Council will consider a $495 parcel tax for schools, rent‑control charter measures, downtown zoning changes and closed‑door Civic Auditorium talks at the July 14 meeting.

State payroll records show a former Redlands deputy police chief earned about $1.26M in 2025, mostly from a retirement settlement and one‑time payouts. The council minutes show the city approved an $871,956 settlement plus accrued leave.

A new state bill would speed certifications and give hiring preference to formerly incarcerated firefighters, aiming to turn trained hand‑crew members into career Cal Fire hires.

Eighty-five recruits completed Academy Class #100 at LBPD's new training campus and will enter field training across the city.

After AB 1 became operative on July 1, 2026, legislative staff across California quietly began organizing around comp time, promotions and pay.

AB 2344 would let animals seized in cruelty cases go to foster homes or rescues while criminal cases proceed, easing shelter crowding and speeding recovery.

Two Assembly Republicans joined Democrats to pass SB 762, a bill that would let named cities and counties ask voters to exceed California’s 2% local sales‑tax cap. The vote has stirred GOP critics and taxpayer groups.

Covina’s council meets July 7 to decide whether to green‑light a 110‑MW RWE battery project after packed hearings and business relocations in the proposed site area. The vote pits developer promises of jobs and taxes against residents’ safety and transparency concerns.

Final unofficial tallies put Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton into the November runoff after late mail ballots shifted the June primary leaderboard. The tally shows Becerra ahead of Hilton as counties completed their canvass.

Judge Billy G. Mills, an early Black councilmember and later a Superior Court judge, died June 27 at 96. Family and UCLA remembered a career of steady public service in South L.A.

Newsom will send an extra $200 million to Los Angeles County for undergrounding utilities, hydrant repairs and Altadena rebuilds, officials say.

Newsom signed a budget that adds roughly $40 million to speed California's vote counting, but advocates say the amount is only a partial fix compared with the roughly $90 million they had requested.

A federal civil‑rights complaint says USC and LMU materially supported a Hispanic‑only Youth Leadership Institute; federal agencies were asked to investigate.