Supreme Court rejects gun rights for people charged with domestic violence
LAT's DAVID G. SAVAGE: "The Supreme Court on Friday put new limits on the 2nd Amendment, ruling that dangerous people who have threatened a domestic partner may be denied their right to have guns.
The 8-1 decision upholds federal and state laws that take away guns from persons who are subject to domestic violence restraining orders."
Still need your landline? California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug
CALMatters's KHARI JOHNSON: "California’s Public Utilities Commission today rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.
Its 4-0 vote came after a judge determined the application by AT&T California was “fatally flawed.”"
California will help return tribal lands as part of the historic Klamath River restoration
LAT's TYRONE BEASON: "More than a century has passed since members of the Shasta Indian Nation saw the last piece of their ancestral home — a landscape along the Klamath River where villages once stood — flooded by a massive hydroelectric project.
Now more than 2,800 acres of land that encompassed the settlement, known as Kikacéki, will be returned to the tribe. The reclamation is part of the largest river restoration effort in U.S. history, the removal of four dams and reservoirs that had cut off the tribe from the spiritual center of their world."
High court blocks anti-tax measure from California ballot
CALMatters's ALEXEI KOSEFF: "The California Supreme Court sided with Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic leaders in the Legislature on the constitutionality of a sweeping anti-tax measure, ruling today that it cannot go before voters in November.
The business community-sponsored initiative, formally known as the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act, broadly aimed to make it more challenging to raise taxes in California, including by requiring the Legislature to seek approval from the voters for any new or higher state tax."
Supreme Court rules against Los Angeles couple denied visa in part over husband’s tattoos
LAT's ANDREA CASTILLO: "The Supreme Court on Friday ruled 6-3 against a Los Angeles woman who argued her constitutional rights were violated when the federal government denied a visa to her Salvadoran husband, in part because they viewed his tattoos as gang-related.
Luis Asencio Cordero, who lived in the U.S. until 2015, has been separated from his wife, L.A. civil rights attorney Sandra Muñoz, since the visa was denied during a consular interview in El Salvador."
‘Theft is an act of desperation’: Pushback remains as Legislature rushes retail theft bills to Newsom
LAT's ANABEL SOSA: "After coming out as gay at 14 years old, Nicholas Michael Nelson was kicked out of the family home in Oceanside and spent the next twenty years struggling with homelessness and drug addiction.
Nelson, who is nonbinary and goes by the name “Poodle,” moved to San Francisco last year and turned to shoplifting to survive in a town that’s pricey even for the well-to-do."
‘It’s frustrating’: Why a gay California senator is annoyed by his own LGBTQ health info bill
CALMatters's RYAN SABALOW: "State Sen. Scott Wiener has introduced 52 bills this session, but he’s annoyed that he had to author one in particular.
“I’m gonna be honest that it’s frustrating that I had to bring this bill,” he told the Assembly Public Health Committee this week. “I should not have had to bring it.”"
Who is the family at center of Oakland FBI probe — and how are they tied to Mayor Sheng Thao?
The Chronicle's JOE GAROFOLI, MICHAEL BARBA, SUSIE NEILSON, ST. JOHN BARNED-SMITH, CHASE DIFELICIANTONIO: "Long before federal agents raided two of their Oakland homes Thursday along with the home of Mayor Sheng Thao, members of the family that controls curbside recycling in the city had become high-profile and controversial political power players. They organized a trade delegation to Vietnam last summer that included Thao while being investigated by Oakland ethics officials for allegedly laundering campaign contributions.
As federal agents combed through the homes of California Waste Solutions CEO David Duong and his son, Andy Duong, as well as company offices, the spotlight intensified on their growing influence on city politics and connections to the mayor."
READ MORE -- FBI raids home of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao -- BANG*Mercury News's JAKOB RODGERS, SHOMIK MUKHERJEE, RICK HURD
California prepares to launch first phase of new education data system
EdSource's DIANA LAMBERT: "California has long lagged behind most other states when it comes to education data systems, choosing to focus on compliance rather than program improvement, but that could change later this year when the first phase of the Cradle-to-Career Data System is expected to go live.
The goal of the new statewide longitudinal data system, known as C2C, is ambitious. It will link data from multiple state departments and education institutions, from early learning through higher education, along with financial aid and social services. The data system is expected to provide resources for students planning for college and careers, as well as data to inform state leaders about effective educational strategies."
Triple-digit temps are returning to the Bay Area. These areas will get the hottest
The Chronicle's GREG PORTER: "Right on cue with the official start of summer, the heat returns to the Bay Area on Friday and continues through the weekend. The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Saturday, when temperatures are expected to peak, with highs in the upper 90s and some triple digits in the interior East Bay and Santa Clara Valley.
It has already been a busy weather week across the country. Tropical Storm Alberto became the first official tropical system to form in what’s expected to be a very active year. The storm made landfall on Thursday morning in Mexico after dropping several inches of rain in southern Texas. Much of the eastern half of the country is in the middle of their first heat wave of the year, with temperatures topping 90 degrees in Washington D.C. for four consecutive days and triple digit temperatures forecasted over the weekend."
Major Bay Area tech company to lay off 23% of global workforce
The Chronicle's AIDIN VAZIRI: "Chegg, the Santa Clara tech company known for online homework support, is set to slash nearly a quarter of its global workforce in a dramatic restructuring initiative.
“We are not continuing business as usual,” CEO Nathan Schultz, who took over this month, wrote in a letter to shareholders. He noted that 441 employees would be laid off as part of the effort to reduce operating costs."
California’s long-delayed indoor heat rule approved. What it means for workers
CALMatters's JEANNE KUANG: "A California workplace safety board today approved a long-delayed rule requiring most employers to reduce the risks of extreme heat for indoor workers.
It applies to all employers except state prisons and local jails, and will particularly protect workers in warehouses, restaurant kitchens, manufacturing plants and any other indoor workplaces that are not fully air-conditioned."
Bay Area renters are holding on to their homes for years — here’s why it’s increasingly common
The Chronicle's CHRISTIAN LEONARD: "More Bay Area renters are holding on to their homes for long periods of time.
An estimated 25% of renting households in the San Francisco metropolitan area in 2022 had not moved homes in at least 10 years. It was the third-highest share among the 50 most-populous U.S. metro areas, a recent report from real estate company Redfin showed, and reflected a rise from 18% in 2012."
What happens if my car insurance lapses in California? You can face these penalties, DMV says
Sacramento Bee's ANGELA RODRIGUEZ: "When it comes to driving on California roads, all drivers are legally required to have car insurance. A reader asked our journalists with How
To California — a new community-driven series to help readers navigate life in the Golden State: What happens if your car insurance lapses?"
