Where is the federal aid for Los Angeles County County?


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Governor Gavin Newsom listens during a Cal Fire press conference at Sacramento McKelon Airport in McKelon Park on April 24, 2025. Photo by Louis Bryant III for Calmatters

As a result of the deadly January in Los Angeles County, governor Gavin Newo travels to LA and Washington, County Colombia Lobbie President Donald Trump and members of the federal aid congress.

But three months later the congress has Still, go on the Newsom request of $ 40 billionCalmatters’ reports Alexey KossefS Meanwhile, frustrations from democratic voters because of other Trump policies put pressure on the governor to retreat – although the Newsom still has to work with Trump to provide disaster relief.

Newsom met with the president during a particularly tense time in their relationship: Trump had repeatedly threatened Hold federal help with disasters; and the state legislative body ended a special session called by Newsom to Basic means of potential legal clashes against the Trump administration.

After his meetings, Trump said, “La Fire Fix“There was also Newsom-in comparison with its self-positioning last fall As an outspoken leader of Trump’s resistance – I did not hold any press during the bigger part of the end of February. (Instead, he grabbed titles while talking to conservative fiery marks in his new podcast.)

But in the coming months, the Trump administration tried to apply tariffs that threatens California’s economy; suggest deep cuts of Federal agencies and programs; and Orders On the mass deportations – the promotion of Newsom to the two file lawsuits Or they publicly speak against federal policies.

The governor had a “change of tone,” said Bob Salladai, a senior communications advisor to Newsom, as “there was a change in DC policy, which is beyond anxious.”

And what about this money for help? The Newsom Administration is an optimistic congress will approve additional disaster assistance this summer. A bilateral group, composed of the entire Congress delegation in California, is advocating for the package for help.

As for Newsom, he told reporters last week that he continues to work behind the scenes to maintain his relationship with Trump, but will still defend the basic principles of the state.

  • Newsom: “If you want to make a point, you may want to review. If you want to make a difference, stand tall and hard. And that’s the type of approach.”

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Coated California shares personal information

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Illustration by Gabriel Hongsduzit, Calmatters

More than 2 million Californians have been recorded in California covered, the state health insurance market under the Affordable Care Act. Last year, some of these participants their personal data was shared with LinkedInS

A recent forensic test by Calmatters’ You take the apodaca and Colin Leher He revealed that California’s website sends sensitive data to the profit site, recruiting the social networking site that visitors could track their data for more than a year.

As visitors have completed the forms on the California Coating Website, Trocars sent information to LinkedIn. The information included whether the visitors were blind, pregnant or used a large number of medicines prescribed by a prescription. Tracking people also observe whether visitors said they were a transgender or possible victims of domestic violence.

In a spokesman’s spokesman, California confirmed that the data were sent to LinkedIn as part of an advertising campaign that began in February 2024, as Calmatters and Markup report on the problem, however, most advertising trackers were removed from the site.

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Should CA freight trains be shorter?

A train parked on train tracks in rails goes under the subway in the distance, like trucks on the back behind the engine.
BNSF train parked in Freen’s railway yard on September 14, 2022. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, Calmatters/Catchlight Local

Today, the Senate Transport Committee is considering a bill that would shorten the duration of freight trains in California. Proponents say the bill would make the railways more festive, but critics argue about the measure can raise the price of goods in a country that is already struggling with the high cost of life.

Calm Ryan Sabalow He explains that the bill of democratic Seni. Bob Airletta of Norwalk would cap maximum length on a freight train up to 7500 feet or about 125 railway cars with a length of 60 feet. The rail industry employs several thousand workers, including those represented by the brotherhood of locomotive engineers and trains. The Union claims that shorter trains are less likely to derail. The bill adopted its first hearing of the committee last week after Democrats in the Senate Committee, Communal Services and Communications, voted to dismiss the measure.

The train industry and at least two dozen other business groups are opposed to the bill. They claim that the cut of trains can make the transportation of goods more expensive, since the longer trains require less engines and crew members to withdraw. The proposal may also not be legal: the federal government has a broad body because of the interstate trade, which allows it to have a final word for regulating railways.

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Finally: CA Nightlife Accounts; Election systems

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The bartender pours a cocktail into a bar. Photo via Istock Photo


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