Santa Rosa could play a huge role in redistricting

The North Bay will play a major role in the Democrats' effort to take a seat away from a Republican, while keeping two seats they already have in their column with Sonoma's County seat playing a pivotal role. Santa Rosa's may soon have a different Congressional boundary around it.

California Democrats introduce redistricting legislation, Republicans vow to fight

Democratic lawmakers in California’s legislature returned from summer break and immediately took up Governor Newsom’s partisan push to redraw congressional lines.

Bay Area voters react to Newsom's plan to redraw California congressional maps

Bay Area residents we spoke to Thursday night were split on Gov. Gavin Newsom's bold redistricting plan, designed to help California Democrats win more seats in Congress.

Newsom unveils California redistricting plan to counter Texas

California Governor Gavin Newsom is set to unveil a mid-decade redistricting plan aimed at countering Texas Republicans.

Newsom unveils plan for redistricting California

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced the state is moving forward with a partisan plan to redraw congressional maps.

Newsom warns Trump to abandon redistricting agenda

Newsom urged Trump in a letter Monday to abandon his scheme, telling the president he is “playing with fire" and “risking the destabilization of our democracy."

Three-day federal trial in SF: Newsom vs. Trump on National Guard deployment

President Trump announced Monday that he plans to deploy National Guard troops to Washington D.C. to fight crime, and mentioned other cities including Oakland, accusing them of tolerating bad crime. 

Gov. Newsom, Texas and California Democrats not backing down on redistricting

Texas Democrats, who are breaking quorum to avoid voting on redrawing Congressional maps in their home state, were welcomed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom in Sacramento on Friday. 

Trump wants census to exclude undocumented immigrants

President Donald Trump wants to change how the once-a-decade census collects data. In a Truth Social post, he said he directed the Commerce Department to begin work on a new census, that would not count people in the country illegally.

California could slash 5 GOP US House seats to counter Texas' move to pad Republican margin

California Democrats are considering new political maps that could slash five Republican-held House seats in the liberal-leaning state while bolstering Democratic incumbents in other battleground districts.

Parole agent fatally shot in Oakland, suspect detained

A suspect has been detained in connection to the fatal shooting of a parole agent Thursday afternoon in Oakland.

$4B in federal funding for California's high-speed rail revoked

The Trump administration says it's slamming on the brakes when it comes to California's high-speed rail project, but Gov. Gavin Newsom is saying not so fast. 

Newsom criticizes JD Vance for Disneyland visit after immigration raids

Gov. Gavin Newsom took a jab at Vice President JD Vance for visiting Disneyland with his family over the weekend amid massive immigration raids carried out in California.

Pro-homeowner insurance bill working through California legislature

Two pro-homeowner insurance bills that have already passed the Democrat dominated Assembly, are now in the hands of the state Senate which, where Democrats also have a super majority. If the Senate agrees with the Assembly, the Governor will have an opportunity to make the FAIR plan more finally stable and begin setting course for a more normalized insurance market.

Newsom sues Fox News for defamation over Trump phone call coverage

California Gov. Gavin Newsom filed a $787 million defamation lawsuit against Fox News on Friday, alleging the network aired false information about a phone call he had with President Donald Trump.

JD Vance calls Sen. Alex Padilla 'Jose' during news conference in LA

On June 12, Sen. Padilla was forcibly removed during a news conference with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.