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Assembly Public Safety Committee Chair Nick Schultz says he was “gravely concerned” about the well-being of incarcerated people at the Donovan Correctional Facility.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12103065/as-new-north-bay-neighborhood-nears-approval-environmental-concerns-weigh-heavy\">As new North Bay neighborhood nears approval, environmental concerns weigh heavily\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>For the past 11 months, Jennifer Sullivan has been anxiously trying to sound an alarm. 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But as the project nears final approval, it’s facing a new wave of backlash from some residents who have concerns about its impact on the environment. \u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>A state lawmaker is \u003ca href=\"https://www.kpbs.org/news/racial-justice-social-equity/2026/10/12/state-lawmaker-calls-for-hearings-on-extreme-heat-at-donovan-state-prison\">calling for oversight hearings\u003c/a> into lockdowns that were imposed at a San Diego County correctional facility during last month’s intense heat wave. Assembly Public Safety Committee Chair Nick Schultz says he was “gravely concerned” about the well-being of incarcerated people at the Donovan Correctional Facility.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12103065/as-new-north-bay-neighborhood-nears-approval-environmental-concerns-weigh-heavy\">As new North Bay neighborhood nears approval, environmental concerns weigh heavily\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>For the past 11 months, Jennifer Sullivan has been anxiously trying to sound an alarm. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059557/esmeralda-courts-locals-as-it-tries-to-learn-from-california-forevers-mistakes\">Esmeralda Land Company\u003c/a> has proposed building a resort hotel, hundreds of homes, an event center, a preschool and a public park on a 266-acre property that once housed a wood treatment plant.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Tucked in the Sonoma County town of Cloverdale, the 8-acre plant was known to use harmful chemicals and discharged them into the soil and groundwater, she said. Sullivan worries that disturbing the site with new development could resurface those chemicals and expose current residents to new harms. “This is the community that I live in,” Sullivan said. “The decision to approve this development is serious — it’s got serious consequences for our water, for public health.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>On Wednesday, the Cloverdale City Council will consider whether to approve the project — one of the largest developments in the city’s recent history — along with its extensive community benefits package and already-completed environmental reviews, essentially clearing the path for its eventual construction. As it does, however, council members are weighing the homes, jobs and tax revenue such a project might generate against a new wave of concerns from residents over environmental harms.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Esmeralda CEO Devon Zuegel said she generally understands those concerns but argues the project has already undergone extensive environmental reviews. “This site has been studied for over two decades continuously,” Zuegel said. “And if 20 years is not a long enough review, I just don’t understand, is 100 years enough — 25 years? What is the point where it becomes enough?” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Still, Sullivan isn’t satisfied. And she’s preparing to take the fight to voters. If the city council approves the Esmeralda development as is, Sullivan wants a referendum and said she’ll start collecting signatures to place such a measure on a ballot. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>But some officials are skeptical about how widespread Sullivan’s concerns are among the general population. Vice-Mayor Todd Lands said the opposition might be loud, but he has seen more support for the project through letters from residents and conversations in the community. “I’ve noticed it’s about the same 15 to 20 people that have been anti-Esmeralda,” he said. “As the letters start steadily coming in, I’m starting to learn more about how the public actually feels as a whole.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Earlier this month, the Cloverdale Planning Commission voted 4-1 to recommend the council approve Esmeralda’s plan with conditions that seek to address some of Sullivan’s concerns, including requiring the developer to hire a consultant to monitor compliance with all environmental mitigation measures. Officials with the Esmeralda Land Company have hosted several informational town hall meetings with residents since 2024, but Sullivan said she didn’t hear about it until last winter. The scale of the project surprised her, she said, particularly the fact that Esmeralda wants to build a resort hotel with up to 160 rooms and more than 600 homes on site. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003cstrong>State lawmaker calls for hearings on extreme heat at Donovan state prison\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>A California lawmaker says he will press for oversight hearings after state prison officials \u003ca href=\"https://www.kpbs.org/2026/10/07/as-temperatures-soared-donovan-state-prison-confined-people-to-their-cells\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003cu>imposed lockdowns during an intense heat wave\u003c/u>\u003c/a> at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility last month.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In an interview with KPBS, Assembly Public Safety Committee Chair Nick Schultz said he was gravely concerned for the health of incarcerated people at the state prison in the Otay Mesa area of San Diego. He said he would seek clarity from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, which oversees the state prison system. “Just because someone has committed a serious crime and might be doing time at Donovan does not mean that they should be subject to cruel and unusual conditions,” said Schultz, a Democratic assemblymember from Burbank. “I will push for information and answers from CDCR when we return in January.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The lawmaker’s remarks came in response to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kpbs.org/2026/10/07/as-temperatures-soared-donovan-state-prison-confined-people-to-their-cells\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003cu>KPBS’ reporting last week\u003c/u>\u003c/a> that Donovan officials locked down parts of the prison for multiple days during the heat wave in September. As temperatures spiked to 94 degrees indoors, several incarcerated people said, correctional officers restricted their access to large fans, ice water and other ways to stay cool.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Schultz said those reports raised serious questions about the effectiveness of CDCR’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/family-resources/2022/09/02/cdcr-and-cchcs-extreme-heat-prevention-and-response-efforts/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003cu>heat safety plan\u003c/u>\u003c/a>, especially during security protocols like lockdowns. He plans to call on the Assembly to schedule oversight hearings in Sacramento when the new legislative session begins in January. 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It highlights a statewide crisis and advocates and lawmakers have been sounding the alarm for years. \u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>More than a dozen \u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/long-beach-peninsula-residents-join-scramble-to-save-homes-from-high-surf\">homes in Long Beach have been red-tagged \u003c/a>after Tropical Storm Rachel battered the Southern California Coast over the weekend.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kpbs.org/news/racial-justice-social-equity/2026/10/07/as-temperatures-soared-donovan-state-prison-confined-people-to-their-cells\">As temperatures soared, Donovan state prison confined people to their cells\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Through the window of his cell, Lonnie Kocontes could see the fans blowing, but all he felt was the heat bearing down. It was early September, and the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in Otay Mesa had been on lockdown that morning. According to Kocontes, he and the other incarcerated people in his housing area couldn’t leave their cells. “It’s stifling and it’s frustrating,” said Kocontes, 68, during a recent phone call with KPBS. “If you’re on lockdown, you can’t do anything.