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California Politics Reporter at San Francisco Chronicle

California politics reporter @sfchronicle

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  • 1 week ago | sfchronicle.com | Noah Furtado |Sophia Bollag

    People watch as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents stand outside Gate E of Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Thursday. Myung J. Chun/Associated PressICE agents outside Gate E of Dodger Stadium in Los Angels on Thursday. Myung J. Chun/Associated PressThe Los Angeles Dodgers said they denied ICE agents access to Dodger Stadium parking lots on Thursday after images that circulated on social media appeared to show about a dozen vans attempt to enter the premises.

  • 1 week ago | sanluisobispo.com | Sophia Bollag

    After his high profile detainment and handcuffing at a news conference in Los Angeles, Sen. Alex Padilla warned Tuesday that President Donald Trump's actions in California are a signal of what he will do to other states. In an emotional speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate, Padilla decried Trump's decision to deploy National Guard troops and active-duty marines to Los Angeles in defiance of Gov. Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass.

  • 1 week ago | sfchronicle.com | Sophia Bollag

    U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) walks to the Senate Chambers at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday before delivering his fiery speech. Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesAfter his high profile detainment and handcuffing at a news conference in Los Angeles, Sen. Alex Padilla warned Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s actions in California are a signal of what he will do to other states.

  • 2 weeks ago | sfchronicle.com | Sophia Bollag

    U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla is pushed out of the room as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem holds a news conference regarding the recent protests in Los Angeles. David Crane/Associated PressHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem promised to “increase” military operations in Los Angeles and “liberate” the city from its “socialist” elected leaders. Watching from the back of the room, Sen. Alex Padilla decided he had heard enough. “The rhetoric just got to be too much,” Padilla later told CNN.

  • 2 weeks ago | sfchronicle.com | Sophia Bollag

    Vincent Genovese, shown in a portrait at his home in San Leandro, at first thought he was the victim of "political shenanigans."Laure Andrillon/Special to the ChronicleVincent Genovese was preparing to travel to the East Coast for his nephew’s graduation when he received a letter that said he was no longer eligible to vote.

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Sophia Bollag
Sophia Bollag @SophiaBollag
10 Jun 25

RT @ryangabrielson: One day before the Trump admin deployed U.S. Marines to confront protesters in Los Angeles, DHS Sec. Kristi Noem asked…

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Sophia Bollag @SophiaBollag
8 Jun 25

California officials were already bracing for President Donald Trump to try clawing back a big chunk of federal funding when he intensified his attacks on the state in a different way by deploying federal troops to Los Angeles. https://t.co/NC2H01q3fP

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Sophia Bollag @SophiaBollag
20 May 25

RT @shiramstein: Congress' proposed ban on state AI regulation could interfere with California's ability to crack down on AI-generated chil…