Trump uses repeated funding cuts to pressure California, complicating state’s legal fight

California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta has sued the Trump administration more than 40 times. He says President Trump disregards the rule of law and overstates his control of federal funding.
A historic housing bill is on Newsom’s desk. Cities are scrambling to figure out how it works

The scramble is on as homeowners, developers and renters’ rights groups try to determine how SB 79, and the sweeping increase in housing that it promises, would affect their communities.
She went to get her green card and now faces deportation. Did the feds trick her?
Barbara Gomes Marques May, a filmmaker from Brazil, could be torn from her husband in Los Angeles if she is deported.
Millions rely on dwindling Colorado River — but are kept ‘in the dark’ about fixes, critics say
Negotiations aimed at solving the Colorado River’s water shortage are at an impasse. Environmentalists are criticizing a lack of public information about the closed-door talks.
Arellano: L.A.’s federal public defender says Trump has inundated his office with immigration cases

With the same first name as the last Aztec emperor, it’s not surprising that Cuauhtémoc Ortega chose to be a fighter.