California bill would bar ICE employees from becoming cops, teachers anywhere in the state

A newly proposed bill would bar ICE employees who worked for the agency under the Trump administration from becoming teachers ...

‘No Kings Act’ passes California Senate, heads to Assembly

(Inside California Politics) — A bill that would make it easier for Californians to sue federal agents has passed the state ...

California Senate panel discusses state’s budget woes

California lawmakers and finance officials on Wednesday talked over how best to resolve a budget deficit totaling billions of ...
Daily Bruin

California Assembly Bill 893 aims to improve near-campus housing shortages

UCLA community members said a new California housing bill has the potential to increase affordable housing, but may bring little change to Westwood. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed California Assembly ...
The Monterey County Herald

California Sen. John Laird appointed chair of influential budget committee

California Senate leadership has appointed Sen. John Laird chair of the influential Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee for the remainder of the 2025-26 legislative session, according to a ...
JD Supra

California Senate Bill 261 Temporarily Halted by Ninth Circuit

On November 18, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted a motion for injunction pending appeal that temporarily pauses enforcement of California Senate Bill 261 (SB 261) ...

Full Interview | New California Senate Leader Monique Limón on the year ahead

New California Senate Leader Monique Limón speaks about the year ahead she didn't expect. This interview is from California ...
Sacramento Bee

How does the California legislative session work? Lawmakers convene Monday

Lawmakers return to the California state Capitol on Monday. The Legislature faces an $18 billion budget shortfall, growing federal pushback on AI regulation and assembly members and senators look ...