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Last month’s heat wave sent temperatures soaring inside the state prison, according to three incarcerated people who spoke to KPBS. Amid the brutally hot weather, they said, prison officials also imposed lockdowns for multiple days — restricting access to large fans, ice water and other ways to stay cool.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Advocates and civil rights attorneys said the accounts from inside Donovan highlight the urgent need for California prison officials to better protect incarcerated people from high temperatures — especially as climate change is expected to fuel more frequent and intense heat waves. “This goes far beyond discomfort,” said Lily Harvey, a senior staff attorney with the nonprofit Prison Law Office in Berkeley. “People are really suffering, and they’re scared.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>A spokesperson for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, or CDCR, confirmed that Donovan officials locked down parts of the prison during the heat wave. 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If land is not being farmed or developed, does someone else have a right to use it?\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Greg Hinchliff’s 11th-grade history students grappled with these questions on a recent morning at Bonsall High School. 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In the community of Bonsall in San Diego County, a high school teacher \u003ca href=\"https://www.kpbs.org/news/education/2026/10/02/californias-new-native-american-studies-curriculum-comes-alive-in-a-bonsall-classroom\">is weaving the curriculum into his history class.\u003c/a> \u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Central Valley leaders are trying to assuage the anxieties of their constituents, who are worried about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kvpr.org/community/2026-10-08/immigration-sweeps-hit-central-californias-farming-region-as-diesel-costs-also-worry-farmers\">a reported ICE crackdown\u003c/a> in the area.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kpbs.org/news/education/2026/10/02/californias-new-native-american-studies-curriculum-comes-alive-in-a-bonsall-classroom\">California’s new Native American studies curriculum comes alive in a Bonsall classroom\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Can a government legitimately claim territory, even when other people already live there? If land is not being farmed or developed, does someone else have a right to use it?\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Greg Hinchliff’s 11th-grade history students grappled with these questions on a recent morning at Bonsall High School. They moved to different parts of the room depending on what they thought, gathering around signs that ranged from “strongly agree” to “strongly disagree.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Then, they repeated the activity from the perspectives of Native Americans, European settlers, monarchs and religious leaders. “European religious leaders,” Hinchliff said to a group of students. “What would they say about this statement, that explorers can claim that land?”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“That they can claim it because they’re Christians, basically,” a student responded.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Right, because it goes back to that \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/03/30/1167056438/vatican-doctrine-of-discovery-colonialism-indigenous\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003cu>doctrine of discovery\u003c/u>\u003c/a>,” Hinchliff said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The activity comes from California’s Native American Studies Model Curriculum. Published in 2025, it has hundreds of free lesson plans and teaching materials. Hinchliff helped write it. There are lessons \u003ca href=\"https://camodelcurricula.ucdavis.edu/native-american-studies/whats-in-a-name-native-place-names-and-perspectives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">for elementary school students\u003c/a> about Indigenous and colonial place names. Eighth graders can learn about \u003ca href=\"https://camodelcurricula.ucdavis.edu/native-american-studies/tribal-governments-sovereignty-treaties-and-constitutions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tribal sovereignty and federal recognition\u003c/a>. High schoolers can learn about cultural fire practices.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In 2021, the California Department of Education allocated $4 million to develop the curriculum. Joely Proudfit (Luiseño/Payómkawichum, Tongva), director of the California Indian Culture and Sovereignty Center at CSU San Marcos, was one of three people from across the state selected to lead the project. “We really wanted tribal communities to take the lead in helping us write this curriculum,” Proudfit said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>They held dozens of meetings with tribal communities throughout the state. There are 109 federally recognized tribes in California, plus many other tribal communities that aren’t recognized. “There’s not a lesson plan for every single tribe in the state,” Proudfit said. “This is merely the first step in the right direction.” Teachers can continue in the right direction, she said, by building relationships with members of local tribal communities.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kvpr.org/community/2026-10-08/immigration-sweeps-hit-central-californias-farming-region-as-diesel-costs-also-worry-farmers\">Immigration sweeps hit Central Valley\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>There have been \u003ca href=\"https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article317542396.html\">reports this week\u003c/a> of a significant increase in immigration enforcement activity across the Central Valley.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In a statement, State Senator Anna Caballero said her office has received reports that upwards of 60 people have been taken into ICE custody in her district in the past few days. Her district includes Fresno, Madera and Merced counties.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Fresno City Councilman Miguel Arias cautioned Latino residents in particular during a city council meeting on Thursday. “Stay home. It’s not safe for you to be out. They’re not just picking up criminals, they’re not just picking up people who don’t have legal status, they’re picking up everyone,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Arias expressed concerns about the Big Fresno Fair, which opened this week. But in a statement, fair officials said they work diligently to provide a safe environment for the community. 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Despite – and perhaps because of their low-profile, these DIY businesses are all the buzz. \u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Researchers are \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12103289/keep-teens-off-chatgpt-says-youth-ai-safety-institute\">calling on OpenAI to keep kids under 18 off of ChatGPT\u003c/a> — at least for now. \u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>A state agency has found that Los Angeles Unified School District \u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/news/education/lausd-high-risk-insolvency-state-education-finance-agency\">risks running out of money\u003c/a> by the end of next school year. \u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Californians will vote on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12103136/why-opponents-of-prop-43-say-it-would-cripple-local-funding\">Proposition 43\u003c/a> this November. That measure would make it harder to impose or increase local taxes.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kcrw.com/shows/kcrw-reports/stories/l-a-s-backyard-coffeehouses-are-all-the-buzz\">L.A.’s backyard coffeehouses are all the buzz\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Los Angeles has over a hundred specialty coffee shops, but a new crop of cafés are taking the artisanal coffee experience to the next level. All across the county, people are turning their homes into coffee speakeasies, serving specialty brews out of their kitchens and backyards.