A small Sutter County GOP committee pulled in roughly $743,000 in 2025 — a dramatic spike that filings and public data are now trying to explain.

AG Rob Bonta asked a federal judge to force the Education Department to restore full school mental‑health grant funding after the agency issued only partial payments. The state says truncated funding has already prompted layoff notices and threatens student services.

A new state bill would bar users under 16 from social networks and require platforms to add age checks, echoing Australia’s approach and raising legal questions.

No Kings returns to Sacramento on March 28 with dozens of local rallies and trainings; organizers’ map lists roughly 27 events in the capital region.

Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer‑Kahan introduced AB 1577 to require monthly reporting of data centers’ energy and water use so regulators and planners can protect ratepayers.

Mayor Kevin McCarty has appointed a three-member council subcommittee to consider renaming César Chávez Plaza after recent reporting raised new allegations about Chávez. The downtown plaza now faces a public review process.

The California School Boards Association says Sacramento’s fragmented policies have stalled progress and unveiled a four‑bill push to force state accountability on closing achievement gaps.

Sacramento moved a major 25‑year plan forward to reshape management of the Lower American River as officials race to adapt to earlier snowmelt and protect salmon. Funding, habitat work and heated local tradeoffs are now on the calendar.

A coalition of food, farming and packaging groups sued to block California’s Truth in Recycling law, arguing the chasing‑arrows ban unlawfully limits packaging labels. The case asks a federal judge to pause enforcement while the courts decide.

President Trump signed an order establishing a Task Force to Eliminate Fraud to police housing, food and medical benefit programs while drawing pushback from California officials.

Organizers plan 14 No Kings rallies across Nevada and the Lake Tahoe area on March 28, with major events in Reno and Las Vegas and local trainings ahead of the day of action.

A new California bill would bar fantasy‑sports and prediction‑market apps from advertising to or onboarding minors, citing data showing teens' exposure to gambling.

A former FCUSD HR leader says he was fired after pushing to remove a Cordova High campus monitor who a judge found had violated district policy.