The Trump administration’s tariff and immigration policies create uncertainty about California’s economy that’s “very much elevated,” a new UCLA Anderson forecast said Wednesday. The forecast cited “unique challenges” because of a “disruption of the previous functioning of national government.“

President Trump’s new tariffs, which went into effect Tuesday as scheduled, are expected to increase the price of Mexican avocados, beer and tequila — all very popular imports among Californians. Seema Mehta is a veteran political writer who is covering the 2024 presidential race as well as other state and national contests.

Thirty officers at a Southern California juvenile detention facility have been charged for their role in facilitating so-called “gladiator fights” between youth in their care, the state’s attorney general said Monday.

The officers at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall are also charged with child endangerment, conspiracy, and battery, California's Attorney General said.

Newsom’s executive order requires that state agencies and departments under his authority that offer telework as an option to their employees soon change their policies and require that their employees work a minimum of four in-person days per work week, although case-by-case exceptions will be considered.

State workers are already showing signs of resistance to California Gov. Gavin Newsom's new mandate to return to the office at least four days per week beginning July 1.

The sunset of current hybrid work policies came as a surprise on Monday, but wasn’t entirely unexpected, state workers said.