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>A county program that gives out licenses to micro-enterprise food and beverage businesses has led to a quadrupling of the spots since the beginning of the year. The program prohibits outdoor signage, so customers led by Instagram and word-of-mouth are lining up at the secret locations for a private-garden experience.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In the Echo Park neighborhood sits Loto Coffee. There are about a dozen people sitting in a terraced cactus garden – reading, sipping, chatting – as homeowner Julian Scharman pulls and pours espresso shots. “The focus here is excellent Mexican coffees,” Scharman said. “My mom is from Japan so there’s a lot of Japanese touches here that you’ll see . The handmade ceramics that I made myself that I serve all the coffee in, little Japanese sweets.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The personal touch is one of the hallmarks of these backyard cafes. Across town in Hollywood, Cold Brew Coffee Crew serves hand-batched iced coffee and homemade bread under a big avocado tree. Dustin Drury and Angela Infrarera run their cafe out of a leafy bungalow court that used to house actors in Western movies. “The most expensive thing is what? RENT! Well, we already pay rent for our bungalow so we were like what kind of businesses can we run out of our house?”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The allure of these private spaces has a lot to do with how Los Angeles is laid out, says cultural critic David Ulin. “The history of Los Angeles has really been a history of a kind of private space city. There was a domestic quality to cultural life here,” he said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Now, Ulin says, the city is becoming more integrated, with public transportation, vertical development and with these residential spaces turning into community hubs.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12103289/keep-teens-off-chatgpt-says-youth-ai-safety-institute\">Keep teens off ChatGPT, says Youth AI Safety Institute \u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Common Sense Media’s Youth AI Safety Institute has rated ChatGPT for Teens as an \u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https://institute.commonsensemedia.org/risk-assessments/chatgpt-teens\">“Unacceptable Risk” for everyone under 18\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/openai\">OpenAI\u003c/a> launched the teen version in August, promising “\u003ca href=\"https://openai.com/index/chatgpt-for-teens/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stronger built-in safety protections\u003c/a>,” including alerts to parents when a teen discusses self-harm, a study mode parents can switch on, and a chatbot less likely to act like a friend. “If our system estimates someone is under 18 or they state their age is between 13 and 17, they are automatically placed into ChatGPT for Teens,” the announcement said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The institute tested the product before and after the launch, running more than 4,000 prompts on accounts registered to 13- to 17-year-olds. Child psychiatrists and a pediatrician reviewed the responses. “We were actually hoping and expecting to see big improvements across the board based on that announcement,” said Tom Siegel, the institute’s executive director and a former Google trust and safety executive. “It didn’t, unfortunately, work out that way at all.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The report’s central finding concerns safety notifications. Testers linked more than a dozen new teen accounts to parent accounts, then spent up to an hour describing suicidal thoughts, self-harm or disordered eating. The parents received no alerts. The only two notifications the testers got came from older accounts with weeks of conversation history on sensitive topics.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>OpenAI pushed back on that finding. According to an editorial note added to the report, OpenAI told the researchers parent and teen accounts must be linked for about three hours before notifications can be sent, and the company has updated its help center to reflect this. The help center now says it “may take up to a few hours” after linking. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/news/education/lausd-high-risk-insolvency-state-education-finance-agency\">LAUSD at high risk of insolvency, state education finance agency finds\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>California’s school finance watchdog agency has found the Los Angeles Unified School District is at high risk of financial insolvency.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The Financial Crisis and Management Assistance Team presented its analysis at Tuesday’s school board meeting. “FCMAT’s role is not to determine which programs the district should preserve, which reductions it should make or what agreements it should reach with the labor [unions],” Jennifer Noga, an intervention specialist with the agency, told the board. “That is 100% a local decision. Our goal is to help identify the fiscal risk and help the district understand what needs to be addressed to restore fiscal stability.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The agency’s analysis of LAUSD is based on a series of questions the agency has identified as risk factors for insolvency. The analysis found that LAUSD’s deficit spending, declining enrollment and increasing costs of employee salaries and special education put the district at risk of exhausting its reserves \u003ca href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28722537-fcmat-lausd-fiscal-health-risk-analysis-report-2026-boe-presentation/#document/p9/a2830958\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003cu>by the end of next school year\u003c/u>\u003c/a>. It also \u003ca href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28722537-fcmat-lausd-fiscal-health-risk-analysis-report-2026-boe-presentation/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003cu>found LAUSD is at a “moderate” risk\u003c/u>\u003c/a> of insolvency, but ultimately received a “high” rating because \u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/news/education/los-angeles-unified-schoool-district-insolvency-letter-lacoe-july-2026\">\u003cu>a previous evaluation\u003c/u>\u003c/a> by the Los Angeles County Office of Education automatically triggered a more severe label. (That LACOE evaluation is also what triggered the state evaluation in the first place.)\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>United Teachers Los Angeles, the union that represents LAUSD educators, said \u003ca href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28725205-utla-response-lausd-fcmat-report-2026/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in a memo to the board\u003c/a> and in public comments that FCMAT’s analysis penalized the district for paying teachers more and overstated financial risk.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The district has a \u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/news/education/lausd-board-budget-fiscal-stabilization-plan-2026-2027-school-year\">plan to cut spending\u003c/a>, which includes eliminating thousands of jobs and funding for high-needs schools. The district must also bargain with employee unions before implementing furlough days planned for the 2027-28 school year.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide/california/proposition-43\">An explainer on Proposition 43\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Proposition 43 on the November ballot would raise the requirement for increasing special taxes placed on the ballot by citizens. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Currently, special taxes proposed by cities, counties or special districts need that supermajority approval, but as a result of a 2017 California Supreme Court ruling, special taxes proposed by voters require only a majority vote.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The initiative is supported by business groups and the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association. 