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That includes the California Labor Federation, SEIU, the California Teachers Association and the California Nurses Association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t think it’s possible to get that kind of coalescing behind one candidate,” said Lorena Gonzalez, president of the Labor Federation. “We have almost an embarrassment of riches when it comes to the current field of candidates … we have people who have had long relationships with organized labor.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Labor Federation will hold an endorsement vote at its pre-primary convention in March. Large unions typically have an executive team or board of directors that vet candidates through interviews and written questionnaires, before making a recommendation to a larger body of delegates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Topping the wish list for many union leaders is a governor who will be willing to raise new revenue for the state through taxes on corporations and wealthy individuals. 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Labor leaders want to put their chips behind a candidate who can win.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12064925\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12064925\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251103-NewsomProp50Rally-70-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251103-NewsomProp50Rally-70-BL_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251103-NewsomProp50Rally-70-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251103-NewsomProp50Rally-70-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rep. Eric Swalwell speaks during a press conference after a rally in support of Proposition 50 at IBEW Local 6 in San Francisco on Nov. 3, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The challenge is when there’s so many folks in it, a big part of our calculus always has to be the ability to run a campaign to differentiate yourself and make it into the runoff,” said David Goldberg, president of the California Teachers Association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No frontrunner has emerged in public polling to date. A \u003ca href=\"https://emersoncollegepolling.com/california-2026-new-poll/\">December poll\u003c/a> from Emerson College found Bianco, Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell, Republican commentator Steve Hilton and Porter closely bunched at the top of the field.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Given the Labor Fed’s requirement of a supermajority vote among delegates for an endorsement, Gonzalez acknowledged the union could end up issuing a multi-candidate endorsement — or even agree to simply label some candidates “unacceptable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s going to be who can win, who is open to discussions and working with the unions,” Gonzalez said. “And sometimes it’s just the old-school — who you’d rather have a beer with.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11976259\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11976259\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/GettyImages-1679108716-scaled-e1762375365136.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1352\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lorena Gonzalez speaks on stage at the SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles Solidarity March and Rally on Sept. 13, 2023, in Los Angeles. \u003ccite>(David Livingston/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At this point in the 2018 campaign, Newsom had already captured the support of many large unions. In the months leading up to the primary, teachers, nurses and state employee unions poured in about $8 million in outside spending to support Newsom in the face of an onslaught of pro-charter school spending backing Villaraigosa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The universe of big political spenders who could line up against organized labor has only grown since that campaign, said Andrew Acosta, a Democratic strategist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s a lot more groups these days that have the potential to [spend]: crypto, AI, all these other groups that really didn’t exist in 2018 that now have a pretty big footprint in California,” he added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If no candidate is able to consolidate labor endorsements in the coming months, unions may instead focus their spending on competitive primaries for Congress and other statewide elections — or use their financial clout to attack any pro-business Democrats (such as San José Mayor Matt Mahan or Los Angeles developer Rick Caruso) who could enter the race.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Maybe they all say, ‘We’re OK with these three [candidates] but this one we really don’t like,’” Acosta said. “But they have other priorities — they have ballot measures labor is pushing, so they don’t have an unlimited amount of money to play in all these things.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unions remain the lifeblood of Democratic campaigns in the state, Schnur said. The groups bankroll independent political committees that typically spend tens of millions of dollars on television ads and mailers, and their network of members provides favored candidates with a ready-made field operation to knock on doors and make phone calls.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not since 1990, when Dianne Feinstein defeated John Van de Kamp in the Democratic primary, has labor’s chosen candidate for governor in California failed to make the general election. Union support was a key force in the competitive primary victories of Gray Davis in 1998, Phil Angelides in 2006 and Gavin Newsom in 2018.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are eight high-profile Democrats and two Republicans vying in June’s primary, in which the top two finishers advance to November, regardless of party.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12030712\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12030712 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/AP25069706250720.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/AP25069706250720.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/AP25069706250720-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/AP25069706250720-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/AP25069706250720-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/AP25069706250720-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former U.S. Rep. Katie Porter (D-Irvine) smiles as she prepares to address supporters at an election night party on March 5, 2024, in Long Beach, California. \u003ccite>(Damian Dovarganes/Associated Press)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Many of the Democrats can already tout notable endorsements from unions and labor groups.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Former Orange County Rep. Katie Porter has won the backing of the Teamsters, the United Auto Workers and the National Union of Healthcare Workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Antonio Villaraigosa, the former mayor of Los Angeles, is supported by the State Building and Construction Trades, California State Association of Electrical Workers, and the Peace Officers Research Association of California — which is also endorsing Republican Chad Bianco, the sheriff of Riverside County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, former Attorney General Xavier Becerra is endorsed by the California State Council of Laborers.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>But many of the state’s largest and most powerful labor groups are still evaluating the field. That includes the California Labor Federation, SEIU, the California Teachers Association and the California Nurses Association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t think it’s possible to get that kind of coalescing behind one candidate,” said Lorena Gonzalez, president of the Labor Federation. “We have almost an embarrassment of riches when it comes to the current field of candidates … we have people who have had long relationships with organized labor.