Commentary: . For California high-speed rail to become financially viable, lawmakers will need to back the CEO's new route and new funding strategy. 📝 @yousefbaig.

California defunded a program in June that paid households to send power from home battery storage units back to the grid. But lawmakers now may bring it back as part of a negotiation over cap and trade. 📸 Rich Pedroncelli, AP

Commentary: . A tragedy like the Eaton Fire reminds us that true leadership begins with humility, with the courage to take a hard look at ourselves and admit that we’re in a relationship with living systems, not in charge. 📝 Devon Provo.

Commentary: . While the Capitol is fixated on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s drive to rearrange California’s congressional districts in order to counter a pro-Republican gerrymander in Texas, there are several other pithy issues to resolve. 📝 Dan Walters.

Analysis: As a partisan redistricting war ramps up across the country, Gov. Gavin Newsom has made himself the general of the Democratic insurgency. 📝 @akoseff.

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Breaking: It’s official. Gov. Newsom’s bid to redistrict California in retaliation for Texas’ new districts is headed to our ballots on Nov. 4. How the vote went down: 📸 Fred Greaves

CalMatters reporter @MarisaKendall asked nearly three-dozen CA cities and counties about how they clear homeless encampments. Here's what she found.

For the first time in more than 50 years, the U.S. immigrant population is declining, with foreign-born residents either choosing to leave the country or being deported, according to the latest data from @pewresearch. 📝 @WendyFry_.

Texas and President Donald Trump struck first in a gerrymandering battle that could tilt the 2026 midterms. That puts California Republicans in a bind as they contest Gov. Gavin Newsom's redistricting. 📝 @JeanneKuang & @mayacmiller.

Commentary: . Clearly something has to give. California cannot continue to run up budget deficits as the reduction of federal aid compounds the state’s already precarious finances. 📝 @DanCALmatters.

After Gavin Newsom asked agencies to “double down” on policies to transition away from fossil fuels, experts say new recommendations may fall short. 📝 @alejandrolazo & @r_valejandra.

As the Inland Empire braces for an extreme heat warning this week, a community group is helping residents in the hottest parts of the desert manage scorching weather. 📝 @Deborahsbrennan.

An Orange County lawyer who helped free the ICE-detained father of three U.S. Marines is now running to unseat incumbent Republican @RepYoungKim. 📝 @mayacmiller.

Inside the newsroom: . As my time comes to an end and I prepare for my senior year of college, here are the lessons I learned that could help other journalism students or those starting out in their careers. 📝 Sarah Calixto.

California voters backed independent redistricting for congressional seats and giving it up to counter President Trump creates a moral conflict even for Democrats. 📝 @JeanneKuang.

Trump said that lawyers are working to draft an executive order to end mail-in ballots before the 2026 elections. But in a state where vote-by-mail has been available by default for all Californians since 2021, can Trump really do that? 📝 @lynnlaaa.

Busloads of Christian activists happened to be at the California Capitol as lawmakers took up Gov. Gavin Newsom's congressional redistricting plan. For some, it felt like a divine appointment. 📝 @akoseff.

Commentary: . Rejection would be a black eye for Newsom, who obviously sees the maneuver as improving his national political standing and probably his chances of becoming the Democratic candidate for president in 2028. 📝 @dancalmatters.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has a tight timeline to get his proposed congressional maps on the ballot for a November special election. Republicans are trying to slow him down. 📝 @mayacmiller.

Attorney General Rob Bonta on Monday filed California’s 39th lawsuit against the Trump administration, challenging new immigration enforcement requirements it placed on federal funding for crime victims. 📝 @mzinshteyn & Cayla Mihalovich.