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State Sen. @Scott_Wiener has a reputation for producing and passing a lot of legislation. Congress has a reputation for doing nothing. If elected, will Wiener get housing laws passed at a national level? cal.news/41jx2Ae 📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.

California’s campaign ethics watchdog has opened two investigations into Dana Williamson, Gov. Newsom’s former chief of staff indicted last November on bank and wire fraud charges, and her co-conspirators in the criminal probe. cal.news/4bJ6kpF 📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.

A Trump administration attorney conceded “there aren’t enough Americans to take these jobs” at a federal court hearing in Fresno this week as he defended a policy that would cut pay to immigrant laborers. bit.ly/4cTZfET 📸 Larry Valenzuela

Why learn about policy in Sacramento when you can do it in Maui? Special interests spent at least $1.2 million sending lawmakers to luxury destinations last year and handing out perks. bit.ly/40MJo3F 📸 Fred Greaves

Lake Tahoe’s longtime power supplier, NV Energy, will cut off the region next year. It has said data centers are driving “unprecedented” demand. bit.ly/4sSH9rp 📸 George Rose

A record-baking heat wave is scalding California, with major consequences for the state’s most important reservoir: its snowpack. bit.ly/4d5zMsh 📸 Sara Nevis

Lake Tahoe’s longtime power supplier, NV Energy, will cut off the region next year. It has said data centers are driving “unprecedented” demand. bit.ly/4sSH9rp 📸 George Rose

Why learn about policy in Sacramento when you can do it in Maui? Special interests spent at least $1.2 million sending lawmakers to luxury destinations last year and handing out perks. bit.ly/40MJo3F 📸 Fred Greaves

A Trump administration attorney conceded “there aren’t enough Americans to take these jobs” at a federal court hearing in Fresno this week as he defended a policy that would cut pay to immigrant laborers. bit.ly/4cTZfET 📸 Larry Valenzuela

Four San Diego-area families allege that Rady Children’s Health violated the civil rights of their transgender children by deciding to discontinue gender-affirming care, according to a class action lawsuit filed Thursday. bit.ly/4sZSVk0 📸 Adriana Heldiz

California quickly changed the name of César Chávez’s holiday. Taking his name off of streets and buildings likely will take much longer. bit.ly/4lNrzLC 📸 Larry Valenzuela

College students who seek help for substance use after an overdose face disciplinary action by their campus. A new California law will require colleges and universities to offer rehabilitation services to students rather than discipline. bit.ly/4bAHdFg 📸 Juliana Yamada

Leaders have known about the danger of extreme heat for decades, and the state has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on plans to address it. But these plans require little or nothing from state agencies or local governments bit.ly/4bT6Zpx 📸 Larry Valenzuela

César Chávez is woven throughout California’s social studies curriculum — as a labor leader, civil rights hero and practitioner of nonviolent protest. That’s about to change. bit.ly/4cRoibE 📸 Adriana Heldiz

UFW President Teresa Romero urged the public to respect the women who came forward and give them “the space they deserve to process this.” bit.ly/4slq0qL 📸 Larry Valenzuela

State and national Democrats are grappling with the shocking revelation that multiple women have come forward alleging that César Chávez raped them. One of those women was his partner in the movement, Dolores Huerta. bit.ly/4uDw930 📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.

By the time Gov. Gavin Newsom leaves office, California will have five fewer state prisons than when he came into power. Some California state lawmakers want to make it six. bit.ly/4uC4D5U 📸 David Royal

Following pressure from powerful California growers, the Trump administration’s Interior Department announced Tuesday that it will put $40 million toward efforts to raise Shasta Dam — a controversial project. bit.ly/47CXpoi 📸 Andrew Innerarity

Amid a spike in gas prices fueled by President Donald Trump’s war in Iran, at least two Democratic contenders for California governor are capitalizing on the moment to push for policies they say would give drivers a break. bit.ly/4scI8CZ 📸 Zin Chiang

Indirect source rules essentially hold operational sites responsible for the pollution they attract, not the trucks and trains themselves. But the tool is controversial because state authority to use it isn’t clearly settled law. bit.ly/4bmQQY8 📸 Jay Calderon