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Judge Orders Los Angeles Police to Stop Shooting Projectiles at Journalists

Los Angeles Police Department officers fired foam projectiles and flash-bang devices at reporters and photographers who were covering the immigration protests in June.

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Flash-bangs and gas canisters being used against protesters at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles last month.

In South Carolina, Newsom Tests the Presidential Waters (Without Saying So)

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California met with Democratic voters in an early primary state that has become pivotal in presidential races.

© Will Crooks for The New York Times

In Laurens County, S.C., Gov. Gavin Newsom spoke to about 300 people at a church.

In South Carolina, Newsom Tests the Presidential Waters (Without Saying So)

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California met with Democratic voters in an early primary state that has become pivotal in presidential races.

© Will Crooks for The New York Times

In Laurens County, S.C., Gov. Gavin Newsom spoke to about 300 people at a church.

Trump Pulls Back 150 Guard Troops From Federal Duties in California

The Trump administration sent the soldiers back to state command, allowing them to return to firefighting work. Thousands remain under federal control.

© Alex Welsh for The New York Times

California National Guard troops were deployed to Los Angeles in June to protect federal buildings and immigration enforcement agents.

California Rolls Back Its Landmark Environmental Law

Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers scaled back a law that was vilified for its role in California’s housing shortage and homelessness crisis.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom of California on Monday signed two bills to scale back environmental restrictions as the state faces a severe housing shortage.

Newsom Signs Budget That Includes Health Care Cuts for Undocumented Immigrants

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California signed a budget bill on Friday that depends in part on rolling back those benefits to help close a $12 billion deficit.

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A “Hands off Medi-Cal” town hall meeting in Bakersfield, Calif., earlier this year. In signing the new budget bill, Gov. Gavin Newsom backtracked on an earlier promise to insure all low-income residents, regardless of their immigration status.

Newsom Signs Budget That Relies on Health Care Cuts for Undocumented Immigrants

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California signed a budget bill on Friday that depends in part on rolling back those benefits to help close a $12 billion deficit.

© Jenna Schoenefeld for The New York Times

A “Hands off Medi-Cal” town hall meeting in Bakersfield, Calif., earlier this year. In signing the new budget bill, Gov. Gavin Newsom backtracked on an earlier promise to insure all low-income residents, regardless of their immigration status.

Newsom Sues Fox News for at Least $787 Million Over Trump Phone Call Coverage

The lawsuit, which seeks at least $787 million in damages, comes as the California governor adopts an increasingly combative style with the president and his allies.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom of California filed a lawsuit against Fox News on Friday.

How a Birthday Boat Ride on Lake Tahoe Turned Tragic

Eight people died when a surprise storm caused dangerous waves on the lake along the California-Nevada border, upending boats and tossing passengers into the frigid water.

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The Washoe County Sheriff’s department searched Lake Tahoe after a boat capsized on Saturday.
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