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A federal judge on Monday blocked a California law from going into effect that would ban federal immigration agents from covering their faces, but they will still be required to wear clear identification showing their agency and badge number.
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Immigrant Defenders Law CenterHospitals are drawn into the transparency fight being waged between the families of detainees and the federal agencies that arrested them -
Miguel Gutierrez Jr./CalMattersThe legislative proposal by the California union known as PECG would require state agencies to offer telework options “to the fullest extent possible” and mandate they disclose how much money they save by allowing remote work.
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New budget language lays out how Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to structure a $200 million electric vehicle rebate program, including price caps, automaker matching funds and a focus on first-time buyers. -
In California, almost 40% of the workforce is foreign-born and more than a million parents — immigrant and otherwise — rely on child care providers so they can go to work. -
Close to four thousand employees of the California Department of Public Health were told they must use the federal E-Verify system to keep federal funding. Unions are pushing back. -
State lawmakers are rushing to introduce a swath of new bills aiming to restrict the conduct and authority of ICE agents during their operations in California. -
Lawsuits in California federal and state court are unearthing documents embarrassing to tech companies — and may be a tipping point into federal regulation. -
If you can’t easily consume it, having marijuana in your car does not give California police the right to search the vehicle. -
Roughly two million people rely on California’s health insurance marketplace, known as Covered California, to purchase coverage plans. The marketplace’s open enrollment period ends Jan. 31, but officials are reporting that new enrollment numbers are down compared to last year. -
A megachurch in Redding has responded to accusations against a popular prophetic minister. -
The California Senate passed a bill that would make it easier to sue federal officers over civil rights violations. Recent shootings of civilians by immigration agents in Minnesota lent urgency to the measure, one of several targeting ICE. -
A California company is using AI to help diagnose homeless Californians. The technology promises better access to health care, but it also raises questions. -
More than half of California’s Democratic legislative caucus called for a government shutdown and introduced bills to hold federal agents accountable -
Homicides in California surged during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, killings are down to historic lows in Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco and many other cities.
