Alexei Koseff

Nearly one-third of California prisoners released early during the pandemic by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration ended up back in prison, @ByrhondaLyons reports https://t.co/X7Q5u8nQtG

Gov. @GavinNewsom will seek to regulate prescription drug middlemen that he blames for driving up costs for patients, less than a year after he vetoed similar oversight for the companies called pharmacy benefit managers. https://t.co/qD3QXp2rvn

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An effort to raise the Shasta Dam by 18 feet — long sought by Central Valley farmers and opposed by local tribes and environmentalists — appears to be gaining traction in Congress https://t.co/C0QHHzuTlH

Thanks to a relentless onslaught of pleading, cajoling, lobbying and public pressure, Head Start appears to have dodged the federal budget axe — for the time being, @carolynjones100 writes https://t.co/rauE6PQv3R

“I think Donald Trump’s mindset is maybe 1983,” @GavinNewsom says on a short podcast episode about Alcatraz announcement. Newsom calls it unrealistic and a distraction from the tariffs. “Don’t panic. You’re going to be on that island as a tourist for decades and decades to come.”

Legislative leaders said this session would all about making California more affordable, but they've been slow to pull together any concrete plans, @bystellayu reports https://t.co/xrxm2XHB8D

This is a remarkable story from @MarisaKendall about two people who reunited with homeless family members after they were quoted in one of her articles. https://t.co/rdT7EFi3Kw

Damn. RIP to the Press Democrat.

Demian Bulwa @demianbulwa

BREAKING: Alden Global Capital's MediaNews Group has bought the Press Democrat https://t.co/Ong0OeecvQ

Interesting story by @FromBenC about the first purpose-built “wildfire resilient neighborhood” in the country and how other California communities are trying to harden themselves against disaster. https://t.co/YIZb0BnL0j

During a speech tonight at @EmergeAmerica fundraiser, @KamalaHarris urged Americans to stand together as the Trump administration abandons America's highest ideals. "What they have overlooked is that fear is not the only thing that's contagious. Courage is contagious," she said.

Despite holding back on some of the more confrontational rhetoric, California is actually suing the Trump administration at a much faster pace than during the first term, @nigelduara reports https://t.co/X7QF9GntPQ

The U.S. Department of Justice cut more than $80 million in grants from California organizations last week, including a domestic violence shelter and a hospital-based violence intervention program. https://t.co/4UQL3y6nUj

With mounting liability concerns, law enforcement agencies increasingly won’t respond to someone in a mental health crisis unless that person is committing a crime. https://t.co/YeekuMApXh

"If you want to make a point, you may want to reconsider. If you want to make a difference, stand tall and firm. And that’s kind of the approach." https://t.co/1RgDrtnLWw

“We never want to make this personal. This is about protecting our values.” @GavinNewsom made nice with Trump after the LA fires, but he has yet to secure the disaster aid he wants. Now new political pressures are pushing them back into confrontation. https://t.co/1RgDrtnLWw

RT @ZavalaA: NEW: The California Capitol Annex project will include some private hallways for lawmakers, giving them a way to avoid the pub…