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California wants new education requirements for police officers. Are they watered down?

San Francisco nonprofits brace for layoffs after budget cuts
Sign up below to get Mission Local’s free newsletter, a daily digest of news you won’t find elsewhere. An estimated $160 million in cuts are looming for San Francisco’s hundreds of nonprofits, after Mayor Daniel Lurie’s budget was approved in an...

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is missing; he does not appear at his hearing in Los Angeles
Actualizado 08/07/2025 - 05:24 CDT The news surrounding Julio Cesar Chavez Jr has ceased to revolve around the sporting theme that, since last week, the Mexican boxer has monopolized the headlines for his arrest on July 3 by the ICE Agency...

Horse-Mounted Federal Agents Descend on Los Angeles Park, on Video
Published July 8, 2025 5:43 AM PDT | Updated July 8, 2025 6:33 AM PDT BLASTING THE FEDS X / @MayorOfLA Horse-mounted federal agents robed in tactical gear descended on a Los Angeles park alongside about 90 members of the California National Guard...

Activists claim California Dems, Newsom ‘have backed down’ on climate change
Climate change activists claimed on Monday that California Democrats are in retreat after rolling back several environmental laws since the second Trump administration began. A Politico report featured several climate change lobbyists expressing...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Laments ICE Raid in Park Known for Fentanyl Abuse
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass lamented the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in a park notorious for fentanyl and drug abuse. As Breitbart News reported, protesters clashed with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...

California walks back environmental law for housing, advanced manufacturing
The California Legislature has rolled back provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act in an effort to spur housing construction and cut red tape for other types of projects, according to a June 30 news release from Gov. Gavin Newsom,...

Los Angeles Dodgers Superstar Gets Voted into “Hall of Pretty Good” After Mid-Election Twist
Getty Dee Strage-Gordon celebrates after sliding into third base with a triple during a Dodgers game against the Philadelphia Phillies on June 4, 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Dodgers won 4-3. Former Los Angeles Dodgers star Dee-Strange...

LA County supervisors approve aid plan for immigrant families after raids
LOS ANGELES (KESQ) - A day after federal immigration raids and protests in Los Angeles, the county Board of Supervisors today approved a motion to expand health and social services for immigrant families. Since June 6, the Trump administration has...

Karen Bass confronts troops in LA’s MacArthur Park in largely immigrant neighborhood
Federal officers and National Guard troops fanned out around a mostly empty Los Angeles park in a largely immigrant neighborhood on foot, horseback and military vehicles on Monday for about an hour before abruptly leaving, an operation that local...

Worksite immigration raids are supposed to free jobs for citizens. Here’s what really happens
By Nigel Duara and Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters Carlos was pulled out of a deep sleep by a series of frantic phone calls one Friday morning in June. By the time he arrived at a downtown Los Angeles garment factory sometime after 10 a.m., his brother...

Taking stock six months after devastating Southern California wildfires
An EPA worker removes batteries from a wildfire-destroyed Tesla in January after the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles. Bloomberg News Six months after wildfires devastated two heavily populated regions of Los Angeles County, federal and state...

Superman Reboot Sparks Political Backlash Over Immigrant Themes But Wins Praise From DC Fans
Early reactions to James Gunn's Superman have ignited both political debate and critical praise following preview screenings in Los Angeles and New York held in early July. With the official review embargo still in place, the buzz on social media...

Exclusive — Nate Morris: ‘Vile’ Andy Barr Would Attack Immigration Activists as ‘Nativists’
Kentucky businessman and Senate Republican candidate Nate Morris told Breitbart News that it is “vile” that Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) would attack “nativists” in the Republican Party that want to curb legal immigration. “It’s vile that Andy Barr would...

Atlanta theater festival celebrates Southern LGBTQ+ stories and voices
(Courtesy of Lavender Fest) ATLANTA - Pride Month may be over, but a special festival is bringing a series of performances that celebrate LGBTQIA+ voices from across the South and beyond to Atlanta. Lavender Fest is hosting performances from July...

Karl Bode: California’s Affordable Broadband Bill at Risk of Being Destroyed by Lobbying
California lawmakers’ efforts to pass a new law mandating affordable broadband access is at risk of being destroyed by industry lobbying. California insiders say the changes are so dramatic they may wind up making broadband affordability in the...

Newsom criticized as California defies Trump's women's sports resolution
WASHINGTON (TNND) — California rejected the Trump administration's resolution agreement prohibiting biological males from competing in women's sports, which falls in line with President Donald Trump's February executive order titled "Keeping Men...

Who made largest political contributions in California in week ending June 28?
Seyarto for Senate 2026 California Republican Party Late Contribution $250,000 06/26/2025 California Democratic Party California Dental Association - All Purpose Account, PAC Late Contribution $105,000 06/23/2025 California Democratic Party Cal...

Minnesota AG Keith Ellison joins states challenging Trump immigration enforcement
Fox News (From Video) Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is joining a multistate coalition calling for a halt to what he says are unconstitutional immigration raids. Ellison and attorneys general from 17 other states have filed an amicus...

California colleges worry about lawsuit challenging funding for campuses with many Hispanic students
Each year, most of California’s public colleges and universities are eligible for extra federal funding for a simple reason: They enroll high numbers of Latino students. The federal government sets aside millions of dollars in grants annually for...