a former secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, on Friday [9-8-17] filed suit challenging President Donald Trump’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, claiming it violates due process provisions of the Constitution. The lawsuit comes two days after 15 states […]
8/25/2017
CALIFORNIA/PROTESTS: “Politicians tried and failed to shut down an event dubbed a free-speech rally planned for San Francisco on Saturday [8-26-17], though they did manage to prohibit guns, explosives, tiki torches, selfie sticks and many other items. Across the Bay in Berkeley, police and politicians have urged the public to stay away from a ‘No […]
8/14/2017
CALIFORNIA/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/SANCTUARY CITIES: “Intensifying California’s standoff with the Trump administration over immigration policy, the California attorney general sued the Justice Department on Monday [8-14-17] over the administration’s plans to cut off millions of dollars in federal funding to so-called sanctuary cities unless they begin cooperating with federal immigration agents. The state’s attorney general, Xavier Becerra, […]
7/11/2017
CALIFORNIA/CLIMATE CHANGE/NEW YORK: “A coalition of American states, cities and businesses that have pledged to stick with the Paris climate pact will team up with experts to quantify their climate commitments and share their plans with the United Nations, vowing to act in spite of the Trump administration’s exit from the accord. President Trump said […]
7/6/2017
CALIFORNIA/CLIMATE CHANGE: “Even before President Trump took office, Gov. Jerry Brown of California let it be known he was ready to do battle over climate change, vowing in December that California would launch its own satellite if Mr. Trump cut funding for federal space missions. On Thursday [7-6-17] evening, Governor Brown will mount a new […]
6/12/2017
CALIFORNIA/CHINA/CLIMATE CHANGE: “In the space of 24 hours, California Gov. Jerry Brown flew out of China after signing bilateral climate change deals and meeting with President Xi Jinping in Beijing and returned home to host the German environment minister in San Francisco. Showing almost no sign of jet lag, the governor, 79, punctuated every word […]