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Labor Federation will hold an endorsement vote at its pre-primary convention in March. Large unions typically have an executive team or board of directors that vet candidates through interviews and written questionnaires, before making a recommendation to a larger body of delegates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Topping the wish list for many union leaders is a governor who will be willing to raise new revenue for the state through taxes on corporations and wealthy individuals. Democrats are divided over an effort by a health care workers’ union to place a measure on the November ballot that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12070052/proposal-to-tax-billionaires-ignites-a-political-fight-in-california\">would enact a 5% tax\u003c/a> on Californians with more than $1 billion in assets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But holding union-friendly positions will only get the candidates so far. Labor leaders want to put their chips behind a candidate who can win.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12064925\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12064925\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251103-NewsomProp50Rally-70-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251103-NewsomProp50Rally-70-BL_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251103-NewsomProp50Rally-70-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251103-NewsomProp50Rally-70-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rep. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/california\">California\u003c/a> political leaders are rallying behind a Sonoma County doctor at the center of an interstate abortion dispute.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Louisiana officials have charged physician Dr. Rémy Coeytaux, a physician in Healdsburg, with providing abortion medication to a woman in the Gulf Coast state, where the procedure is banned. Leaders there asked California to send him back to face charges — a request Gov. Gavin Newsom refused, citing California laws designed to shield abortion providers from out-of-state prosecution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The case tests how far abortion bans can reach beyond state borders — and the strength of California’s telemedicine abortion shield law, passed in September 2023. It’s part of a broader clash that’s deepened since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, leaving states to chart opposing paths on abortion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Louisiana should be ashamed for attempting to drag this country backward by criminalizing health care and threatening doctors for doing their jobs,” East Bay Assemblymember Mia Bonta said in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coeytaux has not been charged in California in connection with the Louisiana allegations. He declined an interview request. In a statement provided by his attorney, Nancy Northup — president and CEO of abortion rights group Center for Reproductive Rights — wrote: “These allegations are just that: allegations. As such, they are unproven and should not be reported as fact.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11983101\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1760px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11983101 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/abortion-pill-661e839c21f49.jpg\" alt=\"abortion pill\" width=\"1760\" height=\"1220\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/abortion-pill-661e839c21f49.jpg 1760w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/abortion-pill-661e839c21f49-800x555.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/abortion-pill-661e839c21f49-1020x707.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/abortion-pill-661e839c21f49-160x111.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/abortion-pill-661e839c21f49-1536x1065.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1760px) 100vw, 1760px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A combination pack of mifepristone (L) and misoprostol tablets, two medicines used together for abortions. \u003ccite>(Elisa Wells Plan C/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Northup argued the case reflects a broader conflict between states that protect abortion access and those that ban it. Louisiana is “going after doctors for allegedly harming women” while enforcing an abortion ban that “puts women’s lives at risk every day,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Doctors stress that abortion pills are widely used and safe, including when provided via telehealth. Many patients seek medication by mail because abortion is banned where they live.[aside postID=news_12069825 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/GettyImages-2244069197_qed.jpg']Legal experts say the case could have sweeping implications. Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, states have taken sharply divergent approaches to abortion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California has passed a series of laws aimed at protecting providers and patients from out-of-state civil and criminal actions tied to abortion care. Louisiana, meanwhile, has one of the nation’s strictest abortion bans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Louisiana is a state that denies women the right to control their own bodies,” said Assemblymember Chris Rogers, who represents Sonoma County. “We will not accept their attempt to control when and how our medical professionals choose to render care as well.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rogers said the state went further by publicly posting the doctor’s personal information, a move he described as punitive and potentially dangerous.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whether states can enforce their abortion laws beyond their borders is likely to face further court challenges. For now, California officials say they will not assist other states in prosecuting doctors for care that is legal here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>[This column was reported for Political Breakdown, a bi-monthly newsletter offering analysis and context on Bay Area and California political news. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/newsletters/political-breakdown\">Click here to subscribe\u003c/a>.]\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The biggest news in the governor’s race this week is who isn’t running: After months of fits and starts and conflicting signals, Attorney General Rob Bonta said late Sunday that he will \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12069366/attorney-general-rob-bonta-announces-he-wont-run-for-governor\">not seek the top job\u003c/a> and instead run for reelection as attorney general.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He’s the latest high-profile Democrat to pass despite pressure from labor and other progressive groups who were hoping to see a well-known ally jump into the race and consolidate the Democratic vote. Former Vice President Kamala Harris and Sen. Alex Padilla also opted against running last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That leaves a crowded — but wide — open field. The latest \u003ca href=\"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8wp3s6qw\">UC Berkeley poll\u003c/a> showed only two candidates — former Democratic Rep. Katie Porter and Republican Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco — in double digits. Another recent \u003ca href=\"https://www.ppic.org/publication/ppic-statewide-survey-californians-and-their-government-december-2025/\">poll\u003c/a> from the Public Policy Institute of California had Porter leading the field with former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, and Republican businessman Steve Hilton tied for second place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those surveys were taken before two Democrats jumped into the race: Rep. Eric Swalwell and billionaire progressive activist Tom Steyer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Democratic field also includes Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and former state Controller Betty Yee. San José Mayor Matt Mahan has also been making noises about potentially getting in — but has yet to decide. (A quick note: It’s unlikely a Republican could actually win the office, given that Democrats outnumber GOP voters in the state nearly two to one, but Hilton or Bianco could make it into the top two runoff.)