• Newsom signed nearly 800 laws — including big ones on housing and insulin

    CalMatters
    October 14, 2025

    Throughout this legislative session, a total of 917 bills awaited the governor’s verdict. Newsom signed 794 into law and vetoed 123 — citing “significant fiscal implications that are not included in the budget” for part of his reasons behind several of his vetoes.

  • Riverside bans masks, requires IDs for ICE and other law enforcement officers

    The Press Enterprise
    October 14, 2025

    With their vote Tuesday night, the council approved requiring officers to provide clear identification, with their name and badge number, and prohibiting them from concealing their identities with masks. The resolution also bars the city from sharing information about residents with federal agencies.

  • LA County declares a state of emergency due to immigration raids, citing ‘climate of fear’

    Daily Journal
    October 14, 2025

    The emergency declaration allows extra help from state resources, plus mutual aid from cities and philanthropic groups to augment the county’s offering of rent relief, free legal services, food subsidies and more.

    Related: Associated Press, Reuters

  • 9th Circuit keeps legal aid funding for unaccompanied migrant children

    Daily Journal
    October 14, 2025

    (Subscription required) A divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to revisit a lower court order keeping federal funding flowing to lawyers who represent unaccompanied migrant children. The decision preserves a program the Trump administration tried to cut off, with sharp disagreement among the judges over whether the case involves protecting vulnerable minors or judicial overreach into executive spending.