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Despite – and perhaps because of their low-profile, these DIY businesses are all the buzz. \u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Researchers are \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12103289/keep-teens-off-chatgpt-says-youth-ai-safety-institute\">calling on OpenAI to keep kids under 18 off of ChatGPT\u003c/a> — at least for now. \u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>A state agency has found that Los Angeles Unified School District \u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/news/education/lausd-high-risk-insolvency-state-education-finance-agency\">risks running out of money\u003c/a> by the end of next school year. \u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Californians will vote on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12103136/why-opponents-of-prop-43-say-it-would-cripple-local-funding\">Proposition 43\u003c/a> this November. That measure would make it harder to impose or increase local taxes.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kcrw.com/shows/kcrw-reports/stories/l-a-s-backyard-coffeehouses-are-all-the-buzz\">L.A.’s backyard coffeehouses are all the buzz\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Los Angeles has over a hundred specialty coffee shops, but a new crop of cafés are taking the artisanal coffee experience to the next level. All across the county, people are turning their homes into coffee speakeasies, serving specialty brews out of their kitchens and backyards.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>A county program that gives out licenses to micro-enterprise food and beverage businesses has led to a quadrupling of the spots since the beginning of the year. The program prohibits outdoor signage, so customers led by Instagram and word-of-mouth are lining up at the secret locations for a private-garden experience.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In the Echo Park neighborhood sits Loto Coffee. There are about a dozen people sitting in a terraced cactus garden – reading, sipping, chatting – as homeowner Julian Scharman pulls and pours espresso shots. “The focus here is excellent Mexican coffees,” Scharman said. “My mom is from Japan so there’s a lot of Japanese touches here that you’ll see . The handmade ceramics that I made myself that I serve all the coffee in, little Japanese sweets.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The personal touch is one of the hallmarks of these backyard cafes. Across town in Hollywood, Cold Brew Coffee Crew serves hand-batched iced coffee and homemade bread under a big avocado tree. Dustin Drury and Angela Infrarera run their cafe out of a leafy bungalow court that used to house actors in Western movies. “The most expensive thing is what? RENT! Well, we already pay rent for our bungalow so we were like what kind of businesses can we run out of our house?”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The allure of these private spaces has a lot to do with how Los Angeles is laid out, says cultural critic David Ulin. “The history of Los Angeles has really been a history of a kind of private space city. There was a domestic quality to cultural life here,” he said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Now, Ulin says, the city is becoming more integrated, with public transportation, vertical development and with these residential spaces turning into community hubs.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12103289/keep-teens-off-chatgpt-says-youth-ai-safety-institute\">Keep teens off ChatGPT, says Youth AI Safety Institute \u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Common Sense Media’s Youth AI Safety Institute has rated ChatGPT for Teens as an \u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https://institute.commonsensemedia.org/risk-assessments/chatgpt-teens\">“Unacceptable Risk” for everyone under 18\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/openai\">OpenAI\u003c/a> launched the teen version in August, promising “\u003ca href=\"https://openai.com/index/chatgpt-for-teens/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stronger built-in safety protections\u003c/a>,” including alerts to parents when a teen discusses self-harm, a study mode parents can switch on, and a chatbot less likely to act like a friend. “If our system estimates someone is under 18 or they state their age is between 13 and 17, they are automatically placed into ChatGPT for Teens,” the announcement said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The institute tested the product before and after the launch, running more than 4,000 prompts on accounts registered to 13- to 17-year-olds. 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According to an editorial note added to the report, OpenAI told the researchers parent and teen accounts must be linked for about three hours before notifications can be sent, and the company has updated its help center to reflect this. 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Now he’s been laid to rest\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>On a recent Friday morning, the American flag swayed over the Exeter Cemetery as the Exeter Union High School band played wartime songs like America the Beautiful. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Hundreds of local residents, military service members and veterans were gathered to say goodbye to a fallen airman. Sgt. Adolph Aguirre had a funeral with full military honors that included a motorcycle escort, gun salute and airplane flyover. Sgt. Aguirre wasn’t lost in a recent war. He died in 1943. But his remains had been missing for over 80 years – until now.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“It’s basically the end of this chapter that we know he’s no longer missing,” Juan Aguirre, a cousin of the sergeant, said. Sgt. Aguirre was known by his family by his nickname “Chicho.” He was a World War II U.S. Army Air Force pilot. He grew up in Exeter, the son of Mexican immigrants from Guanajuato. 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It started 20 years ago, when Juan Aguirre got in touch with the Department of Defense. “My father became very ill, and I guess subconsciously I was afraid that his stories were going to vanish,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In 2019 the Department of Defense reopened Sgt. Aguirre’s case and in 2022 exhumed WWII remains from an American cemetery in Italy. But the agency needed help identifying the remains. Officials asked Juan Aguirre to provide samples from living family members to start their search. Carrie Brown, supervisory forensic anthropologist with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, worked on Sgt. Aguirre’s case. She explained that her office often encounters human remains in various conditions. “It can be anything from a single tooth or a single bone fragment all the way up to remains that still have soft tissue,” Brown said. “The degree of fragmentation really depends on what type of case we’re looking at. So in this case, it’s an aircraft crash. So there’s a lot more smaller pieces of bone in aircraft and tank incidents.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>When there is a match, especially through a family member, Brown says those are her favorite moments. “I get really excited at that initial match,” she said. And in May, Sgt. Aguirre’s remains were officially matched. He was flown to Fresno on Sept. 11 with a homecoming procession.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Sgt. Aguirre is now buried in the same cemetery as his parents. He was buried with his mother. A few steps away, a sign staked above his father’s grave says, “welcome home son.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003cstrong>Federal government buys more California detention centers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The Trump administration’s Department of Homeland Security is continuing to buy up ICE detention facilities in California. 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The contest in the 22nd Congressional District in central California is one of the most closely watched in the nation. “The good news is that people like Randy Villegas are standing up and running all over this country, taking on the establishment and winning!” Sanders said. “I want you to do everything you can, between now and election day, to make sure that Randy is your next congressman.