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Politico reports: Richard Grenell, the longtime Trump ally and special presidential envoy, spoke with President Donald Trump this week about potentially running for governor of California. Grenell said in an interview on “The Conversation” with Dasha Burns that he would “have to take a look” at vying for the top job in California if Kamala Harris launches a bid of …

The Associated Press reports: Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman, commander of Task Force 51 who is overseeing the 4,700 troops deployed in Los Angeles, said Friday that 200 Marines have finished training on civil disturbance. Sherman said the Marines will take over operations at noon local time in downtown Los Angeles. He says they will be protecting federal property and personnel. …

The Washington Post reports: An appeals court late Thursday allowed President Donald Trump, for now, to keep the California National Guard deployed in response to protests in Los Angeles, blocking a federal judge’s move just hours earlier that ordered the Trump administration to return control of the troops to California Gov. Gavin Newsom. U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer had …

Courthouse News reports: A federal judge seemed to agree with many of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s arguments on Thursday as he weighed whether to block President Donald Trump from further “federalizing” the state’s National Guard after troops were ordered into Los Angeles during protests over ICE immigration raids. “We’re talking about the president exercising his authority. And the president is, …

The Los Angeles Times reports: Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday night accused President Trump of intentionally fanning the flames of the Los Angeles protests and “pulling a military dragnet across” the city endangering peaceful protesters and targeting hardworking immigrant families. The Democratic governor’s comments were a forceful rebuke to the president’s claims that deploying the California National Guard and U.S. …

CBS News reports: Mayor Karen Bass announced a curfew for downtown Los Angeles as anti-ICE protests continued on Tuesday. The curfew will begin at 8 p.m. tonight, last until 6 a.m. on Wednesday, and apply to one square mile of downtown L.A., “to stop the vandalism, to stop the looting,” Bass said during a press conference Tuesday night. “If you …

NBC News reports: A federal judge in California scheduled a hearing for Thursday on the state’s request for an emergency order to bar the Trump administration from using the military for immigration enforcement actions in Los Angeles. State officials asked U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer to issue a temporary restraining order today, but he instead granted the Trump administration’s request …

Just in via press release: California Attorney General Rob Bonta and California Governor Gavin Newsom today asked the court to take immediate action to block President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and the U.S. Department of Defense from using the military and the federalized California National Guard to patrol our communities and engage in other law enforcement activity. They …

The San Francisco Chronicle reports: President Donald Trump’s rush to deploy California National Guard troops to Los Angeles has left dozens of soldiers without adequate sleeping arrangements, forced to pack together in one or more federal buildings, resting on the floors of what appear to be basements or loading docks, the Chronicle has learned. The state troops federalized by the …

The Washington Post reports: California sued the Trump administration Monday over its deployment of 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles, a move with little precedent that has dramatically increased tensions between the federal government and America’s largest Democratic-led state. The lawsuit argues that Trump overstepped his authority when he called up by the National Guard in defiance of …

Just in via press release: DGA Chair Governor Laura Kelly [photo], DGA Vice Chair Governor Andy Beshear, Governor Tony Evers, Governor Bob Ferguson, Governor Josh Green, Governor Maura Healey, Governor Katie Hobbs, Governor Kathy Hochul, Governor Tina Kotek, Governor Ned Lamont, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, Governor Dan McKee, Governor Matt Meyer, Governor Janet Mills, Governor Wes Moore, Governor Phil Murphy, …

Los Angeles’s ABC affiliate reports: Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday called for the Trump administration to rescind its order deploying National Guard troops in Los Angeles amid ongoing protests over federal immigration enforcement. In a post on social media, Newsom described the deployment as “unlawful.” “We didn’t have a problem until Trump got involved,” the governor wrote. “This is a …

San Francisco’s ABC affiliate reports: Two 13-year-old boys are suspected of assault and a hate crime after they allegedly threw fireworks and shouted homophobic remarks at a crowd gathered Wednesday night for a Pride event in downtown Redwood City. Police said one of two victims of the assault suffered minor injuries, and that part of the attack was captured on …

The Santa Rosa Press Democrat reports: A 54-year-old Petaluma man has been arrested after police say he threatened to have a Petaluma City Schools district official “executed” if pride flags posted at schools in the district were not removed. “The threat was considered specific, time sensitive, and caused safety concerns for school officials,” Petaluma police said in a news alert issued …

Courthouse News reports: A Los Angeles judge rejected on Wednesday a motion by Starbucks to reduce or invalidate a $50 million jury award leveled at the coffee giant earlier this year over a spilled cup of tea that left a Postmates driver’s penis scalded and permanently disfigured. In 2020, then-25-year-old Garcia was picking up an order of three venti-sized “medicine …

“California, under the leadership of Radical Left Democrat Gavin Newscum, continues to ILLEGALLY allow ‘MEN TO PLAY IN WOMEN’S SPORTS.’ This week a transitioned Male athlete, at a major event, won ‘everything,’ and is now qualified to compete in the ‘State Finals’ next weekend. “As a Male, he was a less than average competitor. As a Female, this transitioned person …

The Washington Post reports: The pilot of a small private plane that crashed in a residential neighborhood of San Diego earlier this week faced fog as he attempted to land, while runway lights and a weather alert system at the airport were not working, investigators said. The crash in the early hours of Thursday killed all six people on board, …

Politico reports: California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Friday he’s prepared to sue if appropriate to defend the state’s companies like Apple after President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on the iPhone maker unless it moves production fully to the U.S. “We definitely will assess our potential role,” Bonta said in response to a question from POLITICO at a San Francisco …

San Diego’s NBC affiliate reports: A small plane headed to Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport crashed into the Murphy Canyon neighborhood Thursday morning, officials confirmed. The incident was reported at around 3:47 a.m. in the 3100 block of Salmon Street near the Tierrasanta neighborhood. It happened in a military housing neighborhood. “We have not transported anyone from the scene so far,” said …

ABC News reports: One person was killed and at least four other people were injured after a vehicle exploded outside of a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, on Saturday morning, in what the FBI called an “intentional act of terrorism.” The blast shattered windows and rained debris for blocks. “Make no mistake, this is an intentional act of terrorism,” …