California continues to support legal defense for immigrants facing deportation despite a tight state budget and projections calling for deficits.

The group of transportation and political consultants shared their “Fix Our Roads” plan this week that boosts allocations to major streets and highways as well as a flexible fund for local jurisdictions to use as they see fit while reducing funding to public transit below its current level.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Trump does not have the authority to impose broad tariffs under the emergency act he has cited. Tariffs have affected California ports, farms, businesses, workers and consumers.

Bernie Sanders has traveled to Los Angeles to kick off a campaign for a proposed “billionaires tax” that has set off an uproar in the Silicon Valley and led to divisions among Democrats. The proposal has created a rift between Gov. Gavin Newsom and prominent members of his party’s progressive wing ahead of this year's elections.