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Politics

GOP State Assemblyman Joins Recall Race Targeting California Governor

Michael R. Blood / Associated Press

Assemblyman Kevin Kiley is one of Newsom's most vocal critics at the Statehouse and announced on Twitter that he would enter the race.
KPBS Midday Edition

Indigenous Woman Is First To Be Appointed To State Commission On Women And Girls

Jade Hindmon

Megan Burke

Joely Proudfit, Ph.D., is Luiseño and Payómkawichum. She has been department chair of American Indian Studies and director of the California Indian Culture and Sovereignty Center at California State University, San Marcos since 2008.
Politics

Longtime GOP Policy Adviser Enters California Controller Race

Kathleen Ronayne / Associated Press

California hasn't elected a Republican to statewide office since 2006, but Lanhee Chen says he hopes his push for transparency around government spending will win him support.
Border & Immigration

Migrant Kids Play, Watch TV In What US Calls 'Model' Shelter

Amy Taxin and Julie Watson / Associated Press

The Biden administration has given a rare look inside an emergency shelter it opened to house migrant children who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border alone.
Politics

EXPLAINER: How California Could Recall Its Governor

Michael R. Blood / AP Political Writer

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing a recall election Sept. 14 that could remove him from office. California is one of 19 states that allow voters to initiate a recall to remove a sitting governor.
KPBS Evening Edition

San Diego County Registrar Makes Plans For Recall Election

Melissa Mae

San Diego County's Registrar of Voters says her department is ready for the upcoming election to recall Governor Gavin Newsom.
Politics

Roundtable: Wildfire Readiness For The Underserved

Bennett Lacy

The outreach campaign to connect with underserved communities for wildfire and emergency readiness, new data shows many California cities are becoming more segregated and the rise of abusive fan behavior in sports.
Public Safety

California Homicides Jump 31% In 2020, Most In 13 Years

Don Thompson / Associated Press

Four experts from the University of California, Berkeley’s California Policy Lab say California cities generally did better than those in other states that saw bigger per capita increases in homicides.
KPBS Midday Edition

California Hate Crime Up 31% In 2020, Led By Anti-Black Bias

The Associated Press

Hate crime in California reached its highest reported level in more than a decade last year.
Politics

US Will Close 4 Emergency Shelters For Migrant Children

Amy Taxin / Associated Press

U.S. officials are closing four emergency facilities set up to house record numbers of migrant children caught crossing the Mexican border alone. But officials Tuesday cautioned that minors are still arriving on the southern border despite the summer heat.