[aside postID=news_12069366 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/RobBontaTrumpGetty.jpg']Mark Baldassare, who leads the PPIC poll, said the survey showed mixed signals from the state’s sizable Democratic electorate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Many Californians are saying they’re looking for somebody with experience and a proven track record, but not necessarily somebody who’s gonna continue to do what Gavin Newsom has done, although he remains popular as governor,” he said, noting that the poll found 56% of likely voters approve of the job Newsom’s doing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That dynamic — Newsom remaining relatively popular among his base while voters want the next governor to move the state in a new direction — could make for some interesting messaging gymnastics among the Democratic candidates in the months leading up to the June 2 primary.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Billionaire tax dustup\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Speaking of potentially awkward conversations, mainstream Democrats are in a tizzy about a \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/initiatives/pdfs/25-0024A1%20%28Billionaire%20Tax%20%29.pdf\">proposal\u003c/a> from some of their closest allies in labor to impose a one-time tax on billionaires in California to fill deep cuts to healthcare approved by the Trump administration and congressional Republicans. The proposal would have to be approved by state voters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom has already made his displeasure known, while none of the candidates for governor has taken a firm position yet several, including Steyer and Thurmond, have signaled their openness to the idea but haven’t weighed in on the actual ballot measure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even though the measure has yet to qualify for the ballot, it’s shaping up to be a huge fight, with Newsom staunchly opposed, some billionaires \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/technology/california-wealth-tax-page-thiel.html\">considering fleeing the state\u003c/a> and national Republicans salivating over the prospect of California alienating its wealthiest residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12069154\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12069154\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/HJA_2939_SOTS_001-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/HJA_2939_SOTS_001-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/HJA_2939_SOTS_001-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/HJA_2939_SOTS_001-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/HJA_2939_SOTS_001-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/HJA_2939_SOTS_001-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gov. Gavin Newsom greets legislators as he arrives at the state Capitol in Sacramento to give his final State of the State address as governor on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. \u003ccite>(Hector Amezcua/The Sacramento Bee)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Newsom seemed to be dancing around the proposal in his final State of the State address last week, where he gave a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12069094/in-final-state-of-state-speech-gov-newsom-says-california-offers-model-for-the-nation\">full-throated defense\u003c/a> of the state’s progressive tax system that also seemed to serve as a thinly veiled message to his progressive allies pushing the ballot measure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In California, we proudly built one of the most progressive tax systems in the nation. One that asks the highest-income residents to pay a little bit more, without punishing people who are making a little bit less,” he said. “Think about this: 11 states tax their middle class more than California does, and 16 states tax their low-wage earners more than California taxes its high-wage earners.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s unclear how much of Newsom’s opposition has to do with his potential run for president in 2028 — he won’t be in the governor’s office to deal with the fallout if it passes. But his flat rejection of the tax and other tax proposals in recent years has earned him high marks from one key group in California: the state’s powerful chamber of commerce.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California Chamber of Commerce CEO Jennifer Barrera praised the governor for “drawing the line in the sand on tax policy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Congressional shakeup\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>November’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061715/california-divided-heres-whats-at-stake-for-californians-whose-districts-could-get-rewritten-by-prop-50\">Proposition 50\u003c/a>, which redrew the state’s congressional maps to give Democrats a leg up in the 2026 midterms, isn’t the only thing shuffling House races.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rep. Doug LaMalfa, a longtime North State politician, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12068742/northern-california-republican-congressman-doug-lamalfa-dies-at-65\">died suddenly last week\u003c/a>. His death leaves Republicans with an even smaller House majority and means Newsom is now responsible for deciding when a special election to replace him for the rest of his term — which ends next January — should take place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But whatever happens with LaMalfa’s seat this year, the future of his district is even more uncertain: The district previously ran from just north of Sacramento up to the Oregon border, encompassing mostly rural, red areas. But the boundaries were significantly changed by Prop. 50 to include parts of more liberal Sonoma County, making it a tough seat for Republicans to win this fall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It would have been an uphill battle even for someone as well-known as LaMalfa, and it’s not clear which Republicans may enter the race. On Wednesday, Republican state Assemblyman James Gallagher said he will run in the special election to fill the final months of LaMalfa’s term, but did not say if he will run for a full term in the new district.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The seat is one of five congressional districts redrawn to give Democrats an advantage. On Wednesday, a federal appeals court ruled that Proposition 50 should stand, rejecting Republican arguments that it amounts to illegal gerrymandering. The state GOP, which brought the suit, said it plans to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We will be closely watching that court case — along with all the congressional races — in the year ahead.