Nicole Norman

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Nicole Norman |Melanie Mason |Lindsey Holden

SACRAMENTO, California — A California Democratic lawmaker who chaired the party’s powerful Latino bloc until late last year was detained Monday afternoon and cited on suspicion of drunk driving, authorities told POLITICO. State Sen. Sabrina Cervantes, 37, forcefully disputed that she was drunk and said police officers accosted her and falsely accused her of driving under the influence. “I want to be clear: I did nothing wrong,” Cervantes said in a statement late Tuesday.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Lindsey Holden |Nicole Norman

San Francisco is joining a coalition of local governments to sue the Trump administration over new requirements which, they say, could threaten hundreds of millions of dollars in federal homelessness grants. Nearly 2,000 people in the Bay Area city alone could lose their subsidies and face eviction if the federal funding is cut off, San Francisco officials argued in a Monday court filing.