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- Opinion: The Trump Administration Is Manufacturing a New Homelessness Crisis in CaliforniaThe Trump administration is actively undermining the Emergency Housing Voucher program, which helps thousands of vulnerable Californians secure housing, in order to push them back onto the streets, and is also using bureaucratic means to punish organizations that serve marginalized communities.
- AG Sues Notorious Landlord for Systemic Violations of California Housing LawsCalifornia Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed a lawsuit against Swaranjit "Mike" Nijjar and his affiliated companies for a pattern of egregious legal violations, including renting out hazardous living conditions and discriminating against low-income tenants.
- ‘A Frontal Assault on Democracy’: Senator Padilla Forcibly Removed, Handcuffed at DHS Press ConferenceU.S. Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed and tackled by federal agents during a Department of Homeland Security press conference, sparking bipartisan condemnation and calls for a full investigation into the actions of the officers who manhandled a sitting U.S. Senator.
- Federal Judge Orders Trump to Return California National Guard to State ControlA federal judge granted California Gov. Gavin Newsom's request for a temporary restraining order blocking President Donald Trump's seizure of the California National Guard, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit issued a stay allowing the Trump administration to maintain control of the California National Guard for now.
- Pamela Price Releases Scathing Open Letter Criticizing Successor’s Reversal of Criminal Justice ReformsFormer Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price has issued an open letter criticizing her successor, Ursula Jones-Dickson, for dismantling key justice reforms, removing staff, and undermining public trust, and has warned that major police accountability cases are now in jeopardy.