Thursday, November 12, 2026

Tag: California

Newsom asks court to back clemency for 382 of 548 on...

Newsom asked the state Supreme Court to recommend clemency by year's end for 382 of the 548 condemned people, who each have more than one felony conviction.

Judge says DOJ threats to California election staff should stop

The department asked the court to halt the count of about 20,000 mail ballots; California called its legal theory a stretch.

Judge rejects DOJ bid to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots

Justice Department appeals within hours; it has also asked Washington to set aside ballots from 400-plus voters and sued Alaska over its Senate race.

State Workers Strike Across California

About 100,000 SEIU Local 1000 members walked out for a day over pay, health costs and remote work, the union's first strike.

Appeals court lets California keep counting ballots tied to 20,000 voters...

The 2-1 ruling came a week before the midterms, as the department's suits for state voter rolls have lost in more than two dozen cases.

A Wealth Tax on Billionaires? California Voters to Decide Prop 40

Sanders calls the one-time 5% levy the most important ballot measure in the country as California votes on November 3

Residents sue Avenal landfill operators over toxic gases and alleged underground...

State records cited by a community group show carbon monoxide readings of up to 3,420 parts per million in landfill wells, more than double the level regulators say suggests a subsurface fire.

California’s largest state worker union opens strike vote against Newsom administration

More than 100,000 workers will decide by October 7 after the state rejected most of the union's contract proposals.

Why Newsom Might Commute 564 Death Sentences in CA

More than 560 people still face death sentences in California, despite a longstanding moratorium on executions.

Federal judge blocks EPA attempt to strip California’s clean air waivers

The agency tried to hand the repeal to Congress instead of going through its own rulemaking process.

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The real Dem bombshell – the new coalition’s breakthrough fusion of agendas and values

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Blue Tsunami, Meet the Senate Filibuster

Democrats will hold at least 54 Senate seats when the new Congress convenes on Jan. 3, 2027, but ending debate on a bill still takes 60 votes.

Since 1975, $79 trillion has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top...

Has this massive redistribution, driven by policies favoring corporations and the wealthy, reshaped the American economy?
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House moves to vote on impeaching Hegseth over Iran war, boat strikes

Rep. Thomas Massie's eight articles allege at least 243 deaths in strikes on suspected drug boats, and impeachment would need three Republican votes.