Sophia Bollag
California Politics Reporter at San Francisco Chronicle
California politics reporter @sfchronicle
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1 week ago |
sfchronicle.com | Sophia Bollag
On Monday, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele made headlines when he met with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office for a chummy meeting where the two heads of state discussed the idea of Trump sending American citizens to a brutal mega-prison in the Central American country. Bukele also said he would not send back a migrant deported from Maryland in error.
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1 week ago |
sfchronicle.com | Sophia Bollag
SACRAMENTO — California will seek to stop President Donald Trump from enacting tariffs through a lawsuit Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta will file in federal court Wednesday morning. The lawsuit will challenge Trump’s ability to impose import taxes known as tariffs without congressional approval. Earlier this month, Trump announced he would use emergency powers to enact massive tariffs on most other countries, which sent markets into a tailspin.
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2 weeks ago |
modbee.com | Maggie Angst |David Hernandez |Sophia Bollag
Five months after California voters approved harsher punishments for repeat theft and drug crimes, an early snapshot of charging data reveals uneven implementation of the law across the state. Some counties have filed far more theft cases while others have focused on felony charges for drug possession. San Francisco lags behind its counterparts in the number of cases filed under Proposition 36 in both categories. Even among prosecutors who backed the law, approaches differ.
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2 weeks ago |
sfchronicle.com | Sophia Bollag
The sheer amount of money, which lawyers think could be the largest local government settlement ever, could drive up the costs of future settlements and put school districts facing lawsuits over decades-old allegations of abuse in even more financial peril. Los Angeles County reached the tentative agreement to pay $4 billion to settle more than 6,800 sexual abuse claims over 25 years, according to the county.
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3 weeks ago |
fresnobee.com | Sophia Bollag
SACRAMENTO - After his comments on the issue last month spurred national debate, Gov. Gavin Newsom says he hasn't been able to come up with a solution for how to fairly and compassionately allow transgender girls to participate in high school sports.
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Massive $4 billion sexual abuse settlement sends ‘tremors’ through California schools https://t.co/yP0av4o5qh
A week after Donald Trump signed an executive order to turn more responsibility for schools over to states, his administration is targeting California over its education policies. The moves illustrate a conflict between two of his policy goals: https://t.co/6rsAdy6Qrr
RT @sfchronicle: After early episodes focused on far-right commentary, the fourth episode of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s podcast delved into what D…