California Insider News

09/24/2025

Chinese students abroad often learn about censored events for the first time. Speaking out can put their future and even their families at risk. Investigative journalist Joshua Philipp explains how this pressure works and how CCP influence reaches into American campuses.

09/23/2025

DHS says it will defy California’s new mask ban for law enforcement, calling it unconstitutional and unsafe for immigration agents.

09/23/2025

California state officials are hoping the cancellation of a scheduled 25 percent tax increase on the state’s legal ma*****na trade will help the struggling industry survive the threat of a growing black market.

Newsom signs a bill that rolls back a cannabis sales tax to help keep the state’s legal ma*****na trade afloat.

09/23/2025

Northern California authorities have identified a climber who died earlier this month after falling 2,000 feet down a glacier on Mount Shasta in Siskiyou County.

Matias Augusto Travizano was a physicist and entrepreneur who lived in California, where he worked as a visiting scholar.

09/23/2025

A note was left by the suspect accused of firing gunshots at an ABC affiliate station in Sacramento, California, prosecutors said on Monday.

The note said, ‘For hiding Epstein & ignoring red flags. Do not support Patel, Bongino, & AG Pam Bondie (sic). They’re next. – C.K. from above.’

09/23/2025

[Commentary] Broke California City Faces Fiscal Emergency—What Are Its Options?

More and more California municipalities are creeping nearer to the fiscal cliff—the most recent casualty being the city of

09/23/2025

A man suspected of opening fire on a Sacramento news station’s offices on Sept. 19 faces multiple state and federal gun-related charges in what authorities described as a targeted shooting.

Authorities say they found a note apparently with Charlie Kirk’s initials and names of Trump administration officials in the suspect’s car.

09/23/2025

DHS has warned California, New York, and Illinois to work with ICE on deportations or face federal action.

09/23/2025

Federal officials say nearly 25,000 missing immigrant children have been located, part of a larger effort to track more than 300,000 considered at risk of exploitation.

09/23/2025

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) received over 150,000 applications from citizens looking to join the agency, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a Sept. 16 statement.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act allocated $30 billion to Immigration and Customs Enforcement to hire 10,000 additional staff.

09/23/2025

Shrimp and tuna products sold across various states via Kroger, Costco, and other major outlets are being recalled due to health risks, according to multiple notices published by the Food and Drug Administration.

Some of the recalled items could potentially cause cancer if consumed regularly.

09/23/2025

A new survey of California voters shows a slight majority would vote in favor of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting plan in November as a way to gain more Democratic Party seats in Congress.