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California in Focus

The podcast bringing you the most important stories out of California from TheCenterSquare.com. Join us as we dive into the top headlines and provide insightful commentary and analysis.

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Investigation: California brush clearance stalling 9 months after January fires Oct 17, 2025

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(The Center Square) - California’s brush clearance efforts are stalling nine months after the devastating January fires that destroyed vast swathes of Los Angeles County, state data shows. Only 0.2% of expedited acres of wildfire reviewed by The Center Square are reported as complete, and overall brush clearance data for the most recent quarter shows a 22% year-over-year decline in brush clearance projects with reported activity.

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Palisades Fire report praises firefighters, cites challenges Oct 10, 2025

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(The Center Square) – Los Angeles’ initial response to the fast-spreading Palisades Fire was hampered by communications breakdowns and problems with the Los Angeles City Fire Department leadership, according to the city’s after-action report. But the report also praised firefighters’ heroic efforts to save lives and properties during one of the most destructive blazes in the history of Los Angeles.

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LA skyscrapers for homeless could cost federal taxpayers over $1 billion Oct 03, 2025

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(The Center Square) - Federal taxpayers might be on the hook for more than $1 billion over the lifetime of three downtown Los Angeles skyscrapers designed to house the homeless, state records show. State and city programs provide the funding and financial tools to construct the three towers. But federal Section 8 Housing vouchers will be used to repay the state and city and fund private developer fees and investor returns over the 55-year life of the buildings.

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CA could face 3.7% payroll tax hike due to new audit findings Sep 26, 2025

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(The Center Square) – California is scrambling to avoid an automatic 3.7% payroll tax increase to cover its projected $23.2 billion debt to the federal government for COVID-era unemployment benefits payouts, according to information uncovered through a public records request by The Center Square. With the California State Auditor reporting the state “materially misstated” the finances of its unemployment benefits fund, experts warn these detrimental findings — along with the fund’s growing and sustained deficits — could cause the state’s tax waiver application to fail.

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CA legislature passes bill creating governor-overseen news subsidies Sep 19, 2025

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(The Center Square) - The California Legislature passed a bill to provide $10 million in state funding for a governor-overseen news media subsidy program that media leaders say will erode the incentive for news organizations to hold the government accountable for its actions. The bill now heads to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk for approval.

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LA elementary school materials push gender transitions despite Trump order Sep 16, 2025

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(The Center Square) – Despite a Trump administration executive order defunding gender ideology in public education, Los Angeles Unified School District materials instruct elementary children how to be transgender activists, warn parents that failing to support "gender-affirming care" could endanger their children, and the district allows students to socially transition at school without parental notification, an investigation by The Center Square found.

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Florida, Wisconsin senators investigate CA's Palisades Fire Sep 13, 2025

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(The Center Square) – U.S. senators from Florida and Wisconsin are starting an investigation into the devastating Palisades Fire in Los Angeles. The blaze burned 23,448 acres between Jan. 7 and Jan. 31, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. It resulted in 12 deaths and the destruction of 6,837 buildings, including homes, schools and businesses, in the coastal Pacific Palisades neighborhood between Santa Monica and Malibu.

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Sheriff's office responds to California's lawsuit over jails Sep 12, 2025

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(The Center Square) – The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has responded to California’s lawsuit accusing the county of not acting to address poor conditions in its jails. The department said late Monday afternoon that it has been “fully engaged, cooperative and transparent with the California Department of Justice” since Sheriff Robert Luna took office in December 2022.

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Newsom Deploys State Police To Help Local Law Enforcement Sep 05, 2025

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(The Center Square) – New California Highway Patrol teams will work with local law enforcement to fight crime in Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, the San Francisco Bay Area, the Central Valley and Southern California’s Inland Empire. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the CHP teams in the state’s major cities during a week that also saw Attorney General Rob Bonta reveal an agreement to reform the Torrance Police Department in the Los Angeles area. The pact came in response to an investigation that officials said revealed antisemitism, racism and homophobia among officers.

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Second-Highest Unemployment Rate Still in California Aug 29, 2025

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(The Center Square) – California continues to have America's second-highest unemployment rate, according to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report. California’s unemployment rate was 5.5% in July. The only place with a worse rate was Washington, D.C., at 6%, the bureau said. The nation's capital also had the highest unemployment rate in June at 5.9%, with California in the second worst spot at 5.4%.

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