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Governor Newsom announces plan to prevent Big Oil ‘profit spikes’ & save Californians money at the pump
News What you need to know: Price spikes on consumers are profit spikes for oil companies, and they’re overwhelmingly caused by refiners not backfilling supplies when they go down for maintenance. This first-in-the-nation proposal would require refiners to maintain...
California IDs coming soon in Apple Wallet and Google Wallet
News What you need to know: In the coming weeks, Californians will be able to keep their driver’s licenses and IDs in Apple Wallet and Google Wallet. SACRAMENTO – Californians will soon have multiple options to have a secure and convenient mobile driver’s license or...
Organized retail crime enforcement results in 800+ arrests, recovery of $7.2 million in stolen goods
News What you need to know: In July, California’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force operations conducted 128 investigations leading to the arrests of 167 suspects, more than doubling the total arrests from the previous month. Since January, the task force continues to...
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Governor Newsom proclaims Foster Care Month 2025
News Sacramento, California – Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring May 2025, as “Foster Care Month.”The text of the proclamation and a copy can be found below: PROCLAMATIONDuring Foster Care Month, we reaffirm to the more than 35,000 foster...
Over 300 firefighting and law enforcement graduates add to state’s public safety force
News What you need to know: The state recently welcomed 339 graduates from CAL FIRE, CDCR, and CHP to California’s already robust contingent of public safety officers. Sacramento, California – Strengthening the dedicated groups that protect the safety of Californians,...
“We all are going to die:” 6 catastrophic ways Trump’s Big Ugly Bill threatens Californians
News SACRAMENTO — In a callous moment during a townhall this morning, Republican U.S. Senator Joni Ernst shrugged off the devastating human toll of President Donald Trump’s proposed plan to fund tax breaks for the rich by gutting Medicaid and food assistance — saying,...
Building on billions announced earlier this month, Governor Newsom makes $800 million available in new Prop 1 grants
News What you need to know: With unprecedented speed, Governor Newsom is today announcing the availability of $800 million in competitive grant funding as part of Proposition 1 Bond Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) Round 2 to develop a wide...
As Trump cuts U.S. Forest Service, California deploys an extra $72 million to reduce wildfire risk and ‘rake the forest,’ fast-tracks critical projects
News What you need to know: CAL FIRE is awarding $72 million to projects across the state that help reduce catastrophic wildfire risk across California. Governor Newsom also announced 13 vegetation management projects spanning nearly 7,000 acres have already been...
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