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Newsom wraps up final legislative session ahead of California governor's office exit (opens the original)
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has finished acting on legislation for his final year in office, closing out another session as he prepares to leave the governor's office in January. Newsom signed more than 1,000 bills during the final legislative session and vetoed 120, according to the figures provided by his office. Over his eight years as governor, Newsom has signed roughly 8,000 bills. The final day for Newsom to act on legislation was Wednesday, marking the end of his final regular legislativ
Becerra, Hilton to meet in first 1-on-1 debate in California governor's race (opens the original)
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Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton will face off Wednesday night in their first one-on-one televised debate in the 2026 California governor's race. The CNN-hosted debate comes as the two candidates compete to replace term-limited Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and just days before county election offices are set to begin mailing ballots to registered voters. Becerra, a former California attorney general and U.S. Health and Human Services secretary in the Biden administration, and
New California law increases penalties for assaults against utility workers (opens the original)
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California utility workers will have new legal protections after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill increasing penalties for assault and battery against workers while they are performing their jobs. Senate Bill 1330, authored by Sen. Jesse Arreguín (D-Berkeley), was among a slew of bills Newsom signed over the weekend. The legislation places utility workers in the same protected category under state law as several other public service professionals, including peace officers, firefighters and emerge
Newsom vetoes bill that would change food aid rules for immigrants (opens the original)
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Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed legislation that would have changed how California determines financial eligibility for some immigrants receiving state-funded food assistance. Assembly Bill 1049, authored by Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez, would have changed sponsor deeming rules under the California Food Assistance Program, or CFAP. Newsom vetoed the bill on Sept. 18. CFAP provides state-funded food assistance to people who are ineligible for federal CalFresh benefits solely because of their imm
California mail-in ballots increasingly rejected as late, study finds (opens the original)
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California is seeing an increase in mail-in ballots arriving too late to be counted, raising concerns about how recent changes to U.S. Postal Service operations could affect voters ahead of the November election. A recent study from the Public Policy Institute of California found that 1.1% of all mail ballots returned to election officials in the June 2026 statewide primary arrived late, an increase from 0.7% during the 2025 Proposition 50 special election and 0.3% in 2024. The study found the i
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