California’s Failure to Complete High-Speed Rail
Editor's Note: This article appears in Governing's Spring 2025 magazine. You can subscribe here. California high-speed rail is five years late, three times over budget, and nowhere close to being finished. All the way back in 2008, voters approved a $10 billion bond package for the project, which promised to...
State Farm seeks 39% rate hike for 430,000 Californians who have extra liability insurance
State Farm General's request, if approved, would become the second rate hike in six months for its California Personal Liability Umbrella Program.
Homeless people living in City of Industry RVs must leave by Wednesday
Dozens of homeless people living in RVs inside a trailer storage lot in City of Industry must leave by Wednesday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department notified Monday. As the department’s homeless outreach team worked with the unhoused who moved into the RVs to find housing alternatives, cleanup work...
California Highway Patrol Launches Distracted Driving Enforcement Campaign
🚨 Maximum Enforcement Period – Distracted Driving 🚨. Attention: Maximum Enforcement Period Announcement, the California Highway Patrol will be conducting a distracted driving campaign from April 1st through April 2nd as part of the national distracted driving month. Our personnel will be vigilantly monitoring for...
The CHP is targeting distracted driving on April 1 with a maximum enforcement period
You better put down that cell phone! Tomorrow, April 1st, the CHP will hold a 24-hour Maximum Enforcement Period (April 1, 6:00 a.m. – April 2, 5:59 a.m.) focused on enforcing distracted driving violations, according to the CHP office in Santa Ana. All available CHP officers will be on...
Californians now have free access to 300,000 e-books and audiobooks
The California State Library has partnered with The Palace Project app to make over 300,000 e-books and e-audiobooks available to Californians for free.
Sales Tax Hike Hits Shoppers in Southern California as New Rates Take Effect Tuesday
Shoppers in Southern California should prepare for an uptick in sales tax rates starting Tuesday, as increases approved by voters last November come into effect. As detailed by FOX LA, numerous cities, including Alhambra, Arcadia, and Artesia, will see their rates jump, many going from 10.25% to 10.5%. The increase...
ICE contractors knocking on doors in East Bay, according to congresswoman
(KRON) — Private contractors who work for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have been knocking on doors in the East Bay, according to a congresswoman who represents the area. “Private contractors who work with ICE are knocking on doors in our district,” said Rep. Lateefah Simon (D-Oakland), who...
Taxpayers covering California rents over $7,000 near Mexican border
(The Center Square) - According to federal data, taxpayers may now be helping cover California rents of up to $7,030 near the Mexican border. Under the federal Section 8 housing voucher program, families are expected to dedicate 30% of their incomes to housing costs, while a federal voucher covers the rest. Vouchers...
Eerie calm at California’s border: Aid groups pack up amid drastic drop in migrants
San Ysidro, California – The landscape along California’s southernmost border is experiencing a noticeable shift as migrant crossings