Mayor Karen Bass and county supervisors renamed March 31 as Farm Workers Day after reporting that prompted a rapid reassessment of César Chávez’s honors.

The Newsom administration declined to disclose how much CHP protection for Kamala Harris' book tour is costing California taxpayers, saying the numbers are security‑sensitive. The CHP confirmed it has records but refused to release receipts under a legal exemption.

Rob Bonta says the California DOJ secured a $1.64M settlement with Crossroads after alleged misuse of a state loan‑loss reserve program. Details remain scarce.

A Mexican national was found unresponsive at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center on March 25 and later pronounced dead; Mexico has asked U.S. officials for answers and consular action.

Photos show Rep. Robert Garcia at Fontainebleau Las Vegas while a partial shutdown left many federal workers unpaid.

A bipartisan bill from Reps. Gus Bilirakis and Julia Brownley would stop Medicaid from disappearing for foster children placed in certain residential treatment programs.

L.A.’s state legislative delegation sent Sacramento a $2B-plus budget request on March 30, 2026, prioritizing wildfire recovery, transit upgrades and Medi‑Cal funding.

Five current and former Long Beach employees settled a 2021 lawsuit alleging systemic discrimination that kept Black workers in lower‑paying roles; terms were undisclosed.

A 2025 law gives L.A. rideshare drivers a formal path to unionize while a companion insurance bill trims app coverage limits. The result is a pragmatic compromise with risks for riders and drivers alike.

At a Pacific Palisades forum, insurance commissioner candidates pledged FAIR Plan fixes, rate transparency and ideas like a state reinsurance authority to ease homeowners' burden.

LAUSD filed a short‑form complaint in MDL No. 3047, joining other districts in accusing major social platforms of harming student mental health and disrupting classrooms.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order barring state appointees and their close associates from betting on prediction markets amid insider-betting concerns.

Internal DHS emails show a senior lawyer suggested hitting Los Angeles protesters during June 2025 clashes, prompting civil‑liberties alarm and fresh scrutiny of federal tactics.