Rep. Josh Harder and Stockton officials say an ICE field office refused to answer basic questions about body cameras, masks and detainees' access to counsel after an inspection. Local leaders are pushing for clearer rules and more oversight.

San José Mayor Matt Mahan entered the 2026 governor's race, pitching city-level declines in unsheltered homelessness and a "Back to Basics" agenda. His campaign leans on quick-build shelter and housing reforms.

A projected $2.9M hike in Saratoga's sheriff contract could leave the city with a nearly $900K shortfall for 2026‑27 as council weighs cuts and regional options.

California AG Rob Bonta co-led a multistate amicus brief calling the federal "no-bond" policy inhumane and illegal and asking courts to restore bond hearings. The filing joins state attorneys general and advocates in a national push for due process.

Stockton Unified's career-technical programs were squeezed by 2025 funding cuts. A proposed California bill would convert one-year CTE grants into multi-year renewals to ease planning.

A Sacramento-backed bill would automatically place any federally sold land in California under conservation zoning, aiming to block speculative development. Sponsors call it a state backstop.

California’s attorney general has launched a statewide sweep into “surveillance pricing,” asking retailers, grocers and hotels to explain whether they use personal data to set individual prices. The inquiry will examine disclosures and pricing experiments under the CCPA.

State Sen. Scott Wiener won a commanding pre-endorsement vote from California Democratic Party delegates, putting him on the consent calendar for the Feb. 20–22 convention in San Francisco.

California DOJ says a Prop 65 settlement was reached after tests found lead and cadmium in seafood; companies will pay penalties and add warnings.

At an Urban League forum in San Francisco, gubernatorial candidates condemned ICE after the Minneapolis shooting and sketched competing plans on reparations, housing and homelessness.

Former Gov. Jerry Brown blasted a proposed charter amendment that would bar former mayors and supervisors from ever running again as the Board moves the measure forward.

Oakland city attorneys say OPD has reformed enough to end federal oversight, but plaintiffs and the monitor point to unfinished internal‑affairs work and discipline problems.

SF Assemblyman Matt Haney filed AB 1633 to tax 50% of profits from private immigration detention firms and create a fund for immigrant services. The proposal aims to blunt private incentives to expand detention.