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>California v. Trump\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Of course, we can’t talk about the stories we’ll be watching in 2026 without mentioning the ongoing tensions and battles between the Trump administration and California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just this week, Trump said he plans to \u003ca href=\"https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-payments-funding-sanctuary-cities-states-11354460\">cut off all funding\u003c/a> to sanctuary jurisdictions on Feb. 1, including the state of California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it’s not just funding fights: There’s the ongoing anger simmering between the administration and blue cities and states over immigration raids and last week’s fatal Minneapolis shooting by an ICE officer. California officials say they’re ready to hold federal officials to account if they do anything illegal here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On our podcast \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12069540/san-francisco-da-weighs-in-on-minneapolis-ice-shooting\">Political Breakdown\u003c/a>, I sat down with San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins this week to talk about what that could look like and what concerns she has about the Minnesota investigation, given the exclusion of local and state investigators from that probe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Minneapolis shooting also came after a rare loss for Trump in the U.S. Supreme Court over his deployment of National Guard troops. The ruling led to the withdrawal of troops from Los Angeles, where they’d been stationed since June.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We will be keeping a close eye on all these things in 2026, from funding cuts to ICE raids to potential troop deployments. 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The proposal would have to be approved by state voters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom has already made his displeasure known, while none of the candidates for governor has taken a firm position yet several, including Steyer and Thurmond, have signaled their openness to the idea but haven’t weighed in on the actual ballot measure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even though the measure has yet to qualify for the ballot, it’s shaping up to be a huge fight, with Newsom staunchly opposed, some billionaires \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/technology/california-wealth-tax-page-thiel.html\">considering fleeing the state\u003c/a> and national Republicans salivating over the prospect of California alienating its wealthiest residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12069154\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12069154\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/HJA_2939_SOTS_001-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/HJA_2939_SOTS_001-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/HJA_2939_SOTS_001-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/HJA_2939_SOTS_001-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/HJA_2939_SOTS_001-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/HJA_2939_SOTS_001-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gov. Gavin Newsom greets legislators as he arrives at the state Capitol in Sacramento to give his final State of the State address as governor on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. \u003ccite>(Hector Amezcua/The Sacramento Bee)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Newsom seemed to be dancing around the proposal in his final State of the State address last week, where he gave a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12069094/in-final-state-of-state-speech-gov-newsom-says-california-offers-model-for-the-nation\">full-throated defense\u003c/a> of the state’s progressive tax system that also seemed to serve as a thinly veiled message to his progressive allies pushing the ballot measure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In California, we proudly built one of the most progressive tax systems in the nation. One that asks the highest-income residents to pay a little bit more, without punishing people who are making a little bit less,” he said. “Think about this: 11 states tax their middle class more than California does, and 16 states tax their low-wage earners more than California taxes its high-wage earners.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s unclear how much of Newsom’s opposition has to do with his potential run for president in 2028 — he won’t be in the governor’s office to deal with the fallout if it passes. But his flat rejection of the tax and other tax proposals in recent years has earned him high marks from one key group in California: the state’s powerful chamber of commerce.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California Chamber of Commerce CEO Jennifer Barrera praised the governor for “drawing the line in the sand on tax policy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Congressional shakeup\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>November’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061715/california-divided-heres-whats-at-stake-for-californians-whose-districts-could-get-rewritten-by-prop-50\">Proposition 50\u003c/a>, which redrew the state’s congressional maps to give Democrats a leg up in the 2026 midterms, isn’t the only thing shuffling House races.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rep. Doug LaMalfa, a longtime North State politician, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12068742/northern-california-republican-congressman-doug-lamalfa-dies-at-65\">died suddenly last week\u003c/a>. His death leaves Republicans with an even smaller House majority and means Newsom is now responsible for deciding when a special election to replace him for the rest of his term — which ends next January — should take place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But whatever happens with LaMalfa’s seat this year, the future of his district is even more uncertain: The district previously ran from just north of Sacramento up to the Oregon border, encompassing mostly rural, red areas. But the boundaries were significantly changed by Prop. 50 to include parts of more liberal Sonoma County, making it a tough seat for Republicans to win this fall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It would have been an uphill battle even for someone as well-known as LaMalfa, and it’s not clear which Republicans may enter the race. On Wednesday, Republican state Assemblyman James Gallagher said he will run in the special election to fill the final months of LaMalfa’s term, but did not say if he will run for a full term in the new district.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The seat is one of five congressional districts redrawn to give Democrats an advantage. On Wednesday, a federal appeals court ruled that Proposition 50 should stand, rejecting Republican arguments that it amounts to illegal gerrymandering. The state GOP, which brought the suit, said it plans to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We will be closely watching that court case — along with all the congressional races — in the year ahead.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>California v. 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California officials say they’re ready to hold federal officials to account if they do anything illegal here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On our podcast \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12069540/san-francisco-da-weighs-in-on-minneapolis-ice-shooting\">Political Breakdown\u003c/a>, I sat down with San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins this week to talk about what that could look like and what concerns she has about the Minnesota investigation, given the exclusion of local and state investigators from that probe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Minneapolis shooting also came after a rare loss for Trump in the U.S. Supreme Court over his deployment of National Guard troops. The ruling led to the withdrawal of troops from Los Angeles, where they’d been stationed since June.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We will be keeping a close eye on all these things in 2026, from funding cuts to ICE raids to potential troop deployments. 