Politics

As the city prepares for the 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Olympics, it must also slash spending to close the city’s budget shortfall.

The candidate promised to eliminate the state income tax for people making under $100,000, improve business and education, and ’make California golden again.’

The California governor says failure to confront 2024 mistakes could doom Democrats again in 2026 and hand Republicans another victory in 2028.

The mayor discussed the city’s budget deficit, homelessness crisis, wildfire recovery, and public safety.

The former U.S. representative received a narrow majority of 50.06 percent of the vote, according to the Alameda County Registrar of Voters.

Energy experts say state-run facilities would not reduce the risk of spiking gas prices.

The state insurance chief allowed companies to impose surcharges totalling $500 million.

Voters are choosing a new mayor after the recall of Sheng Thao. They will also decide on a sales tax increase and fill a City Council seat.

Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta said the lawsuit challenges Trump’s authority to impose tariffs without congressional approval.

The matter is now postponed until at least late September.

Rep. Ro Khanna, whose district includes Silicon Valley, is calling for higher taxes to train workers for tech jobs.

While blaming President Trump’s economic policies, Gov. Newsom said in a video that his state has ‘a whole lot of love for our neighbors up north.’

Voters will pick the successor to Sheng Thao, who was recalled in November amid a corruption investigation.

The bill authorizes emergency funds to keep California’s Medicaid program afloat as costs surge and criticism mounts over illegal immigrant coverage.

State Assemblyman Chris Rogers introduced AB 928 in February, aiming to prevent roosters from being raised for cockfighting and to help control the avian flu.

Two companion bills, Senate Bill 1 and Assembly Bill 53, would provide military veterans with state tax exemptions.

‘The Biden-era CFPB overdraft rule would harm the very consumers it’s supposed to protect,’ said Sen. Tim Scott.

A buyout that settled decades of land use conflicts in Point Reyes has come under scrutiny over lack of transparency and environmental impacts.

‘A lot of people don’t want to speak out on this because it’s become such a politicized issue,’ a winemaker said.