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Villegas earned thunderous cheers as he berated Valadao for supporting cuts to Medicaid and nutrition assistance in Trump’s mega budget bill, refusing to challenge Trump’s recent deals that undercut U.S. ranchers by importing cheap Argentinian beef, and for taking campaign contributions from wealthy corporations such as PG&E and United Healthcare.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The Valadao campaign declined CalMatters’ request to interview the congressmember. Villegas’ Sunday event in some ways gave Republicans what they have wanted; campaign operatives have been salivating at the chance to tie Villegas to far-left socialist ideology. 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He was there to campaign for progressive Democrat Randy Villegas, who’s trying to unseat Republican Congressman David Valadao in the District 22 race.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kcrw.com/shows/kcrw-reports/stories/huntington-beach-maga-city-council-faces-democratic-momentum\">Huntington Beach MAGA City Council faces Democratic momentum\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Erin Spivey used to work at the public library in Huntington Beach, and tells KCRW, “I wanted to be a librarian for the rest of my life.” But that changed after the all-Republican City Council started taking on social issues: declaring Huntington Beach a non-sanctuary city, banning Pride flags on city buildings. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Finally, when council members wanted to restrict books in the library, Spivey’s fight against them became personal. She quit. Now Spivey is one of the so-called “Surf City Four”—four Democrats running for City Council who want to take over the council’s majority.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>One reason Spivey is hopeful? Huntington Beach isn’t actually majority Republican. Nearly 60% of the city’s voters are either Democrats or independents. Jon Gould is Dean of UC Irvine’s School of Social Ecology. “There are a number of residents who feel like the city council has just gone too far to the right. That has a tendency to lead to a backlash,” he said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Republicans are working hard to get out the vote too. Current Huntington Beach Mayor Casey McKeon rejects allegations of extreme partisan politics and said the City Council just represents the values of a traditionally conservative town. “Very strong patriotism in Huntington Beach, strong family values, core conservative values,” McKeon said. “And so the community just really embraced our conservative beliefs, and it’s just representing what the people want.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003cstrong>Becerra makes rare public campaign appearance in Riverside\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Democratic gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra made a rare campaign appearance in Riverside last week.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>On Friday, Becerra stood in front of 100-or-so people at the United Domestic Workers Union Hall in Riverside, to stump for Clarissa Cervantes. She’s running for a state assembly seat that represents voters from Riverside to Corona.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Cervantes is a Riverside City Councilmember. She ran against the incumbent, Republican Leticia Castillo for the same seat two years ago. Cervantes lost by about 600 votes in a heavily Latino district.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Castillo won in part by riding President Donald Trump’s coattails as Latino voters turned on Democrats. Democrats believe voters have soured on Trump. And Becerra did everything he could to tie this race, and by implication Cervantes’ opponent, to the president.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/10/sanders-villegas-rally-bakersfield-cd-22/\">Will Democrats’ midterm wave reach California’s Central Valley? Bernie Sanders rallies the vote\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Even in Bakersfield, the heart of conservative California, insurgent populism is having a moment. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Exhibit A: The hundreds of sweaty Californians who braved 105-degree heat on Sunday to hear from U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, progressive Democrats’ modern-day Moses. “Anytime he comes to Bakersfield, I always show up,” said local resident Kacie Mills, 34, who said Sunday was her third time seeing Sanders in her hometown. As a progressive in a historically conservative area, Sanders’ visits turn out people and organizations that “don’t get a lot of light,” Mills said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>This time, she was more excited to hear from Randy Villegas, a progressive 31-year-old community college professor hoping to \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/07/central-valley-congressional-race-agriculture-concerns/\">unseat Republican incumbent\u003c/a> Rep. David Valadao, who has represented the area for more than 12 years. “He’s someone who wasn’t really on my radar, and it’s nice to have someone who is, like, close to my age, who believes in things that I believe in,” Mills said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Sanders held court at the high school alma mater of Republican former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, where he came to rally support for Villegas and other Democratic candidates. The contest in the 22nd Congressional District in central California is one of the most closely watched in the nation. “The good news is that people like Randy Villegas are standing up and running all over this country, taking on the establishment and winning!” Sanders said. “I want you to do everything you can, between now and election day, to make sure that Randy is your next congressman.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Villegas earned thunderous cheers as he berated Valadao for supporting cuts to Medicaid and nutrition assistance in Trump’s mega budget bill, refusing to challenge Trump’s recent deals that undercut U.S. ranchers by importing cheap Argentinian beef, and for taking campaign contributions from wealthy corporations such as PG&E and United Healthcare.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The Valadao campaign declined CalMatters’ request to interview the congressmember. Villegas’ Sunday event in some ways gave Republicans what they have wanted; campaign operatives have been salivating at the chance to tie Villegas to far-left socialist ideology. The Congressional Leadership Fund, a super PAC aligned with House Republican leadership, spent more than $100,000 on mailers against Villegas \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/07/california-congressional-races-republican-fundraising/\">in the primary to elevate\u003c/a> his name ID among Democrats and \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/06/22nd-district-primary-villegas/\">push him past\u003c/a> his more moderate Democratic opponent, Assemblymember \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/legislators/jasmeet-bains-165424\">Jasmeet Bains\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I think it’s not a great idea to have this far left-leaning of a candidate,” said Cathy Abernathy, a Bakersfield-based Republican strategist who supports Valadao, though she does not live in his district. 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Now, \u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/news/orange-county-e-bikes-bicycles-teens-students-school-district-bans-safety\">a lot of the news\u003c/a> is about crashes and serious injuries, often involving kids. \u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Lyft \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12102378/lyft-agrees-to-272-million-wage-theft-lawsuit-as-uber-fights-on\">has agreed to pay more than $272 million\u003c/a> to settle a state lawsuit alleging it misclassified California drivers as independent contractors, rather than employees, from 2016 to 2020. \u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://news.ucsc.edu/2026/09/parking-policy-masks-anti-muslim-discrimination/\">A new study\u003c/a> has found that when applying for building permits, mosques face more pushback over parking requirements than churches.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/news/orange-county-e-bikes-bicycles-teens-students-school-district-bans-safety\">E-bikes are Orange County teens’ ticket to independence. But are they too dangerous?