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"content": "\u003cp>After \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/donald-trump\">President Donald Trump\u003c/a> announced this week that he plans to withhold funding from cities and states that have “sanctuary” immigration policies beginning next month, Attorney General \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/rob-bonta\">Rob Bonta\u003c/a> and Bay Area cities are promising to take legal action should payments stop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bonta and Bay Area prosecutors said Wednesday that California has repeatedly won legal battles to block similar threats by the president during both of his administrations, and would do so again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is a lawless repeat offender president who has lost on this issue multiple times already and will lose again,” he told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump made the threat on Tuesday amid escalating immigration crackdowns in Democrat-led cities, where three people have been shot by federal officials this month. In an address to the Detroit Economic Club, he said that beginning Feb. 1, his administration would withhold all payments to sanctuary cities and their states, which he said “protect criminals.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“No more payments will be made by the federal government to states for their corrupt criminal protection centers known as sanctuary cities,” he reiterated in a post on social media on Wednesday. “All they do is breed crime and violence.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12045683\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12045683\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2220642625-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2220642625-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2220642625-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2220642625-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2220642625-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2220642625-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Donald Trump addresses the nation, alongside Vice President JD Vance (left), Secretary of State Marco Rubio (second, right) and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (right), from the White House in Washington, D.C. on June 21, 2025. \u003ccite>(Carlos Barria/Pool/AFP via Getty Images )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The announcement echoes a pair of executive orders from last January, which said that the administration would take action to ensure that jurisdictions with sanctuary policies do not receive federal funding. A memorandum by Attorney General Pam Bondi in February reiterated that sentiment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A San Francisco federal judge in April \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12037376/sf-santa-clara-counties-ask-us-court-halt-trumps-sanctuary-city-funding-freeze\">granted a preliminary injunction \u003c/a>halting those orders, which was \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12053486/judge-blocks-trump-from-cutting-money-to-la-chicago-and-bay-area-cities-over-sanctuary-policies\">extended in August\u003c/a> and expanded to more than 30 cities and counties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The same judge in 2017 ruled that a similar Trump executive order was “\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/11/21/565678707/enter-title#:~:text=Sullivan/Getty%20Images-,Protesters%20stand%20arm%2Din%2Darm%20as%20they%20block%20an%20entrance,cooperate%20with%20federal%20immigration%20authorities.&text=The%20Trump%20administration%20cannot%20withhold,the%20previous%20ones%2C%20is%20permanent.\">unduly coercive\u003c/a>” and violated the separation of powers, and permanently blocked him from withholding funds over cities’ sanctuary policies.[aside postID=news_12069540 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/260113-BROOKE-JENKINS-ON-PB-MD-04-KQED-1.jpg']“Federal courts have held a number of times that our sanctuary policies are lawful,” said San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu, whose office is party to the suit filed earlier this year. “This administration has repeatedly tried to withhold funding or impose illegal funding conditions on our city and many others. We’ve already taken legal action to protect our federal funding, and we’re going to continue to do so.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chiu said the move feels like an attempt by the president to distract from “horrific actions” in Minneapolis, where 37-year-old Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent earlier this month while acting as a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12069104/bay-area-immigrant-defense-groups-report-surge-in-support-after-minneapolis-ice-killing\">legal observer for immigrants\u003c/a> in the city, according to Minnesota’s Attorney General.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Attorney General Kristi Noem, meanwhile, has said Good was carrying out actions that amounted to an “act of domestic terrorism” before she was shot, and Trump has made false claims about the events that led up to the incident.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two others were shot by Border Patrol agents in Portland, Oregon, the following day, on Jan. 8, during an attempt to pull over their vehicle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12024429\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12024429\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250128-SFImmigration-05-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250128-SFImmigration-05-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250128-SFImmigration-05-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250128-SFImmigration-05-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250128-SFImmigration-05-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250128-SFImmigration-05-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250128-SFImmigration-05-BL-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu speaks during a press conference with elected and public safety officials and labor leaders in front of City Hall in San Francisco on Jan. 28, 2025, to reaffirm San Francisco’s commitment to being a Sanctuary City. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Chiu and Tony LoPresti, county counsel for Santa Clara County, both said that whether the cities launch further legal action will depend on whether Trump follows through on this week’s threats, and in what form.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Santa Clara County doesn’t use “sanctuary” language specifically, it also has policies that assert its right not to use local resources to aid federal immigration enforcement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are certainly going to ensure that we’re enforcing the injunctions that we have in place, and that we will continue as a county … to litigate our constitutional rights not to cooperate with the federal government and their immigration enforcement campaign,” LoPresti said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee called Trump’s announcement an attempt to “bully” sanctuary cities, and said that threats from Washington would not be effective.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Should the Trump administration begin withholding funds next month, Bonta said, the state is prepared to take legal action “within minutes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve got the arguments, we have the briefs, we have a legal strategy,” he said. “We just need to see how his general statements manifest into a specific action — what funding to what city for what issue.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Maybe it’ll be nothing, but we’re not counting on that. 