"California Sues Trump Administration Over Right to Clean Air"

"The state’s latest lawsuit charges the administration with illegally targeting its authority to set tougher vehicle-emission standards. Ten attorneys general from states that follow those rules joined the suit."  "President Donald Trump …

Grenell says he’ll be motivated to challenge Harris if she runs for California governor

Richard Grenell, President Donald Trump’s envoy for special missions, signaled he would consider jumping into California’s gubernatorial race if former Vice President Kamala Harris decided to run.  California’s race is more than a year away, but Harris is …

The NEA cut their funding. But California’s independent publishers press on

The emails started landing on a Friday evening after work hours. That’s when independent publishing houses, literary journals, and other arts organizations learned that the National Endowment for the Arts would be canceling grants and withdrawing …

California mayor on ICE psychological impact

The threat of ICE agents targeting workplaces is spreading fear across the U.S., according to the mayor of Montebello, California. Mayor Salvador Melendez joins "The Takeout" to discuss his community's fears over the Trump administration' …

Trump signs resolutions killing California’s zero-emissions rules

President Donald Trump moved to sever California's EPA waivers by signing a series of joint resolutions Thursday, rolling back the Golden State's strict truck and auto emissions policies. The president’s signing of joint resolutions under the …

"No Kings" anti-Trump protests planned across Southern California on Saturday

By Austin Turner Austin Turner Austin Turner Austin Turner is a web producer at CBS Los Angeles. An Inland Empire native, Austin earned a degree in journalism from San Jose State University in 2020. Before joining CBS in 2025, he worked at KTLA, the San …

NASA Satellite Detects Sewage on California Beach

Scientists have discovered signs of sewage in the water at a beach in southern California in NASA satellite images. In their study, researchers examined a large wastewater plume at the mouth of the Tijuana River, south of Imperial Beach near San Diego, …

Trump signs California vehicle emission waiver reversal into law

President Donald Trump has signed into law three Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions disapproving California’s vehicle emission waivers. The U.S. House passed the reversal of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s approval of a waiver for …

Wisconsin joins 21 states opposing National Guard deployment in California

Trump Wants to Kill California’s Emissions Standards. Here’s What That Means for EVs

This week the White House and President Donald Trump attempted to kill, once and for all, California's plan to accelerate the sale of zero-emission cars and trucks in the state. In a ceremony in Washington, DC, on Thursday attended by trucking …