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The bell had already rung on a recent morning at Newport Beach’s Ensign Intermediate School. But two of the school’s students hadn’t made it to class. Instead, they were sitting on a sidewalk across from campus, detained by a police officer for parking their e-bikes on the street.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The situation at Ensign has gotten messy since the school district, Newport-Mesa Unified, \u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/news/education/newport-mesa-e-bike-ban-k-8-schools\">\u003cu>voted to ban e-bikes\u003c/u>\u003c/a> from middle and elementary school campuses, citing safety concerns. Many students kept riding their e-bikes to school anyway, parking them in swarms in the surrounding neighborhood. The neighbors did not like this. Shouting matches ensued between students and homeowners. At least one student returned from class to find her tires deflated. The city responded to the tension by putting up “No e-bike parking” signs on several streets.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I wouldn’t want it in my neighborhood either, like, I get it,” said Corey Gulbranson, who got a $100 parking ticket on behalf of his daughter, one of the Ensign students detained for allegedly illegally parking her e-bike. “But at the end of the day, we’re just trying to get our kids to school on a legal mode of transportation.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>E-bikes and significantly more powerful e-motorcycles have become very popular in many Orange County suburbs, where the streets are wide, public transit is spotty, and distances are longer than some are willing to pedal on a regular bike. For teens and tweens, e-bikes provide a taste of independence. They also relieve parents of some of their driving duties. Plus, e-bikes can replace polluting cars.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>But their popularity has brought an alarming increase in serious injuries, especially among young riders. At Providence Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, e-bike crashes are now sending more kids to the ER than any other cause, according to Dr. Tetsuya Takeuchi, the hospital’s trauma medical director. More than 70% of those patients had some level of head injury, from minor concussions to devastating brain damage, he said, often because they were not wearing a helmet. But even Takeuchi recognizes the nearly irresistible draw of e-bikes. “If you ride one, you realize how easy it is to go everywhere with it,” he said. “I am not by any means surprised at how popular this is, especially amongst kids.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer has taken some unusual approaches to addressing the e-bike dilemma. To date, he has pressed criminal charges — including for child endangerment — against four parents after their children were involved in collisions, all of them on e-motorcycles, not e-bikes. One of those parents, a woman from Aliso Viejo, was charged with three felonies, including involuntary manslaughter, after her 14-year-old son allegedly \u003ca href=\"https://ocdistrictattorney.gov/press/aliso-viejo-mother-charged-with-felony-child-endangerment-after-vietnam-veteran-critically-injured-when-he-was-hit-by-womans-14-year-old-son-illegally-riding-an-e-motorcycle-16-times-more-po/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">struck and killed an 81-year-old man\u003c/a> while doing wheelies in the street in Lake Forest on an e-motorcycle souped up to reach 60 miles per hour.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The DA’s office said it has also sent letters to retailers reminding them of a ban on selling products used to modify e-bikes to go faster than legally allowed. 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He said Lyft, which has argued its drivers were always properly classified, spent years trying to push the case into private arbitration. “All the while Lyft grew into a multibillion-dollar company, and a household name. Its success depended on its drivers, many of whom came from immigrant communities and communities of color, and still, Lyft failed to protect those drivers and failed to pay them fairly,” Bonta said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>He called it the largest worker misclassification settlement in California history. “The bottom line is that eligible drivers are going to get paid. That’s money in the pockets of the workers who drove this company’s success,” the attorney general said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Most of the money, at least $237 million, is set to go to drivers. “This was rent that didn’t get paid, food that wasn’t there for hungry kids. 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Now, \u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/news/orange-county-e-bikes-bicycles-teens-students-school-district-bans-safety\">a lot of the news\u003c/a> is about crashes and serious injuries, often involving kids. \u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Lyft \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12102378/lyft-agrees-to-272-million-wage-theft-lawsuit-as-uber-fights-on\">has agreed to pay more than $272 million\u003c/a> to settle a state lawsuit alleging it misclassified California drivers as independent contractors, rather than employees, from 2016 to 2020. \u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://news.ucsc.edu/2026/09/parking-policy-masks-anti-muslim-discrimination/\">A new study\u003c/a> has found that when applying for building permits, mosques face more pushback over parking requirements than churches.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/news/orange-county-e-bikes-bicycles-teens-students-school-district-bans-safety\">E-bikes are Orange County teens’ ticket to independence. But are they too dangerous?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The bell had already rung on a recent morning at Newport Beach’s Ensign Intermediate School. But two of the school’s students hadn’t made it to class. Instead, they were sitting on a sidewalk across from campus, detained by a police officer for parking their e-bikes on the street.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The situation at Ensign has gotten messy since the school district, Newport-Mesa Unified, \u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/news/education/newport-mesa-e-bike-ban-k-8-schools\">\u003cu>voted to ban e-bikes\u003c/u>\u003c/a> from middle and elementary school campuses, citing safety concerns. Many students kept riding their e-bikes to school anyway, parking them in swarms in the surrounding neighborhood. The neighbors did not like this. Shouting matches ensued between students and homeowners. At least one student returned from class to find her tires deflated. The city responded to the tension by putting up “No e-bike parking” signs on several streets.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I wouldn’t want it in my neighborhood either, like, I get it,” said Corey Gulbranson, who got a $100 parking ticket on behalf of his daughter, one of the Ensign students detained for allegedly illegally parking her e-bike. “But at the end of the day, we’re just trying to get our kids to school on a legal mode of transportation.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>E-bikes and significantly more powerful e-motorcycles have become very popular in many Orange County suburbs, where the streets are wide, public transit is spotty, and distances are longer than some are willing to pedal on a regular bike. For teens and tweens, e-bikes provide a taste of independence. They also relieve parents of some of their driving duties. Plus, e-bikes can replace polluting cars.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>But their popularity has brought an alarming increase in serious injuries, especially among young riders. At Providence Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, e-bike crashes are now sending more kids to the ER than any other cause, according to Dr. Tetsuya Takeuchi, the hospital’s trauma medical director. More than 70% of those patients had some level of head injury, from minor concussions to devastating brain damage, he said, often because they were not wearing a helmet. But even Takeuchi recognizes the nearly irresistible draw of e-bikes. “If you ride one, you realize how easy it is to go everywhere with it,” he said. “I am not by any means surprised at how popular this is, especially amongst kids.