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.

A bill in Sacramento would end the water’s‑edge corporate tax election and could bring in low single‑digit billions as California scrambles to cover budget shortfalls and federal health‑care cuts.

Davis’ Human Relations Commission asked the City Council to draft an ordinance that would bar city resources from immigration enforcement and expand immigrant protections. The council will review recommendations and budget concerns.

A statewide Prop 64 youth‑prevention program is at the center of a fight over roughly $370 million in cannabis‑tax grants. Officials call it prevention; critics call it political organizing.

A Senate budget packet found roughly $649,351 tied to California’s Imagination Library lacks receipts; lawmakers pressed State Librarian Greg Lucas for answers.

Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen introduced AB 2727 to exclude serious sexual offenders from California’s elderly‑parole program amid backlash over recent parole grants.

The Sacramento DA told a judge the county and city have a conditional settlement in his 2023 lawsuit over encampments; dismissal is tied to terms the council must approve in closed session.

CBS California will host a live governor's debate at Pomona College on April 28, airing across major markets and preceded by a 30-minute special. Moderators include anchors from CBS stations and a Pomona politics professor.

A statewide Nexstar debate will bring top gubernatorial contenders to KRON4’s San Francisco studio on April 22; here’s who’s eligible and what to watch.