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Users on the social media platform X, which is connected to the tool, began using Grok to remove clothing in pictures of women and children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The avalanche of reports detailing the non-consensual sexually explicit material that xAI has produced and posted online in recent weeks is shocking,” Bonta \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-launches-investigation-xai-grok-over-undressed-sexual-ai\">said in a written statement\u003c/a>. “This material, which depicts women and children in nude and sexually explicit situations, has been used to harass people across the internet. I urge xAI to take immediate action to ensure this goes no further.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bonta urged Californians who want to report depictions of them or their children undressed or commiting sexual acts to visit \u003ca href=\"http://oag.ca.gov/report\">oag.ca.gov/report\u003c/a>. In an emailed response, xAI did not address questions about the investigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Research \u003ca href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-07/musk-s-grok-ai-generated-thousands-of-undressed-images-per-hour-on-x?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2Nzc5MDk4NywiZXhwIjoxNzY4Mzk1Nzg3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUOEhRS0hLR0lGUE8wMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJGRUIzODlCNUI2ODI0RTY0QjY5MENEODE1RTBDREZGRCJ9.3B4JWnmqmXFC3DOqhs11h99g5gNzi4j_poKAHLuWdrY&leadSource=uverify%20wall\">obtained by Bloomberg\u003c/a> found that X now produces more non-consensual naked or sexual imagery than any other website online. In a posting on X, Musk promised “consequences” for people who made illegal content with the tool. On Friday, Grok limited image editing to paying subscribers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One potential route for Bonta to prosecute xAI is a law that \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/10/13/governor-newsom-signs-bills-to-further-strengthen-californias-leadership-in-protecting-children-online/\">went into effect\u003c/a> just two weeks ago \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca_202520260ab621\">creating legal liability for the creation and distribution\u003c/a> of “deepfake” pornography.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12013478\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12013478\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241107-ATTORNEYGENERALBONTA-09-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241107-ATTORNEYGENERALBONTA-09-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241107-ATTORNEYGENERALBONTA-09-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241107-ATTORNEYGENERALBONTA-09-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241107-ATTORNEYGENERALBONTA-09-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241107-ATTORNEYGENERALBONTA-09-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241107-ATTORNEYGENERALBONTA-09-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks with KQED politics reporters Marisa Lagos and Scott Shafer for Political Breakdown at the KQED offices in San Francisco on Nov. 7, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>X and xAI appear to be violating the provisions of that law, known as AB 621, said Sam Dordulian, who previously worked in the sex crimes unit of the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office but today works in private practice as a lawyer for people in cases involving deepfakes or revenge porn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, author of the law, told CalMatters in a statement last week that she reached out to prosecutors, including the attorney general’s office and the city attorney of San Francisco, to remind them that they can act under the law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What’s happening on X, Bauer-Kahan said, is what AB 621 was designed to address.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Real women are having their images manipulated without consent, and the psychological and reputational harm is devastating,” the San Ramon Democrat said in an emailed statement. “Underage children are having their images used to create child sexual abuse material, and these websites are knowingly facilitating it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A global concern\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Bonta’s inquiry also comes shortly after a \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/cagovernor/status/2011489740026232891\">call for an investigation\u003c/a> by Gov. 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As Grok app downloads \u003ca href=\"https://sherwood.news/tech/grok-has-been-climbing-apple-and-googles-app-store-rankings-amid-calls-to/\">rise in Apple and Google app store\u003c/a>s, lawmakers and advocates are calling for the smartphone makers to prohibit the application.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Why Grok created the feature the way it did and how it will respond to the controversy around it is unclear, and answers may not be forthcoming, since \u003ca href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-07/musk-s-grok-ai-generated-thousands-of-undressed-images-per-hour-on-x?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2Nzc5MDk4NywiZXhwIjoxNzY4Mzk1Nzg3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUOEhRS0hLR0lGUE8wMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJGRUIzODlCNUI2ODI0RTY0QjY5MENEODE1RTBDREZGRCJ9.3B4JWnmqmXFC3DOqhs11h99g5gNzi4j_poKAHLuWdrY&leadSource=uverify%20wall\">an analysis recently concluded\u003c/a> that it’s the least transparent of major AI systems available today. xAI did not address questions about the investigation from CalMatters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Evidence of concrete harm from deepfakes is piling up. In 2024, the FBI warned that the use of \u003ca href=\"https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/nashville/news/sextortion-a-growing-threat-targeting-minors\">deepfake tools to extort young people is a growing problem\u003c/a> that has led to instances of self-harm and suicide. Multiple audits have found that \u003ca href=\"https://www.techpolicy.press/laion-and-the-challenges-of-preventing-ai-generated-csam/\">child sexual abuse material is inside the training data of AI models\u003c/a>, making them capable of generating vulgar photos. A \u003ca href=\"https://cdt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/FINAL-UPDATED-CDT-2024-NCII-Polling-Slide-Deck.pdf\">2024 Center for Democracy and Technology survey\u003c/a> found that 15% of high school students have heard of or seen sexually explicit imagery of someone they know at school in the past year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The investigation announced today is the latest action by the attorney general to push AI companies to keep kids safe. Late last year, Bonta endorsed a bill that would have prevented chatbots that talk about self-harm and engage in sexually explicit conversations from interacting with people under 18.[aside postID=news_12064374 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/TeslaFremontGetty.jpg']He also joined attorneys general from 44 other states in sending a letter that questions why companies like Meta and OpenAI allow their chatbots to have sexually inappropriate conversations with minors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California has passed roughly half a dozen laws since 2019 to protect people from deepfakes. The \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca_202520260ab621\">new law by Bauer-Kahan\u003c/a> amends and strengthens a 2019 law, most significantly by allowing district attorneys to bring cases against companies that “recklessly aid and abet” the distribution of deepfakes without the consent of the person depicted nude or committing sexual acts. That means the average person can ask the attorney general or the district attorney where they live to file a case on their behalf. It also increases the maximum amount that a judge can award a person from $150,000 to $250,000. Under the law, a public prosecutor is not required to prove that an individual depicted in an AI-generated nude or sexual image suffered actual harm to bring a case to court. Websites that refuse to comply within 30 days can face penalties of $25,000 per violation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to those measures, two 2024 laws (\u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca_202320240ab1831\">AB 1831\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca_202320240sb1381?slug=CA_202320240SB1381\">SB 1381\u003c/a>) expand the state’s definition of child pornography to make possession or distribution of artificially-generated child sexual abuse material illegal. \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca_202320240sb981\">Another required\u003c/a> social media platforms to give people an easy way to request the immediate removal of a deepfake, and defines the posting of such material as a form of digital identity theft. A California law limiting the use of deepfakes in elections was signed into law last year, but was \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/05/elon-musk-x-court-win-california-deepfake-law-00494936\">struck down by a federal judge last summer\u003c/a> following a lawsuit by X and Elon Musk.