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer has taken some unusual approaches to addressing the e-bike dilemma. To date, he has pressed criminal charges — including for child endangerment — against four parents after their children were involved in collisions, all of them on e-motorcycles, not e-bikes. One of those parents, a woman from Aliso Viejo, was charged with three felonies, including involuntary manslaughter, after her 14-year-old son allegedly \u003ca href=\"https://ocdistrictattorney.gov/press/aliso-viejo-mother-charged-with-felony-child-endangerment-after-vietnam-veteran-critically-injured-when-he-was-hit-by-womans-14-year-old-son-illegally-riding-an-e-motorcycle-16-times-more-po/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">struck and killed an 81-year-old man\u003c/a> while doing wheelies in the street in Lake Forest on an e-motorcycle souped up to reach 60 miles per hour.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The DA’s office said it has also sent letters to retailers reminding them of a ban on selling products used to modify e-bikes to go faster than legally allowed. Spitzer recently tried \u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/news/e-bike-e-motorcycle-buyback-event-orange-county-todd-spitzer\">\u003cu>another novel approach\u003c/u>\u003c/a>: buybacks. On a recent Sunday, hundreds of people brought their e-bikes, e-scooters and e-motos to an event at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, hoping to turn them in for up to a thousand dollars in gift cards. The county event was paid for with $100,000 in asset forfeiture funds.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12102378/lyft-agrees-to-272-million-wage-theft-lawsuit-as-uber-fights-on\">Lyft agrees to $272 million wage theft lawsuit as Uber fights on\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/lyft\">Lyft\u003c/a> has agreed to pay more than $272 million to settle a state lawsuit alleging it committed wage theft by misclassifying California drivers as independent contractors, rather than employees, from 2016 to 2020. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Attorney General Rob Bonta \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-city-attorneys-san-francisco-san-diego-and-los-angeles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced\u003c/a> the deal on Thursday alongside city attorneys for San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego. He said Lyft, which has argued its drivers were always properly classified, spent years trying to push the case into private arbitration. “All the while Lyft grew into a multibillion-dollar company, and a household name. Its success depended on its drivers, many of whom came from immigrant communities and communities of color, and still, Lyft failed to protect those drivers and failed to pay them fairly,” Bonta said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>He called it the largest worker misclassification settlement in California history. “The bottom line is that eligible drivers are going to get paid. That’s money in the pockets of the workers who drove this company’s success,” the attorney general said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Most of the money, at least $237 million, is set to go to drivers. “This was rent that didn’t get paid, food that wasn’t there for hungry kids. We’ve waited six years for this,” said Alvaro Bolainez, vice president of Rideshare Drivers United, a union representing over 20,000 drivers, in a statement. “It’s a big settlement — but it’s not big enough to cover the real harm that’s happened to drivers over the years.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The settlement still needs a judge’s approval. In a statement, Lyft said the deal “closes a chapter from a very different time, before Prop 22,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/prop-22\">the 2020 ballot measure\u003c/a> that let app-based companies keep treating drivers as contractors. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003cstrong>New research shows mosques face more pushback over parking requirements\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://news.ucsc.edu/2026/09/parking-policy-masks-anti-muslim-discrimination/\">A new study\u003c/a> has found that when applying for building permits, mosques face more pushback over parking requirements than churches.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The study was published in The Journal of the American Planning Association in September. It found that mosques were 16 to 18% more likely to experience opposition than newly proposed Christian churches. 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The incident led to an investigation into abuse at one of the largest women’s prisons. \u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Governor Gavin Newsom has \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12101563/newsom-vetoes-bill-to-fund-immigration-attorneys-in-rural-california\">vetoed a bill aimed at strengthening the pipeline of new immigration lawyers\u003c/a>, to serve rural parts of California – where there are many immigrants, but few attorneys. \u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>New research on Valley fever shows that the fungal disease, endemic to parts of Central and Southern California, is not just coming from dust particles in rural areas.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://snapjudgment.org/episode/we-are-jane-doe-e2-operation-breakdown/\">Widespread abuse alleged at Central California Women’s Facility\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Alexandria Prout is also known as Jane Doe #1. 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She got a call from her former cellmate, Catrina Cameron, who was still inside. She told Prout she couldn’t see out of one eye. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12004368/like-a-war-zone-prison-officers-used-unprecedented-force-in-august-attack-incarcerated-women-say\">Officers had used pepper spray and tear gas on her and more than 150 women\u003c/a> in the dining hall.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Prout says the call made her wonder if it had anything to do with her coming forward, and whether it was retaliation for speaking out.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12101563/newsom-vetoes-bill-to-fund-immigration-attorneys-in-rural-california\">Newsom vetoes bill to support immigration attorneys in rural California\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Gov. 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But advocates say SB 1194 would have made it permanent and ensured the funding builds capacity in rural and underserved areas, which the budget language does not.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In his veto message on Sunday evening, Newsom said he shared Caballero’s commitment “to ensure California maintains the capacity to provide legal representation for vulnerable immigrant communities as arrests and detentions rise.” But he said that’s taken care of by the budget, which includes a total of nearly $150 million for immigration services, including the $7.5 million and another $34 million for nonprofit organizations to provide legal aid. “As such, this bill, which creates an unfunded program on top of this work, is duplicative and unnecessary,” Newsom wrote.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New study shows Valley fever might not just be a rural problem \u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New research on Valley fever shows that the fungal disease, endemic to parts of Central and Southern California, is not just coming from dust particles in rural areas.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://publichealth.berkeley.edu/articles/spotlight/research/oil-and-gas-well-construction-may-increase-valley-fever-risk\">study from UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health\u003c/a> shows that the development of new oil and gas wells in Kern County was associated with an increased risk of Valley fever. 