Brandon Sanchez, a 26‑year law enforcement veteran and former San Jose deputy chief, will become Gilroy’s police chief on June 1 with a pledge to deepen community ties.

Two Contra Costa supervisors face no challengers while the county grapples with Medicaid cuts, a proposed sales tax and looming service cuts.

The state GOP says Carl DeMaio’s mailers and website used official Republican branding and issued a May 14 cease-and-desist threatening legal action. The fight spotlights a larger intra‑party split ahead of the June primary.

A retired El Sobrante teacher and the ACLU have asked a federal court to block Contra Costa County's sign rules after a $4,300 fine and a lien were imposed.

State auditors will review Kiona‑Benton finances after two failed levies left a $3.5M gap, forcing cuts to staff, transportation and extracurriculars.

Members of Houston’s Jewish community asked a judge to add Sunday hours to the District C runoff, arguing Saturday’s 7 a.m.–7 p.m. window conflicts with Shabbat. The filing requests at least five extra hours on Sunday, May 17.

A vendor error sent some Maryland voters the wrong-party mail-in ballot. The State Board of Elections will mail corrected packets to anyone who got a ballot before May 14.

The Texas Supreme Court’s chief justice has asked a Dallas judge to explain why masks and other COVID-era health screenings remain in place in her courtroom. The request follows a written complaint from attorneys who say one lawyer was barred for refusing a mask.

Owners of Nottoway Plantation have sued Iberville Parish and local officials, alleging responders and infrastructure failures allowed the 2025 mansion fire to rekindle and destroy the building.

Lawmakers sent SB3025 to the governor to create a program that could buy and wipe out about $91M in medical debt for roughly 50,000 Hawaii residents. The bill includes a $500,000 startup appropriation.

At a Tulsa forum, Cherokee, Muscogee and Osage chiefs warned that data centers, a proposed Medicaid change and federal energy dollars could reshape tribal lands and health services.

Acting CDER director Tracy Beth Høeg is leaving the FDA, compounding leadership churn after Commissioner Marty Makary's resignation. The move raises fresh uncertainty over vaccine policy and drug reviews.

Federal agents have questioned witnesses and sought a sealed warrant over claims London Breed traded a supervisor slot for a Bloomberg job, complicating the June 2 D2 contest.