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SACRAMENTO —Governor Gavin Newsom today responded to the Trump DOJ filing an unfounded lawsuit against California Secretary of State Dr. Shirley Weber and Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean Logan:

Sean Kennedy, of Sacramento, has been appointed Deputy Secretary of Housing Policy at the California Housing and Homelessness Agency. Kennedy has been Deputy Director of Energy Investments at the California Strategic Growth Council since 2024, where he was Special Projects Analyst from 2022 to 2024. He was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban…

What you need to know: After activating California’s State Operations Center, Governor Newsom convened the state’s top emergency response officials to coordinate an all-hands state response to dangerous fire weather across multiple counties. The Governor also proclaimed a state of emergency in Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego Counties following Tropical Storm Rachel and…

New rescue vehicles, boats, and equipment strengthen local response and statewide mutual aid before winter storms arrive

28 independent films join major studio projects, including Ice Cube’s Last Friday

What you need to know:Governor Gavin Newsom, alongside First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom and GO-Serve Director Josh Fryday, today swore in over 10,000 paid California Service Corps members to help communities prepare for and recover from disasters such as El Niño, fight hunger, mentor students, and take climate action. In 2019, Governor Newsom established the…

What you need to know: Governor Newsom today announced the signing of a housing bill package that will build more homes and create more affordable housing.

Tara Fouch-Moore, of Mariposa, has been appointed to the Native American Heritage Commission. Fouch-Moore has been Director of Landscape Stewardship at the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation since 2022, where she was Outreach Coordinator from 2020 to 2022. Fouch-Moore was Conference Services and Catering Sales Manager at AC Hotel by Marriott from 2018 to 2020. She…

Action allows winter-blend gasoline to enter the California market a few weeks early as Trump’s war in Iran continues driving fuel costs higher nationwide

What you need to know: Governor Newsom signed legislation guaranteeing parents the right to choose how their kids participate in youth tackle football.