California Governor Gavin Newsom is reportedly blocking former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger from receiving a long-anticipated induction into the California Hall of Fame—allegedly in retaliation for Schwarzenegger’s public opposition to the Democrat-led effort to dismantle the state’s independent redistricting commission.
The Democratic mayor of Oakland, California, Barbara Lee, openly celebrated the city's defiance of federal immigration policies in a speech during the Democratic National Committee's meeting.
California’s long-delayed high-speed rail project is again in financial crisis, with officials now asking the state legislature for an additional $1 billion annually to keep it afloat. The request follows President Donald Trump’s 2024 decision to revoke $4 billion in federal funding, citing a federal report declaring “no way forward” for the embattled project.
California Governor Gavin Newsom is using a November special election to push a partisan redistricting plan that would erase Republican representation in the state—while framing the vote as a referendum on President Donald Trump.
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signed a legislative package called the "Election Rigging Response Act" that allows redistricting efforts across the state.