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Kevin Rector
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Trump administration, Congress move to cut off transgender care for children

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Trump administration, Congress move to cut off transgender care for children
U.S. officials are proposing new restrictions that would effective ban gender-affirming care for minors.
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December 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Justice Department won’t meet Friday deadline to release all Epstein files: www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
Justice Department won't meet Friday deadline to release all Epstein files
The Justice Department will miss a legal deadline Friday to release all files from its investigation of Jeffrey Epstein, a top official said.
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December 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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California, other states sue Trump administration over $100,000 fee for H-1B visas

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California, other states sue Trump administration over $100,000 fee for H-1B visas
Multiple states argue the $100,000 fee for each new skilled worker visa for foreign employees working in the U.S. threatens critical education and healthcare services.
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December 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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In first year in Senate, Schiff pushes legislation, party message and challenges to Trump

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In first year in Senate, Schiff pushes legislation, party message and challenges to Trump
In his first year in the U.S. Senate, Adam Schiff challenged President Trump while pressing the issue of affordability. He also tried to pass legislation, without much luck.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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NEW: San Francisco’s Castro Theatre — long a symbol of queer liberation, it’s lighted red marquee & blade signage a giant X on the map for folks flocking to the famed Castro gayborhood for safety & acceptance — relaunches at a pivotal moment for the LGBTQ+ community:

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Second act for a queer icon: San Francisco's Castro Theatre relaunches at pivotal moment
The Castro Theatre's long history in the LGBTQ+ rights movement gives its upcoming reopening special significance, particularly in light of renewed attacks on the queer community.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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California leaders launch online portal where ‘federal agent misconduct’ can be reported

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California leaders launch online portal where 'federal agent misconduct' can be reported
California officials launched an online portal Wednesday where residents can report potentially illegal activity by federal agents or military officers working in the state.
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December 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Hard lives in California's fields: 'The American dream eats us alive'
Hard lives in California's fields: 'The American dream eats us alive'
Immigrant farmworkers toil, season after season, in jobs that most Americans wouldn't endure for a week. It's a rough life that takes a heavy toll.
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November 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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The White House says attacks on ICE are up 1000%

Court records in cities where federal law enforcement has been busiest tell a more complex story -- there are few serious injuries, and many allegations don't hold up in court.

Latest w/ @brittnymejia.bsky.social

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Attacks on ICE up 1,000%? Trump administration claim not backed up by court records
The Trump administration has cited a more than 1,000% increase in assaults on immigration agents to justify aggressive tactics. But court records reviewed by The Times show the majority of the alleged...
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December 1, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Under California law, children as young as 12 can labor up to 40 hrs a week in agriculture when school's out.

Interviews with dozens of young workers revealed horrible conditions, miniscule pay and little oversight.

Tremendous work by @lajourno.bsky.social & team:

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California's child farmworkers: Exhausted, underpaid and toiling in toxic fields
State officials are failing to protect the health and safety of thousands of young field laborers, an investigation has found.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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California rejoins fight over Nazi-looted painting held by Spanish museum

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California rejoins fight over Nazi-looted painting held by Spanish museum
A Spanish museum is challenging California's new law designed to help a family seeking to reclaim a famous painting taken during World War II, leading Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta's office to intervene.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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A bombshell federal fraud case exploded inside Gov. Newsom’s powerful political orbit (w/ Sonja Sharp @melodygutierrez.bsky.social @jessicagarrison.bsky.social):

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A bombshell federal fraud case exploded inside Gov. Newsom's powerful political orbit
Several California political insiders were targeted in a probe by federal law enforcement, with Gov. Gavin Newsom's former chief of staff's attorney saying she was asked to wear a wire.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Supreme Court dismisses long-shot challenge to right to marry for same-sex couples
Supreme Court dismisses long-shot challenge to right to marry for same-sex couples
LGBTQ+ advocates feared the conservative court might retreat from its 2015 decision upholding right to same-sex marriage
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November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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NEW: Nancy Pelosi prided herself on dispassion, detachment and cold-eyed calculation.

She knew how to count votes and read a political situation better than just about anyone.

She knew it was time.

