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POLL: Gov. Newsom hit social media today advising against buying expensive gas at Chevron saying its '"Techron" premium is pure marketing. California law already requires all gas to meet the same high-quality detergent standards, unlike other states." Your reaction?

POLL: -- Caltrans is looking into building a high-speed bus system between LA and San Francisco. The hope is for buses to travel up to 140-miles-per-hour on freeways. Caltrans has not yet provided cost estimates. Do you like the idea?

POLL: Fed changes start 6/1 expanding CalFresh work and community engagement requirements for recipients aged 18 to 64. MOST able-bodied adults without dependents must work, volunteer, or attend school for at least 20 hours weekly to keep benefits beyond three months.

POLL: CA's push to get state workers back to the office 4 days a week is finding some agencies reportedly no longer have enough office space for employees to return. SEIU Local 1000 is filing labor complaints and backing legislation to protect remote work. Should they return?

POLL: A stretch of Florin Rd in Sac is getting "advanced dilemma zone detectors" to end crashes involving red-light runners by using radar to change the timing on stoplights. It keeps a light green when it detects drivers are going too fast to make it through the intersection.

POLL: An Orange County mother is charged with manslaughter after her 14-year-old son fatally struck an 81-year-old veteran while riding an e-motorcycle. Prosecutors say she had been warned it was illegal for the kid to operate that vehicle. Should the mom be charged?

POLL: Sac's automated parking enforcement program equips 3 parking vehicles with AI-assisted cameras to detect & ticket cars illegally blocking bike lanes, with a focus on school zones. All potential violations will be reviewed before warnings or citations are issued. Thoughts?

POLL: The Davis Joint Unified School District is moving toward stricter cellphone rules for students starting next school year whereby junior high and high school students would be required to keep phones in their backpacks for most of the day, with limited use even during lunch.

POLL: Pres. Trump may suspend the federal gas tax during the Iran war as prices at the pump soar. Suspending the tax would cut about 18-cents per gallon. It requires an act of Congress, and Republicans say they're ready to introduce legislation. Think it will happen?

California families welcoming newborns will soon receive hundreds of free diapers before leaving the hospital under a first-in-the-nation program announced Friday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Chances are rising that an El Niño expected to form soon could become one of the most powerful such events on record, according to new data. El Niño patterns are correlated with food shortages, water impacts and even civil conflict: wapo.st/49yLAQS

POLL: Handguns could be mailed through the USPS for the first time in nearly 100 years if a proposed rule under the Trump administration takes effect. In 1927, Congress passed a law barring the USPS from mailing concealable firearms unless they were from licensed dealers.

The hantavirus linked to the cruise ship outbreak is the Andes virus which, is the only type that can spread from person to person. This is rare and typically limited to close, prolonged contact. At this time, there is no indication of wider community spread. cdc.gov/hantavirus/abo…

Gov. Newsom says he’s still staying out of the California governor’s race ahead of the primary.

POLL: Actor Mark Hamill apologized after posting an AI-generated image of Donald Trump in a grave, saying he was not wishing death upon Trump, but rather expressing a desire for him to face political defeat, legal accountability and historical judgement. Thoughts?

POLL: San Joaquin County leaders considering requiring pets taken into shelters to be spayed or neutered before being returned to their owners. Supporters say that would help with unwanted litters but some are concerned about the personal choice of owners. Thoughts?

POLL: California is launching Disneyland license plates. State officials say the special theme plates would raise money for children's hospitals across California. Do you have a personalized or special license plate?

The White House telling Congress today that hostilities with Iran have "terminated." The message coming on the 60-deadline that requires a president to get congressional approval to continue foreign fighting. Do you think the US war with Iran is really over?

POLL: At a hearing earlier this week, California’s Senate Transportation Committee warned the High-Speed Rail Authority that its latest business plan may not include details required by state law. The price tag is now between $126-$231 billion. Why can't CA get it built?

🚨 JUST IN: The DOJ has released HIGH QUALITY security camera footage of attempted Trump assassin Cole Allen SPRINTING through the security checkpoint at WHCA’s dinner This is NOT AI generated, like much of the footage posted this week Secret Service is adamant their agent was NOT struck by friendly fire, but was shot by Cole Allen with a 12-gauge shotgun.