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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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CA Running 67% on ‘Clean’ Energy; Prices Double Us Average Jul 17, 2025

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(The Center Square) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom says new state data shows two-thirds of the state’s energy came from “clean” energy sources in 2023. Energy prices for the state’s three largest providers averaged 36.6 cents per kilowatt hour in the first quarter of 2025, or more than double the national average of 17.5 cents per kilowatt per hour. “As the federal government turns its back on innovation and commonsense, California is making our clean energy future a reality,” said Newsom in a statement. “The world’s fourth largest economy is running on two-thirds clean power — the largest economy on the planet to achieve this milestone.”

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Newsom Unveils $101M to Build Palisades Low-Income Housing Jul 11, 2025

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(The Center Square) — Six months after the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires, California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled $101 million in funding Tuesday for “multifamily low-income housing development” that will “contribute to a more equitable and resilient Los Angeles." The priority is for “geographic proximity to the fire perimeters of the Eaton, Hughes, and Palisades fires.”

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LA Park Raided by Mounted Feds Long a Criminal Hotbed Jul 11, 2025

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(The Center Square) — The Los Angeles park at the heart of a federal horse-mounted raid Monday has long been a hotbed of criminal activity. The international MS-13 gang originated nearby, and decades of reporting noted the park’s centrality in the sale of fake identification to illegal immigrants and its function as the city’s largest open-air drug market.

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Judge Orders Overseer for La’s ‘Failed’ Homeless Programs Jul 03, 2025

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(The Center Square) — A federal judge ruled the city of Los Angeles is failing to meet its court-ordered agreement to provide another 12,915 new beds for the homeless by 2027. U.S. District Court Judge David Carter ordered the selection of a third-party monitor and quarterly, in-person court hearings on the status of the city's programs.

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DOJ Sues Los Angeles Over Sanctuary City Policies Jul 03, 2025

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(The Center Square) — The U.S. Department of Justice Monday filed a lawsuit against Los Angeles’ sanctuary city policies, citing the supremacy clause regarding the preemption of federal statutes over state and local law in the U.S. Constitution. According to Los Angeles City Council members, one in 10 Los Angeles residents may be an illegal immigrant.

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La Politician Allegedly Urged Gangs to Help Stand Up to Feds Jun 27, 2025

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(The Center Square) - A Los Angeles area politician serving as vice mayor and recently appointed to lead at UCLA allegedly posted a video urging Hispanic street gangs to participate in resisting federal authorities, whom she called the “biggest gang there is.” “I wanna know where all the cholos are at in Los Angeles. 18th Street, Florencia, where’s the leadership at,” said a woman who appears to be Cynthia Gonzalez in a video she allegedly uploaded to social media. “Now that your hood is being invaded by the biggest gang there is, there ain’t a peep out of you.

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CA Lost 80K Jobs in 2024, ‘No Job Creation’ in Fourth Quarter Jun 26, 2025

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(The Center Square) — The state-funded Legislative Analyst’s Office found California had “no job creation” in the fourth quarter of 2024, citing federal data that shows the state lost approximately 80,300 jobs between January and December of 2024. The LAO’s report also noted that jobs estimates have overestimated job growth by 25,000 jobs per month.

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La’s $20M Protest Response Illustrates Officer Shortage Cost Jun 20, 2025

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(The Center Square) - Los Angeles’ $19.7 million response to the June protests and riots was almost entirely spent on police, highlighting the growing cost of police overtime amid an enduring officer shortage. According to a new report from government transparency group Open The Books, the city of Los Angeles spent $1.1 billion on overtime in 2024, or more than the city’s nearly billion dollar budget deficit. Of that $1.1 billion in overtime, $265.5 million went to the Los Angeles Police Department, which has just 8,688 officers, or nearly a thousand officers short of its full authorized strength of 9,500.

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CA Passes $325B Budget, Poll Finds Most Want Less Taxes, Government Jun 19, 2025

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(The Center Square) - The California Legislature passed a record $325 billion preliminary budget, with final details remaining to be hammered out before the start of the new fiscal year on July 1. This record budget comes as polling finds a growing majority of Californians now support having lower taxes, in return for fewer government services.

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Newsom Blames Trump for Riots as LA Mayor Orders Curfew Jun 12, 2025

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(The Center Square) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom held a formal address Tuesday to the state, blaming President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard late Saturday night after two days of riots and destruction for Sunday and Monday’s more violent escalation. At approximately the same time, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ordered a curfew for downtown Los Angeles, warning that violators will be arrested.

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