How Hollywood quickly turned on Joe Biden

A month after throwing the president a major LA fundraiser, stars like George Clooney are calling on him to step aside.

Gavin Newsom’s latest media play? A podcast with an NFL legend

The California governor says the show isn’t about politics. It’s debuting just months before the presidential election.

Gavin Newsom travels to Washington to ‘stand with’ Biden amid calls to step down

The California governor is both a staunch defender of the president and frequently mentioned as a potential successor should Biden decide not to run again.

Supreme Court makes it easier for cities to clear homeless encampments

The ruling centered on a determination that fining or arresting people for camping outdoors did not constitute “cruel and unusual punishment.”

Ethics questions dog Democrat running for California governor

Democrat Toni Atkins, a former legislative leader, may have violated campaign finance rules, according to a former watchdog.

California lawmakers reject benefits for striking workers over Gaza protests

A legislator teared up recounting her family’s experience in the Holocaust. “They’re marching across our beautiful UC campuses, yelling ‘Kill one more’ in reference to the Jews,” she said.

Newsom warns of ‘forces of darkness’ ahead of presidential debate

The California governor repeatedly blasted Republicans and suggested the country is on the brink of fascism.

Gavin Newsom is moving his children back to Marin County schools

The Democratic California governor and his wife, first partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, are enrolling their four children in schools in the wealthy Bay Area enclave but keeping their Sacramento-area home.

‘Antisemitic, and un-American’: Biden condemns violence outside LA synagogue

Police said “physical altercations” between protest groups resulted in two reported batteries, while one person was arrested.

FBI raids home of embattled Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao

Neighbors say they awoke to loud banging early Thursday.

California reaches $15 million settlement with Snapchat over alleged sex discrimination

Women who worked for the company in the last decade may be eligible for compensation.

Watch out Stanford. California is eyeing a new legacy admission ban.

A state bill would penalize schools that continue offering preference to legacy applicants.

Rishi Sunak’s California escape hatch: His $7.2 million beach home

The UK leader’s luxe penthouse and deep California ties have fueled speculation about where he could land if he winds up out of office.

Newsom and DeSantis agree on swiping smartphones from school kids — but they’re still sniping

Gavin Newsom and Ron DeSantis are suddenly on the same side of an issue.

4 takeaways from POLITICO California’s transportation event

State officials, lawmakers and industry leaders broke down policy challenges around the decline of gas taxes and the rise of autonomous vehicles.

Gavin Newsom wants to take smartphones out of schools

The Democratic California governor told POLITICO of his plans hours after Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy argued Congress should compel tech companies to include warning labels similar to cigarettes and alcohol.

LA’s top water chief on leave after harassment claims — and environmentalists see a conspiracy

Some environmentalists see darker forces behind Metropolitan Water District’s decision to put its general manager on administrative leave following harassment allegations.

California’s biggest water agency places leader on administrative leave

The board of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California acted after a senior official accused Adel Hagekhalil of harassment, retaliation and creating a hostile work environment.

California’s largest water agency to consider firing general manager

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s board will meet Thursday after the agency’s chief financial officer accused its general manager of harassment.

Republicans hit California House candidate over climate vote

The National Republican Congressional Committee is attacking a repeat challenger to Rep. David Valadao over his support for California’s climate policies.

Gavin Newsom and Democrats work to take crime off the California ballot

A coalition of California prosecutors and retailers teamed up to qualify a theft- and drug-focused ballot initiative, but that unity might be tough to maintain.

Judge halts Gaza protest strikes at University of California

The state labor board had twice declined to block the work stoppages, so UC turned to the court.

Why Trump is finding new friends in Silicon Valley

A small but vocal group of tech entrepreneurs are embracing Donald Trump’s bombastic approach.

California city votes to block solar geoengineering experiment

The Alameda City Council unanimously rejected a first-in-the-nation experiment to alter the climate.

Trump casts dark shadow on California water

The clock is ticking for the Biden and Newsom administrations to finish rewriting Trump-era rules to protect endangered fish before Trump tries to fulfill his pledge to send more water to farmers.

Even in California, Latino Dems can’t agree on Biden’s border policy

The split shows how a piece of conventional Democratic wisdom about a key demographic is changing.

Trump’s awkwardly timed fundraising swing through California

Republicans in swing districts could find it harder to keep a low profile on the former president’s felony convictions.

Mexico’s new president is a climate scientist. That could be a boon for California.

California officials have a long history with Mexican President-elect and U.N. climate report co-author Claudia Sheinbaum.

In South Lake Tahoe, California, residents battle over empty second homes

Although urban areas like San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley have passed vacancy taxes on unoccupied homes, that political will has not yet manifested in vacation destinations.

It’s crunch time for ballot negotiations

What it will actually take to get a measure off the ballot by the June 27 deadline.