A Federal Megabill Is Squeezing CalFresh — and California’s Counties Are Left to Improvise
By Jose E. Navarro Sacramento / San Diego, Calif. — July 2, 2026 Roughly 5.5 million Californians rely on CalFresh,
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California Signs Record $127 Billion Schools Budget Ahead of July 1 Deadline
SACRAMENTO — California Affairs | The Navarro Report Governor Gavin Newsom signed California’s 2026-27 state budget on June 29, capping
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California: Legislature’s Budget Deal Pulls Back From Newsom’s Deepest Health Cuts
The Navarro Report | California | June 29, 2026 California lawmakers and Governor Newsom have reached a budget agreement that
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Up to 3.4 Million Californians Could Lose Medi-Cal. The Clock Is Running.
By Jose E. Navarro | The Navarro Report | June 28, 2026 The numbers are large enough to abstract into
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California Strikes a Budget Deal — But a Watchdog Says the Math Is More Complicated Than It Looks
SACRAMENTO — June 27, 2026 Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Monique Limón, and Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas announced
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CVS Overcharged Medi-Cal for Insulin for a Decade. It’ll Cost Them $36.5 Million — and the Fraud Came From Inside the Pharmacy.
OAKLAND, California — June 25, 2026 For a decade, CVS Pharmacy — one of the largest retail pharmacy chains in
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$450 Million for a 911 System That Doesn’t Work: California Republicans Demand the Audits Sacramento Won’t Order
In Sacramento, the standard response to evidence of government waste is a press release, a promise of accountability, and a
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A Housing Bill Decades in the Making — and Why San Diego Shouldn’t Celebrate Just Yet
Congress does not often give renters and first-time homebuyers something to cheer about. The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
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The $46 Million That Wasn’t: Newsom’s Tijuana River Announcement and the Spin That Followed
A press release, a media frenzy, and the communities still breathing toxic air while waiting for a real fix. On
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Newsom’s Last Budget Is Almost Done. Here’s Who Pays the Price.
Governor Gavin Newsom will leave office in January having shaped California through some of the most turbulent years in state
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