Sophia Bollag
California Politics Reporter at San Francisco Chronicle
California politics reporter @sfchronicle
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sfchronicle.com | Sophia Bollag
AB Hernandez of Jurupa Valley High School in Riverside County poses with a gold medal during the CIF Southern Section Masters Meet at Moorpark High School on May 24, 2025. Kirby Lee/Getty ImagesSACRAMENTO — After President Donald Trump and a chorus of activists criticized California for allowing a transgender teenager to compete in a high school girls track competition, the state’s governing body for high school sports announced an effort to find middle ground on the issue.
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sfchronicle.com | Shira Stein |Sophia Bollag
Assembly member Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, D-Orinda, said the House bill's language appeared “sloppily drafted” and questioned whether Republicans who wrote the proposal understand how broadly AI is used. Rich Pedroncelli/APSpeaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Washington.
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sfchronicle.com | Sophia Bollag
California Gov. Gavin Newsom shared an updated May budget proposal during a news conference at Gemperle Orchard on Wednesday in Ceres. Justin Sullivan/TNSSACRAMENTO – California faces a $12 billion budget shortfall, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday, as Donald Trump’s global trade war, devastating Los Angeles wildfires and growing health care costs have battered the state’s economy.
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sfchronicle.com | Sophia Bollag
California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to roll back some of the health-care benefits for undocumented immigrants. Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesSACRAMENTO — Undocumented adults would not be allowed to join the state’s health insurance program for low-income people next year under cuts proposed Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is facing a looming budget deficit and deepening political pressure.
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sanluisobispo.com | Sophia Bollag
May 13-SACRAMENTO - Seeking to lower prescription drug prices and safeguard abortion access, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday proposed new regulations on pharmaceutical middlemen and an expansion of state purchasing of abortion drugs. Newsom's plan would require prescription drug intermediaries known as pharmacy benefit managers to be licensed and regulated by the state and would expand CalRx, his low-cost drug purchasing program, to include name-brand abortion drugs like mifepristone.
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