Reader reaction: . Too much upzoning, like that proposed by SB 79, will allow developers to spread out buildings over a wide area, randomly dotting the landscape with expensive apartment towers. 📝 Michael Barnes.

Trump suspended 500 National Institutes of Health grants to UCLA last month. Lawyers for UC researchers will begin trying to undo that move at a court hearing tomorrow. 📝 Mikhail Zinshteyn.📷 Jules Hotz

Several bills in the CA Legislature would regulate how companies use AI to make employment decisions such as compensation, hiring, firing, or promotions, but they may be in jeopardy because of their associated costs. 📝 @kharijohnson.📸 @mgutierrezjr.

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The Supreme Court's 2023 ban on affirmative action generally shouldn't affect private scholarships meant for specific racial or ethnic groups, Attorney General Rob Bonta and others wrote. 📝 Mikhail Zinshteyn.📷 Fred Greaves

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.

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.