California Governor Gavin Newsom lashed out Thursday after Congress voted to repeal his state’s electric vehicle (EV) mandate, calling the move a step toward making “America Smoggy Again.” The bipartisan Senate vote of 51-44 followed a similar action by the House, effectively targeting the special Clean Air Act waiver granted to California by the Biden administration in December.
The Senate voted 51-44 to block California's plan to end the sale of gasoline-only vehicles by 2035 as part of the state's push to reach zero emissions.
Zahra Billoo, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) San Francisco Bay Area chapter and a member of California's Civil Liberties Program panel, has sparked controversy by attributing President Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis to "God’s wrath" over his handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict.
California homeowners face soaring insurance costs as State Farm pushes for a total 30% increase in home insurance rates. The company already secured a 17% emergency hike, and now seeks an additional 11%, even while many wildfire victims say they haven't received fair compensation.
A Los Angeles business owner has adopted an unconventional method to deter homeless encampments near his property by playing the children's song "Baby Shark" on a continuous loop.
The Trump administration has launched a new initiative to confront sanctuary policies in Democratic-led states, establishing a task force aimed at enforcing federal immigration laws more aggressively.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has officially declined to provide financial assistance to the city of Los Angeles, which faces a staggering $1 billion deficit, citing the state’s own $12 billion budget shortfall. Despite repeated pleas from L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, Newsom’s latest budget proposal offers no relief.
A deadly explosion rocked downtown Palm Springs, California, on Saturday, after a bomb detonated outside a fertility clinic in what the FBI has officially classified as a terrorist attack. One person was killed and four others injured in the blast, which destroyed part of the American Reproductive Centers building and damaged nearby structures.