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Future reforms\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Every new state law helps give lawyers like Dordulian a new avenue to address harmful uses of deepfakes, but he said more needs to be done to help people protect themselves. He said his clients face challenges proving violation of existing laws since they require distribution of explicit materials, for example, with a messaging app or social media platform, for protections to kick in. In his experience, people who use nudify apps typically know each other, so distribution doesn’t always take place, and if it does, it can be hard to prove.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For example, he said, he has a client who works as a nanny who alleges that the father of the kids she takes care of made images of her using photos she posted on Instagram. The nanny found the images on his iPad. This discovery was disturbing for her and caused her emotional trauma, but since he can’t use deepfake laws, he has to sue on the basis of negligence or emotional distress, and laws that were never created to address deepfakes. Similarly, \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/27/nudify-ai-generated-deepfake-fbi.html\">victims told CNBC last year\u003c/a> that the distinction between creating and distributing deepfakes left a gap in the law in a number of U.S. states.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The law needs to keep up with what’s really happening on the ground and what women are experiencing, which is just the simple act of creation itself is the problem,” Dordulian said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12069820\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12069820\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/GettyImages-2255688657.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1320\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/GettyImages-2255688657.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/GettyImages-2255688657-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/GettyImages-2255688657-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An iPhone screen displays the Grok logo on the Grok AI app on January 11, 2026. \u003ccite>(Anna Barclay/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>California is at the forefront of passing laws to protect people from deepfakes, but existing law isn’t meeting the moment, said Jennifer Gibson, cofounder and director of \u003ca href=\"https://psst.org/\">Psst\u003c/a>, a group created a little over a year ago that provides pro bono legal services to tech and AI workers interested in whistleblowing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2025/12/new-ai-regulation/\">California law that went into effect Jan. 1\u003c/a> protects whistleblowers inside AI companies but only if they work on catastrophic risk that can kill more than 50 people or cause more than $1 billion in damages. If the law protected people who work on deepfakes, former X employees who \u003ca href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-grok-explicit-content-data-annotation-2025-9?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email\">detailed witnessing Grok generating illegal sexually explicit material last year to Business Insider\u003c/a> would, Gibson said, have had protections if they shared the information with authorities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There needs to be a lot more protection for exactly this kind of scenario in which an insider sees that this is foreseeable, knows that this is going to happen, and they need somewhere to go to report to both to keep the company accountable and protect the public.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This article was \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2026/01/california-investigates-deepfakes-elon-musk-company/\">originally published on CalMatters\u003c/a> and was republished under the \u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/\">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives\u003c/a> license.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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Under the law, a public prosecutor is not required to prove that an individual depicted in an AI-generated nude or sexual image suffered actual harm to bring a case to court. Websites that refuse to comply within 30 days can face penalties of $25,000 per violation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to those measures, two 2024 laws (\u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca_202320240ab1831\">AB 1831\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca_202320240sb1381?slug=CA_202320240SB1381\">SB 1381\u003c/a>) expand the state’s definition of child pornography to make possession or distribution of artificially-generated child sexual abuse material illegal. \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca_202320240sb981\">Another required\u003c/a> social media platforms to give people an easy way to request the immediate removal of a deepfake, and defines the posting of such material as a form of digital identity theft. A California law limiting the use of deepfakes in elections was signed into law last year, but was \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/05/elon-musk-x-court-win-california-deepfake-law-00494936\">struck down by a federal judge last summer\u003c/a> following a lawsuit by X and Elon Musk.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Future reforms\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Every new state law helps give lawyers like Dordulian a new avenue to address harmful uses of deepfakes, but he said more needs to be done to help people protect themselves. He said his clients face challenges proving violation of existing laws since they require distribution of explicit materials, for example, with a messaging app or social media platform, for protections to kick in. In his experience, people who use nudify apps typically know each other, so distribution doesn’t always take place, and if it does, it can be hard to prove.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For example, he said, he has a client who works as a nanny who alleges that the father of the kids she takes care of made images of her using photos she posted on Instagram. The nanny found the images on his iPad. This discovery was disturbing for her and caused her emotional trauma, but since he can’t use deepfake laws, he has to sue on the basis of negligence or emotional distress, and laws that were never created to address deepfakes. Similarly, \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/27/nudify-ai-generated-deepfake-fbi.html\">victims told CNBC last year\u003c/a> that the distinction between creating and distributing deepfakes left a gap in the law in a number of U.S. states.