California sends billions of dollars more to the federal government than it receives back, subsidizing states that vote against its interests and resulting in a transfer of wealth from the people of California to the rest of the country.
The ACLU filed a lawsuit against the federal government over a violent and unlawful immigration raid that detained hundreds, including U.S. citizens and children, at a family event in Wilder, Idaho.
California’s spending on homelessness has decreased significantly in recent years, despite evidence that prior investments helped reduce unsheltered homelessness and expand housing placements, according to a new analysis by the California Budget Center.
The NAACP has strongly criticized President Donald Trump for suggesting the federal government should “nationalize” elections, warning that such statements pose a serious threat to democratic governance.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Gov. Gavin Newsom issued guidance to state and local law enforcement agencies to investigate state law crimes committed by federal agents, following the federal government’s refusal to cooperate with state and local investigations into two recent federal officer-involved shooting deaths in Minnesota.
Jonathan Jean-Baptiste writes in an opinion piece for USA Today that the Black community must stand in solidarity with immigrants as immigration enforcement intensifies, and that the struggles for social justice faced by Black Americans and immigrants are closely connected.
The federal shutdown has ended, but critics warn that the decision to withhold SNAP benefits for millions of people set a dangerous precedent for using food access as political leverage, and that access to food directly impacts public safety.
The University of California is facing a serious threat from the Trump administration, which is demanding concessions that would cede control of core university functions and compromise academic freedom, leading to a potential loss of significant research and other federal funding.
A leading legal scholar warns that a government shutdown could give President Donald Trump the opportunity to consolidate power and push forward an authoritarian agenda, while also allowing him to use emergency powers and make personnel decisions with little oversight.
California has successfully preserved over $168 billion in federal funding for the state through its legal campaign against the Trump administration, with a return on investment of over 3,400 percent on the $5 million spent to date.
CARECEN-LA Executive Director Martha Arevalo has denounced the Trump administration’s immigration raids in Los Angeles as a “campaign of terror,” warning that immigrant communities are facing unprecedented levels of militarized enforcement, racial profiling, and rights violations.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and 21 other attorneys general have filed a lawsuit against the USDA for demanding states provide access to confidential information about SNAP recipients, which they argue violates federal privacy laws and the US Constitution.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a warning to landlords that housing discrimination against immigrant tenants is illegal and will not be tolerated, and that they must provide tenants with written leases in a language the tenant can understand.
America is missing 15 million homes due to zoning codes, permitting delays, and political resistance, which have effectively closed off the suburban growth engine and led to rising housing costs, displacement, and homelessness.
Governor Gavin Newsom called on President Trump to adopt a California-modeled executive order to increase federal forest management efforts and match California’s aggressive wildfire prevention work, while also criticizing the Trump administration’s “illegal federalization” of California National Guard troops and the federal government’s withdrawal from wildfire prevention efforts.
California’s mental health system is at risk of instability due to a $14 billion budget gap and potential cuts to Medicaid, which could impact local programs and services for vulnerable individuals.
The Supreme Court’s decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson has allowed cities across the country to double down on anti-homeless ordinances, exacerbating homelessness and making it harder for unhoused people to access resources and housing.
The Highest Law in the Land reveals the rise of constitutional sheriffs, a movement that fuses hardline law enforcement with far-right ideology and Trumpist populism, and argues that the institution of the sheriff should be rethought in order to understand the threat it poses to American democracy.
The House reconciliation bill claims to promote affordable housing but is actually a massive assault on social services, Medicaid, SNAP, and immigration protections, ultimately exacerbating California’s housing crisis and pushing more people into homelessness.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has issued a strong rebuke to President Trump’s unauthorized use of federal military power in Los Angeles, calling it authoritarianism and warning of the dangers of a country sliding into tyranny.