State Insurance Commissioner Defends Intervening with His Donors
State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is defending himself against allegations that he improperly got involved in cases that affect donors to his 2020 campaign. Lara has acknowledged that he took more than $50,000 in campaign contributions from insurance executives and their spouses, even after previously pledging not to take funds from those with ties to the industry he was elected to regulate.
FBI Raids Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and City Hall
This week here in Los Angeles, FBI agents raided the headquarters of L.A.'s Department of Water and Power and the offices of the City Attorney. The agents made no arrests but did cart away reams of documents. Local officials say the seizures relate to a 2013 DWP scandal where utility ratepayers in L.A. were overcharged. Host Saul Gonzalez spoke with Mayor Eric Garcetti to learn more about these raids.
Orange County Settles 18-Month Long Homelessness Law Suits
A new settlement in Orange County over the treatment of its homeless population was signed by all parties and approved by the court earlier this week. And state officials are looking at it as a potential model.
Reporter: Michelle Wiley
Federal Judge Blocks Trump's New Asylum Rule
A federal judge in San Francisco ordered the Trump administration to halt a rule that would make it impossible for most Central American migrants to win asylum in the U.S. Under the rule, migrants are not eligible for asylum if they traveled through another country on their way to the U.S. without seeking protections there first.
Reporter: Farida Jhabvala Romero
Newsom Establishes Long-Term Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund
Governor Gavin signed a historic water bill into law on Wednesday morning, and he chose to sign it in a rural community outside Fresno. Newsom was joined by local residents, environmental advocates, and legislators as he signed Senate Bill 200, which creates a long-term fund to support the more than 300 California communities that lack safe drinking water.
Reporter: Kerry Klein
