Green energy projects have lost federal funds under President Donald Trump. But Imperial County officials see promise for mineral production plans.

California Democrats accused Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) of “caving to conservative talking points” after he suggested transgender participation in sports was “deeply unfair.” The debacle sparked after Newsom told GOP activist Charlie Kirk during a podcast this week that he agreed it was unfair to allow biological men to compete against women.

The Trump administration’s tariff and immigration policies create uncertainty about California’s economy that’s “very much elevated,” a new UCLA Anderson forecast said Wednesday. The forecast cited “unique challenges” because of a “disruption of the previous functioning of national government.“

The governor’s comments come just months after the women’s volleyball team at San Jose State University found itself at the center of a firestorm.

Gavin Newsom faces a backlash from within his party as he agrees with a conservative activist on the cultural issue.

Ted Lieu, a Democratic congressman from California, scolded the media last year for not covering Donald Trump's connections to Jeffrey Epstein in the wake of the release of the 2006 secret grand jury documents that came as part of a lawsuit by The Palm Beach Post.

Eight years ago we were all over the place, and just getting started,” said one Democratic organizer. “Now, we’re much more organized.”