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San Joaquin Valley cities and counties are scrambling to revise state-mandated housing plans after California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced earlier this week his plans to sue over a dozen Valley jurisdictions that are out of compliance with state housing law.

Facing pressure from the Trump administration, California tried to revoke more than 20,000 trucking licenses from certain immigrants, including many asylum seekers. In a tentative ruling, a Bay Area judge said these drivers should be able to keep their licenses, at least temporarily.

The United States Supreme Court officially declined to hear a case alleging the federal government illegally stiffed water contractors, including the City of Fresno, when it gave them zero water during the crushing 2014-2015 drought.

California has dropped a lawsuit officials filed against the Trump administration over the federal government's withdrawing of $4 billion for the state's long-delayed high-speed rail project.

A group of immigrant truckers sued California's Department of Motor Vehicles, alleging the state violated thousands of workers' rights when officials took action to revoke their commercial driver's licenses.

The ongoing case against a Tulare County groundwater agency for allegedly not paying its fair share to fix the sinking Friant-Kern Canal will continue, according to a recent ruling.

Northern District of California Senior Judge Claudia Wilken denied the Mountain West's motion to dismiss the case on Tuesday. She set an initial case management conference for Nov. 18.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced an agreement with the Trump administration to release the entire $6.8 billion in education funds that had been abruptly withheld from states by the administration a few weeks before the start of the school year.

Millions in federal funding for Fresno — approved by Congress — are safe for now, thanks to a temporary restraining order issued by a federal judge in San Francisco on Tuesday.

A trove of emails were released in an active lawsuit against the City of Fresno, which show behind the scenes conversations about the city’s budget process.