Trump’s immigration crackdown is justified by claims of public safety and national security, but data suggests it is driven by racial profiling and political theater, causing unnecessary harm to families, chilling civic engagement, and harming both immigrants and citizens alike.
AB 1376 would allow youth to be removed from probation after nine months, requiring that conditions be individually tailored and in the best interest of the young person.
Jose Antonio Vargas, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and immigrant rights activist, shares his personal story of being undocumented for over 32 years and the misconceptions about immigration, while advocating for fair and humane policies that recognize the critical role immigrants play in the U.S. economy and communities.
Davis Joint Unified School District is facing a crisis as high housing costs are driving out teachers, resulting in a loss of students and revenue, and the district is exploring the possibility of building housing for its employees to address the issue.
Interfaith Housing Justice Davis advocates for mixed-income, mixed-housing neighborhoods, strategic density near transit and services, responsible land stewardship, and protecting community health to create a future where housing is accessible, sustainable, and just for all members of the community.
California’s housing crisis is a long-term and systemic imbalance between supply and demand, rooted in decades of policy failures, exclusionary zoning, and political resistance to growth, and will not be solved by short-term market shifts or a few temporary price drops.
President Trump mobilized the California National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles to assist in federal immigration operations, despite objections from Gov. Newsom and L.A. Mayor Bass, and historical precedent suggests that the measures will have devastating impacts on the Latino community and ultimately benefit Democrats.
The San Jose City Council unanimously rejected a 17-story apartment complex that would have replaced a long-abandoned structure, citing concerns about neighborhood character and right-sizing development, despite the city’s housing crisis and the project’s location near transit corridors.
Progressive prosecutors are facing intense scrutiny for their policies, while traditional prosecutors who have committed serious ethical violations are largely ignored, creating a double standard in the media discourse on criminal justice reform.
Governor Gavin Newsom responded to Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ claims of California’s governance problems by pointing out that the highest murder rates in the country are in red states, and that California’s homicide rate is lower than Arkansas’ and other red states.
Just a few weeks ago, Gavin Newsom’s political future seemed like a slow fade into irrelevance. Poll…
The Trump administration is actively undermining the Emergency Housing Voucher program, which helps thousands of vulnerable Californians secure housing, in order to push them back onto the streets, and is also using bureaucratic means to punish organizations that serve marginalized communities.
California lawmakers are focusing on increasing housing supply, but neglecting the people suffering most from the housing crisis, and the powerful landlord lobby is preventing meaningful tenant protections.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has denounced President Trump’s actions as a slide into authoritarianism, while California Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed a lawsuit against Trump, arguing that the federalization of the California National Guard without the state’s consent is unconstitutional.
The Trump administration’s ICE raids and military deployment in California are a direct attack on the state’s values and sovereignty, and the federal government must take immediate action to halt the raids and withdraw the troops from our streets.
The City of Davis is facing a fiscal crisis due to overspending on employee compensation, and the Measure Q funds allocated for road and bike path maintenance have been spent, leaving no money for these projects.
California’s housing crisis remains a major challenge, with cities struggling to meet production targets and state leaders failing to invest in solutions, despite promising local models and political will.
California voters approved Prop. 36, which would raise penalties for repeat offenders while offering treatment-or-felony alternatives, but the measure lacked a funding mechanism, leaving Governor Gavin Newsom to decide whether to veto the budget proposal that would provide $110 million in one-time money to implement the law.
California is seeing a shift in the politics of housing, with new state legislation and a shift in the balance of power tilting towards reform, and while there are still challenges to overcome, the fight is no longer on the same old terrain.
Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig has transformed from a data-driven, reform-minded prosecutor to a hardline carceral advocate, aligning himself with right-wing media and embracing the politics of punishment over criminal justice reform.