A chat with California State Treasurer Fiona Ma

Podcast by Tim Foster posted 10.13.2025 CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: We’re joined today by California State Treasurer Fiona Ma. The Treasurer is the state’s banker and manages $3 trillion per year, among many other things. Ma is a former San Francisco...

Trout from Southern California waterways were a staple for early settlers and tribes

Californians love trout, and the streams and lakes in Southern California have been used by sport fishermen for more than 150 years. But are these prized gamefish natives to the region? The answer is convoluted — yes and no. If we consider the...

Lara and Senator Ben Allen praise important consumer protection measure signed by governor

California wildfire survivors will now face one less burden on their road to recovery as Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 495, authored by Senator Ben Allen and sponsored by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara. Beginning in January 2026,...

Three New California Laws Target Tech Companies' Interactions with Children

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed three bills on Monday that establish the nation's most comprehensive framework for regulating how technology companies interact with minors. AB 56 requires social media platforms to display health warnings...

‘This shutdown feels different.’ Some worry states might not get repaid when government reopens

By Kevin Hardy, Stateline.org States are doing what they generally do during a federal government shutdown: continuing to operate programs serving some of the neediest people. That means schools are still serving federally subsidized meals and...

Supporting California’s Salmon Supply

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is upgrading 21 fish hatcheries to boost the state’s salmon and trout populations. Courtesy photo SACRAMENTO, CA (MPG) - Governor Gavin Newsom announced on May 8 that the California Department...

Local business, community leaders travel to Mexico City

A group photo with the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico at a meeting. (File photo courtesy of San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce) More than a hundred local business and community leaders are in Mexico City as part of the San Diego Regional Chamber of...

“A Promise Kept”: California Establishes First-in-the-Nation Reparations Agency 

By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill (SB) 518, landmark legislation creating California’s Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery — the first state agency in the nation dedicated to...

Letters to the Editor: Katie Porter is qualified to be governor. Don't believe the memes that say otherwise

Oct. 13, 2025 8 AM PT To the editor: The brouhaha over the Katie Porter interview is fueled by false, social media-driven memes that try to say she lacks the qualifications to serve as governor (“‘I don’t want this all on camera,’ gubernatorial...

Karen Ross on Water, Workforce, and the Future of California Agriculture

A Visit to Reedley: California’s Ag Secretary Engages with the Valley California Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross joined The Ag Meter host Nick Papagni at Reedley College to discuss the challenges and opportunities shaping California agriculture....

Prescribing Prevention: Doctors Turn to Lifestyle, Herbs and Veggies to Protect Against Chronic Illness in Black Californians

By: Charlene Muhammad, California Black Media Leibo Glover received his diabetes diagnosis at the same time he found out he needed a below-the-knee amputation. “Minor,” thought the 63-year-old. Glover had been self-medicating a toe injury before...

Daily Business Report: Monday, October 13, 2025

By Deborah Brennan | CalMatters California has taken a hit due to the slip in international travelers who want to visit the states. But San Diego is bucking the trend. While foreign air travel is dwindling throughout California, San Diego...

Two retired California educators and a local substitute teacher run for Nampa trustee seats

Two retired educators from California, a high school substitute teacher and one incumbent are running for two Nampa School District trustee seats in November. Incumbent Brook Taylor in Zone 4 is defending her seat from candidate Andy Kersten, a...

Hundreds to receive $725 stimulus payment in California this week: requirements and eligibility in October 2025

Hundreds of families in Sacramento County, California, are about to get a significant financial boost with the next round of payments from the Family Financial Support Pilot (FFESP), a crucial social program designed to promote child and family...

Social media companies face another lawsuit over effect on youth mental health

Several major social media platforms are being sued by New York City in the latest fight against tech giants over how their products influence the nation’s youth. The city sued the parent companies of Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube,...

Social media companies facing another lawsuit over their impact on children's wellbeing

NEW YORK (TNND) — Several major social media platforms are being sued by New York City in the latest fight against tech giants over the impact their products are having on the nation’s youth. The city sued the parent companies of Facebook,...

PRIDE Industries Hosts 3rd Annual I AM ABLE Disability Job Fair in Sacramento

Roseville, Calif. – PRIDE Industries, based in Roseville, Calif., will host its 3rd Annual I AM ABLE Disability Job Fair on October 14, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center in Sacramento. This annual event...

Bill Belichick speaks with media for first time since buyout rumors

Bill Belichick and the North Carolina Tar Heels may be on to Week 8 in California, but there are plenty of things to address from the lead-up. During UNC's idle Week 7, rumblings around Belichick's future in Chapel Hill, N.C., got increasingly...

Justin Trudeau And Katy Perry Spark Romance Rumours After Being Spotted Getting Cozy Off California Coast

Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and global pop sensation Katy Perry were spotted sharing a moment of unexpected intimacy off the coast of California, according to exclusive photos obtained by Fox News Digital. The images, which...

Kids who use social media score lower on reading and memory tests, a study shows

Preteens using increasing amounts of social media perform poorer in reading, vocabulary and memory tests in early adolescence compared with those who use no or little social media. That's according to a new study that suggests a link between...