Newsom’s forceful rebuke of Trump’s actions; many stranded by L.A. curfew
LAT, STAFF: "Mayor Karen Bass issued a regional curfew order on Tuesday in an effort to restore order. The curfew is in place from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m. across most of downtown Los Angeles. As of 9 p.m. Tuesday, 25 protesters had been arrested in downtown L.A. on suspicion of violating curfew, according to an LAPD spokesperson."
Gavin Newsom issues warning after Trump’s crackdown in L.A.: ‘Democracy is next’
SacBee, NICOLE NIXON: "The military presence in Los Angeles after four days of protests against immigration raids has reached a dangerous precipice for American democracy, Gov. Gavin Newsom warned in a live video address streamed on social media to Americans Tuesday evening. Newsom said
President Donald Trump’s move to take control of the California National Guard and deploy hundreds of Marines to control protests in downtown Los Angeles has moved well beyond Trump’s intent to arrest and deport violent undocumented criminals."
Division, distrust roil L.A. as federal troops arrive amid limited coordination with local police
LAT, STAFF: "U.S. Marines arrived in Los Angeles on Tuesday amid growing concerns about a lack of coordination and communication between local police and the federal forces.
The Trump administration has vowed to send 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles to protect immigration agents and federal buildings from protests, some of which have turned violent. But there remains something of a mystery about exactly where the forces are being stationed and exactly what they will do."
L.A. City Council members spar with police chief over immigration protests
LAT, NOAH GOLDBERG/DAVID ZAHNISER: "Los Angeles City Council members sparred with Police Chief Jim McDonnell on Tuesday over the LAPD’s handling of protests against President Trump’s immigration crackdown, with some challenging the department’s relationship with its federal counterparts.
The chief appeared before the council to discuss the Los Angeles Police Department’s attempts to control the protests that have erupted mostly downtown every day since Friday, sometimes descending into chaos."
California lawmakers going big on pro-development bills — not so much on renter protection
CALMatters, BEN CHRISTOPHER: "California’s strategy for tackling its housing affordability crisis is having a split screen moment.
On the one hand, state lawmakers have gone big on legislation aimed at boosting housing construction. They’ve passed bills to densify wide swaths of urbanized California, to rewrite the state’s signature environmental protection law to exempt most apartment buildings from review and to speed up the building permit process. In the past, such efforts have fizzled or been too politically radioactive to attempt. Now, fresh off last week’s deadline for the state Senate to hand its own bills off to the Assembly and vice versa, 2025 is shaping up to be a banner year for pro-development legislation."
Hundreds gather in Oakland in solidarity with Los Angeles protesters
The Chronicle, TARA DUGGAN/ALDO TOLEDO: "Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Oakland on Tuesday night to express solidarity with Los Angeles, where a fifth day of protests were held to denounce arrests of immigrants by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.
The gathering at Fruitvale Plaza stood in sharp contrast to demonstrations held in San Francisco on Sunday and Monday, which led to arrests of more than 200 people who refused police orders to disperse."
Life-threatening meals: Restaurants would identify food allergens for diners under this proposed law
CALMatters, KRISTEN HWANG: "f Kim Nickols eats dairy, peanuts or wheat, her blood pressure drops and she loses consciousness.
When Amy Lewis touches shellfish, hives erupt on her body and her throat swells."
California Museum in Sacramento to unveil exhibit honoring Black Panther Party
MARCUS D. SMITH: "Former members of the Black Panther Party will gather Saturday at the California Museum, located at 1020 O St. in the March Fong Eu Secretary of State complex, to share their experiences and stories of activism.
The community event, “By the People, For the People: A Black Panther Party Celebration,” will run from noon to 4 p.m. and includes the debut of the exhibition “Revolutionary Grain: Celebrating the Spirit of the Black Panthers in Portraits and Stories.”"
Trump wants to cut funding for California schools over one trans athlete. It’s not so easy
CALMatters, ADAM ECHELMAN: "California’s schools and colleges receive billions in federal funding each year — money that President Donald Trump is threatening to terminate over the actions of one student. AB Hernandez, a junior from Jurupa Valley High School, is transgender, and on May 31 she won first- and second-place medals at the state track and field championship.
“A Biological Male competed in California Girls State Finals, WINNING BIG, despite the fact that they were warned by me not to do so,” Trump said in a social media post last week. “As Governor Gavin Newscum (sic) fully understands, large scale fines will be imposed!!!”"
Here’s when fog will lift and S.F. will be free from June gloom
The Chronicle, ANTHONY EDWARDS: "Parts of San Francisco have not broken out of the clouds in five days as June gloom grips the California coast. But there may be sunshine on the horizon — literally.
The stagnant weather pattern that has resulted in coastal fog, valley warmth and mountain thunderstorms is finally expected to break down in the coming days. Drier air is predicted to move into California, disrupting the coastal cloud deck and yielding sunnier skies in San Francisco."
Don’t blame AI for Sacramento’s housing crisis (OP-ED)
Capitol Weekly, HEMANT K. BHARGAVA: "It’s no secret that Sacramento has a rental affordability crisis. Roughly 30% of Sacramento residents spend half their wages on rent, and the California Housing Partnership found that renters in Sacramento County need to earn 2.1 times the state minimum wage to afford the county’s average monthly asking rent.
Some lawmakers are responding — but not in the right direction. Instead of addressing the root causes, they are targeting so-called “artificial intelligence” algorithms used in rental pricing software. Senator Sasha Renée Pérez (District 25), who represents Sacramento, recently introduced SB 52, the “End AI Rent Hikes Act,” aimed at banning AI-based pricing software some landlords use to help price their rents. The California attorney general, Cities of Berkeley and San Francisco, and even federal decisionmakers have proposed similar measures."
A creek on California’s most famous vineyard is the site of a contentious, yearslong fight
The Chronicle, JESS LANDER: "A four-mile creek that runs through California’s most famous vineyard is at the center of a yearslong battle between a fourth-generation Napa Valley grape grower and major wine corporation Constellation Brands. After a 16-page appeal, repeated delays and even a fraud allegation, the conflict may finally get resolved this week.
The farmer, Graeme MacDonald, “grew up on and in” the creek, which babbles through land his family has owned since 1954. The property is part of the hallowed To Kalon Vineyard — made famous by California wine pioneer Robert Mondavi — and the unassuming creek is a geological star. Within its ancient bed, mineral deposits of gravel, sand and silt formed and spread, creating what’s known as an alluvial fan: rocky, fertile and well-draining soil that’s widely believed to be the best in the world for growing wine grapes. Known for producing some of the most complex and sought-after wines worldwide, these alluvial soils are famously found in renowned wine regions such as Burgundy and Bordeaux."
California ‘strike team’ aims to keep wolves from attacking cattle on ranches
SacBee, SHARON BERNSTEIN: "California wildlife officials may use “injurious” techniques to chase wolves away from cattle ranches in the state’s Sierra Valley and Siskiyou County rangeland this summer, part of a new program aimed at reducing wolf attacks on livestock, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said.
The pilot program, which will be staffed day and night, is the state’s first major response to a wave of attacks on cattle and incursions into populated areas by the state’s resurgent gray wolf population."