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California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at the Bay Area Discovery Museum, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, in Sausalito, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

No electric shock gloves, face coverings: Newsom pushes back on Trump’s ‘Orwellian’ immigration agenda

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills banning electric shock gloves and other Immigration and Customs Enforcement tactics, and boosting state oversight of federal detention centers.

FERNDALE, CA SEPTEMBER 27, 2026 - For Dylan Feierabend drives along Centerville Beach in rural Humboldt County to his fishing spot, where the Eel River meets the Pacific Ocean on Sunday Sept 27, 2026. Humboldt County is requesting that Centerville Beach Road be re-built. The Calif. Coastal Commission has agreed, on one condition, no more driving on the beach. (Beau Sanders / For The Times)

An eroding California beach and the fight over driving on the sand

Norwalk, CA - June 01: A person places their Mail in ballot into a ballot box during early voting outside of the LA County Registrar-Recorder building on Monday, June 1, 2026 in Norwalk, CA. (Ronaldo Bolanos / Los Angeles Times)

Subpoena records offer clues about Trump administration probe of L.A. County voters

City of Industry, CA, - June 08, 2026: A worker looks through ballots at a Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center on Monday, June 8, 2026 in City of Industry, CA. Counting continues on ballots cast for the state's primary election held June 2. (Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times)

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