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But is the Democrat taking that lead for granted? \u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Governor Gavin Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/09/27/governor-newsom-signs-bills-to-strengthen-accountability-for-cold-storage-facilities-following-emergency-in-boyle-heights/\">has signed two new safety laws\u003c/a> after a fire at a cold-storage warehouse in Boyle Heights, a neighborhood just east of downtown Los Angeles. He also signed a handful of bills this weekend meant to increase protections for reproductive care and LGBTQ+ communities, and several related to \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/justice/2026/09/new-gun-laws-safety-class/\">gun safety.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12101396/becerra-leads-in-california-governors-race-but-enthusiasm-is-lagging\">Becerra leads in California governor’s race, but enthusiasm is lagging\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/08s5x10r\">A recent poll\u003c/a> shows that Democrat Xavier Becerra has widened his lead over Republican Steve Hilton in the race for governor. The UC Berkeley IGS poll shows that 58% of likely voters prefer Becerra, while Hilton trails with 33% of likely support. That’s a 25-point lead for Becerra, which increased from 18-points in August.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Becerra’s lead is not without concerns. The poll found that 40% of the state’s likely voters view him unfavorably. Despite that, Becerra has for the most part kept a low profile since the June primary. He’s declined most interview requests. But his opponent, Hilton, has taken advantage by making the media rounds. “He’s also poking Becerra and Becerra’s absence,” said KQED Politics Correspondent Marisa Lagos.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Along with avoiding a lot of interviews, \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/08/california-governor-becerra-profile-promises/\">Becerra has been fairly noncommittal \u003c/a>when it comes to issues the state is dealing with. The vagueness of Becerra’s positions is “textbook political science,” said Melissa Michelson, a political science professor at Menlo College. Because he faces Hilton in the general election, Becerra is likely to win based on Democrats’ voter registration advantage in California alone. He doesn’t have to do much to persuade Democrats to pick him, needing only to excite liberal voters enough to turn out in the last few weeks before November, Michelson said. “He doesn’t have an incentive to go out on a limb” on policies, she said. “You don’t want to mess up, you don’t want to do anything crazy.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>For his part, Becerra said he will be ramping up events and interviews in October.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003cstrong>Newsom signs a number of bills\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Governor Gavin Newsom signed a number of bills over the weekend. He \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12101538/newsom-signs-new-protections-for-lgbtq-reproductive-rights\">signed over a dozen bills into law\u003c/a> that increase safeguards around LGBTQ+ identity data, change how health insurance companies reimburse for HIV prevention drugs and expand access to medication abortion on certain community college campuses.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“The Trump administration has launched an all-out assault on the LGBTQ community, using medical records to target U.S. servicemembers and civilians alike, hurting countless people and betraying hard-won trust,” Newsom said in a statement. “California will not stand for it.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The governor also signed a package of bills related to gun safety. \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca_202520260sb948\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Senate Bill 948\u003c/a> would apply to current residents with newly purchased guns starting in 2029. They would need to take a safety class that would need to be at least four hours long. Starting in 2028, people moving to California with guns would need to obtain a firearm safety certificate within 180 days of arrival. Berkeley Democratic Sen. \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/legislators/jesse-arreguin-156369\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jesse Arreguín\u003c/a> wrote the legislation. It was one of 10 gun safety laws Newsom signed.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Governor Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/09/27/governor-newsom-signs-bills-to-strengthen-accountability-for-cold-storage-facilities-following-emergency-in-boyle-heights/\">also signed bills\u003c/a> aimed at strengthening accountability for cold storage facilities. It comes after a devastating fire this year at the Lineage cold storage facility in Boyle Heights in Los Angeles County. 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Election advocates viewed the case as a pivotal test ahead of the November midterm, as President Donald Trump has derided mail voting as a form of cheating and pushed for limits on it. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In a second ruling, the court found that Bonta acted within his power when he ordered Bianco to halt his investigation. “He willfully defied my direct orders, misused criminal investigative tools and created a constitutional emergency in the process,” Bonta said after the ruling. “The California Supreme Court affirmed my authority as attorney general to supervise the sheriff — an important constitutional safety valve in extraordinary circumstances like these.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In a video \u003ca href=\"https://fb.watch/v/5EnWBAS9M/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted on Facebook\u003c/a>, Bianco said he would comply with the ruling, while “exploring options of assistance from our federal courts.” “In this case we were provided evidence of a possible crime that obviously warranted investigation — the court agreed and issued warrants,” Bianco said. “Sacramento shut it down.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Bianco’s investigation was \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12080702/internal-emails-show-how-fringe-groups-fueled-sheriff-chad-biancos-ballot-seizure\">sparked by claims from a local conservative citizens group\u003c/a> over the ballot count in the November 2025 special election, when California voters approved Proposition 50 to redraw the state’s congressional districts in favor of Democrats amid a redistricting battle across the country. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ijpr.org/law-and-justice/2026-09-24/humboldt-county-jail-joins-others-in-banning-physical-mail-amid-contraband-concerns\">Humboldt County jail joins others in banning physical mail amid contraband concerns\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Beginning next month, all personal mail for incarcerated people at Humboldt County Correctional Facility must be \u003ca href=\"https://humboldtgov.org/255/Inmate-Information?fbclid=IwY2xjawUg4RlwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMTBnYWdVVDNFS0c4d3lGWUxzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe9Dl5hRnQd4Ugmh6vwqwRgLnWuJ3nei5V7J_B7vVtFoTVxsb8k98tX2u17wg_aem_xieZq2XVdKgtufZr1JdWlw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003cu>sent to Maryland\u003c/u>\u003c/a> where it will be digitized and only available to view on a tablet.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office said the change is necessary to prevent drugs from entering the jail.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Capt. 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The ballots were from a vote on Proposition 50 which asked whether to redraw California’s congressional map to favor Democrats. \u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Incarcerated people in Humboldt County will soon \u003ca href=\"https://www.ijpr.org/law-and-justice/2026-09-24/humboldt-county-jail-joins-others-in-banning-physical-mail-amid-contraband-concerns\">be unable to receive physical mail\u003c/a> as authorities crack down on contraband. Critics say the policy could have unintended consequences.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003cstrong>Health officials search for possible exposures from recent measles case \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>A person was hospitalized with measles earlier this month after traveling extensively through California on Amtrak trains and buses. 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