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Commentary: Nancy Pelosi prided herself on cold calculation. She knew it was time
In her history-making career, the former House Speaker showed her capacity to read the political situation. She leaves at the right time, securing a profound legacy.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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I talked to @scottwiener.bsky.social, who is running for
@pelosi.house.gov's seat, about her not seeking reelection.

He praised her as an icon who has long delivered for San Francisco, and recalled what her early AIDS advocacy meant to him as a gay teen in the 80s.

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November 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi, the trailblazing San Francisco Democrat who leveraged decades of power in the U.S. House to become one of the most influential political leaders of her generation, will not run for reelection in 2026, she said Thursday.

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Rep. Nancy Pelosi, trailblazing Democratic leader from San Francisco, won't seek reelection
Rep. Nancy Pelosi leveraged decades of power in the U.S. House to become one of the most influential political leaders of her generation. She won't seek reelection in 2026.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Democrats' wins hardly reflected a unified party - Mamdani challenges the party establishment as much as he does Trump - but gave many on the left optimism that Trump & MAGA aren’t unstoppable and that their ability to resist isn’t just alive & well but gaining speed

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Democratic wins nationwide, a major rebuke of Trump, offer the left hope for 2026
The cascade of Democratic victories Tuesday evoked a political hope that many on the political left hadn't felt in a while: a sense of optimism that Trump and his MAGA movement aren't unstoppable.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Democratic wins nationwide, a major rebuke of Trump, offer left hope for 2026 (w/ @summerrlin.bsky.social):

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Democratic wins nationwide, a major rebuke of Trump, offer left hope for 2026
The cascade of Democratic victories Tuesday evoked a political hope that many on the political left hadn't felt in a while: a sense of optimism that Trump and his MAGA movement aren't unstoppable.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Voters were deciding several high-stakes elections on Tuesday, including for NYC mayor, congressional maps in California and governor in New Jersey and Virginia, where shifting electorates could show the direction of U.S. political winds (w/ @summerrlin.bsky.social):

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Trump pushes hard against Mamdani as New Yorkers select a mayor
Voters were casting ballots in high-stakes elections Tuesday, including for mayor of New York and new congressional maps in California.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Judges order USDA to restart SNAP funding, but hungry families won’t get immediate relief:

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Judges order USDA to restart SNAP funding, but hungry families won't get immediate relief
Two federal judges told the U.S. Department of Agriculture it must begin using contingency funds to provide food assistance, but gave the agency until Monday to decide exactly how to do so.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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News Analysis: Prop. 50 is just one part of a historically uncertain moment for American democracy

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News Analysis: Prop. 50 is just one part of a historically uncertain moment for American democracy
Amid a swirl of high-stakes political standoffs from Sacramento to Washington, the future of U.S. politics and democracy has felt wildly uncertain of late.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Voters in poll side with Newsom, Democrats on Prop. 50 — a potential blow to Trump and GOP
Voters in poll side with Newsom, Democrats on Prop. 50 — a potential blow to Trump and GOP
About 60% of likely voters in California support Proposition 50, Democrats' redistricting proposal that would change the state's congressional districts.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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NEW: ‘I’m terrified’: Hunger looms as millions prepare to lose food aid amid shutdown

California and other states are suing to free funds as local officials, advocates brace for deluge of need

(w/ @jennyagold.bsky.social Ana Ceballos @rebeccaplevin.bsky.social):

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'I'm terrified': Hunger looms as millions prepare to lose food aid amid shutdown
Federal and state officials warn that November SNAP funds will not be issued without a resolution to the ongoing federal shutdown and there is no sign of a breakthrough in Congress.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Federal healthcare cuts will cause millions of Californians to lose coverage, state officials say
Federal healthcare cuts will cause millions of Californians to lose coverage, state officials say
Top California health officials warn that federal cuts will be a devastating blow to public health, even as the state seeks to mitigate the damage.
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October 28, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Newsom, Harris both considering runs for president in 2028
Newsom, Harris both considering runs for president in 2028
Gov. Gavin Newsom says he’s considering a run for president in 2028 — a day after former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris made the same pronouncement.
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October 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Federal immigration enforcement surge is now paused in East Bay too, Oakland mayor says

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Federal immigration enforcement surge is now paused in East Bay too, Oakland mayor says
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee said Friday that a planned increase in federal immigration enforcement was on pause throughout the Bay Area, not just in San Francisco.
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October 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM