NEWSOM evaporates as Trump commands the Los Angeles National Guard


A line of sheriff's deputies in tactical facilities and gas masks shoot less deadly weapons through the barrier than a yellow crowd fence during a protest. The smoke emits from one of the starts. Behind them, more officers are on trucks equipped with barricades and installed weapons. The scene is tense and highly militarized in a residential looking area in the evening.
Sheriff Department of Los Angeles fired “less deadly” ammunition of Protesters in Compton on June 7, 2025. Photo of JW Hendricks for CalMatters

Governor Gavin Newo wants California’s National Guard outside Los Angeles. He released a letter on Sunday criticizing President Donald Trump Deploy troops over the weekendA move that Trump said he had done to protect staff to apply immigration.

As CalMatters reporters explain, since the beginning of Federal agents on Friday, they have raided in the center of LA and in the city of Paramont, including at the clothing warehouse in the fashion neighborhood of LA, where agents detained 20 workers.

Agents also arrested David Huerta, leader of the California porter union, who protested against an attack. Huerta is one of the nation The most famous Union leaders in LAHelping the Union’s successfully pressing last year for a minimum wage for $ 25 for workers in healthcare facilities, CalMatters writes ” Jean QuangS He was released from the hospital on Saturday after being treated for injuries, but remains in custody.

After two days of increasing tensions and clashes between agents and protesters, Trump sent 2000 troops to the National Guard on Sunday, citing. “incidents with violence and disorderS ”

In an interview with KNBC-TVBill Esayli, a US lawyer for the Central District of California and the former Republican Member of the Assembly, said the agents were under compulsion while committing the attacks.

GOP State Senate Leader Brian Jones San Diego said in a statement that the situation in LA would be “easily prevented” if Legislators accepted his account This would return the policies of the city city in California.

But the California democratic leaders strongly opposed the deployment. La Karen Bass Mayor said this move was “deliberate effort to visit chaosS “In social media, Newsom called on the residents to “Talk” and “be calm”, ” and claims that Trump “Attempts to militarize California are anxious abuse of powerS ”

The last time the president unfolded the National Guard without the cooperation of the state governor was in 1965. Legal experts are divided Regarding the weight of Trump’s actions, according to Calmatters’ Mikhail ZinshteynS While some say that the deployment of troops can be seen as a deliberate provocation, others do not agree with the Newsom characteristic that Trump authorizes the “full absorption” of the National Guard of California.

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A higher fee for car buyers?

A line of electric vehicles in a Hyundai dealer in Freen on September 7, 2023
Electric vehicles at Hyundai dealer in Freen on September 7, 2023. Photo by Larry Valezuela, Calmatters/Catchlight Local

So Raise Cap Car dealers can charge for processing documentsWrite Calletatters’ Ryan Sabalow and Jeanne Quang.

The proposal disproves state legislators’ latest efforts to Crack on hidden or Junk feesS If accepted, dealers will be able to charge separately customers Up to 1% of the purchase price of the vehicleup to $ 500. The current cap is $ 85. Car dealers claim that the costs of carrying out documents – such as processing loan documents and registration of a motor vehicle department – is constantly increasing.

The author of the bill, Sen. Dave CortesHe received at least $ 7,000 donations for campaigns from the California Association of New Car Traders. Democrat from San Jose told Calmatters that he was working with the Association to lower the cap while the Assembly was looking at the bill.

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How does PG & E spend its money from the Diablo Canyon fee?

Views of the Diablo Canyon atomic power plants, showing two large concrete domes and several industrial buildings. The scene includes solar panels, parked vehicles and surrounding infrastructure, with parts of the image framed by a dark interior, probably from the inside of the vehicle. The sky is cloudy and slightly foggy.
Double -containing domes rise above the facility through the windscreen of driving to the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in San Louis Obyspo on August 9, 2024. Photo from Genaro Molina, Los Angeles Times Via Getty Images

State utility regulators plan to vote next week regarding the proposed rules that would require Pacific Gas & Electric to report more information on how it spends the money it receives from A A special fee she charges her clients and clients to other utility services across the countryS

The fee is intended to keep Diablo Canyon, the rest of the state nuclear power plant, operates, Calmatters’ reports Malena CaroloS The plant provides about 8% of the total energy of the country. PG & E currently not provide regulators with the California Commission for Utilities sufficient details to confirm whether this Shareholders take advantage of the feeAnd consumer defenders claim that the fee serves as a multi -billion -dollar annual Kisha Fund for usefulness.

But PG & E claims that regulators do not have enough authority to monitor certain specifics of the fee and that the way it spends money outside Canyon Diablo helps control customer costs. The company managed to determine the $ 13 fee for a megawatt hour when MPs passed legislation in 2022 to keep the plant openS

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Lastly: CA regulators vote for gas appliances

A row of boxing water heaters is displayed on a shelf in the store marked as a brand AO SMITH with natural gas and propane gas models. The boxes in a prominent place have images and specifications of the product. The price labels and plumbing accessories hang nearby, with additional inventory, partially visible in the background. The environment of the store is clean and well lit.
Natural Gas Heaters display at Lowe hardware store on May 19, 2025. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, Calletatters/Catchlight Local

Following a breathtaking five -hour hearing last week, Southern California air quality regulators voted for controversial rules that aim to remove water heaters and other natural gas heating systems. Find out What did they decide from Calmatters’ Alejandra Reyes-BellardeS



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