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The law needs to keep up with what’s really happening on the ground and what women are experiencing, which is just the simple act of creation itself is the problem,” Dordulian said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12069820\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12069820\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/GettyImages-2255688657.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1320\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/GettyImages-2255688657.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/GettyImages-2255688657-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/GettyImages-2255688657-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An iPhone screen displays the Grok logo on the Grok AI app on January 11, 2026. \u003ccite>(Anna Barclay/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>California is at the forefront of passing laws to protect people from deepfakes, but existing law isn’t meeting the moment, said Jennifer Gibson, cofounder and director of \u003ca href=\"https://psst.org/\">Psst\u003c/a>, a group created a little over a year ago that provides pro bono legal services to tech and AI workers interested in whistleblowing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2025/12/new-ai-regulation/\">California law that went into effect Jan. 1\u003c/a> protects whistleblowers inside AI companies but only if they work on catastrophic risk that can kill more than 50 people or cause more than $1 billion in damages. If the law protected people who work on deepfakes, former X employees who \u003ca href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-grok-explicit-content-data-annotation-2025-9?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email\">detailed witnessing Grok generating illegal sexually explicit material last year to Business Insider\u003c/a> would, Gibson said, have had protections if they shared the information with authorities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There needs to be a lot more protection for exactly this kind of scenario in which an insider sees that this is foreseeable, knows that this is going to happen, and they need somewhere to go to report to both to keep the company accountable and protect the public.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This article was \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2026/01/california-investigates-deepfakes-elon-musk-company/\">originally published on CalMatters\u003c/a> and was republished under the \u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/\">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives\u003c/a> license.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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El tipo 1 se da cuando el cuerpo produce poca o ninguna insulina.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://diabetes.org/health-wellness/medication/insulin-basics\">La diabetes tipo 1 o tipo 2\u003c/a> puede afectar a los \u003ca href=\"https://www.uvahealth.com/conditions/diabetes-types#googtrans/en/es/\">niveles de energía y al funcionamiento de los órganos\u003c/a>. Las inyecciones de insulina, o en algunos casos, las pastillas para la diabetes ayudan a las funciones principales del cuerpo. El \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/php/data-research/index.html\">Informe Nacional de Estadísticas sobre la Diabetes\u003c/a> reveló que 38.4 millones de personas tienen diabetes, casi el 12% de la población del país.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Siga leyendo para obtener más información sobre los cambios en el precio de la insulina en California, cómo funcionarán las recetas y dónde encontrar más recursos.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>¿Cuál es el precio previsto de la insulina CalRx?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>La dificultad para conseguir la insulina en EE.UU. es \u003ca href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2022/11/12/fake-eli-lilly-twitter-account-claims-insulin-is-free-stock-falls-43/\">un problema \u003c/a>ya bien documentado debido a un mercado \u003ca href=\"https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/the-price-of-insulin-a-qanda-with-kasia-lipska/\">dominado por tres grandes empresas\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>La insulina es entre \u003ca href=\"https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/the-price-of-insulin-a-qanda-with-kasia-lipska/\">siete y diez veces más cara en EE.UU. que en otros países\u003c/a>, a pesar de que su producción es de bajo costo, según un artículo de 2023 de la facultad de medicina de la Universidad de Yale. De hecho, esta investigación explica que “el mismo vial de insulina que costaba 21 dólares en Estados Unidos en 1996 ahora cuesta más de 250 dólares”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CalRx pretende ser otro competidor en el mercado y presenta una alternativa más económica, con uno de los motivos de esta iniciativa pública siendo que otros fabricantes “\u003ca href=\"https://calrx.ca.gov/biosimilar-insulin-initiative/\">bajen sus precios también\u003c/a>“.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Según el estado y Civica, el \u003ca href=\"https://calrx.ca.gov/biosimilar-insulin-initiative/\">precio de venta\u003c/a> al público sugerido es:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>No más de 30 dólares por un vial de insulina de 10 ml.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>No más de 55 dólares por un paquete de 5 inyecciones de 3 ml.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Según el portavoz de la HCAI en un correo electrónico enviado a KQED, “el precio que paga el consumidor podría ser incluso menor., dependiendo de la cobertura de su seguro médico”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Varios grupos que defienden las necesidades de las personas con diabetes consideran el lanzamiento de este producto una victoria.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Esperamos con interés el lanzamiento de la insulina CalRx® en enero”, escribió Christine Fallabel, directora de asuntos gubernamentales estatales de la Asociación Americana de Diabetes, en un correo electrónico enviado a KQED. “Cualquier medida significativa para mejorar la asequibilidad de la insulina y ofrecer opciones adicionales es una victoria para las personas con diabetes”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fallabel también señaló la reciente aprobación del \u003ca href=\"https://legiscan.com/CA/text/SB40/id/3030089\">proyecto de ley 40 del Senado\u003c/a>, que prohíbe los copagos elevados por el suministro mensual de insulina, como otra decisión estatal que contribuye a la accesibilidad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12069465\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1536px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12069465\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/GavinNewsomInsulinAP-1536x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"Gavin Newsom hace una presentación en una pequeña farmacia.\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/GavinNewsomInsulinAP-1536x1024-1.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/GavinNewsomInsulinAP-1536x1024-1-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">El gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom, presenta las inyecciones de insulina glargina de la marca CalRx en una conferencia de prensa el 16 de octubre de 2025 en una farmacia en Los Ángeles. \u003ccite>(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>¿Qué debo hacer si estoy pagando más de 55 dólares?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Según el portavoz de la HCAI, “CalRx y Civica no pueden imponer el precio final al consumidor, ya que esto entraría en conflicto con la ley antimonopolio y de competencia”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sin embargo, el portavoz afirmó en un correo electrónico a KQED que Civica tiene previsto incluir un código QR en el lateral de las cajas del producto, para que los consumidores puedan informar si gastaron más de 55 dólares en su compra.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“En ese momento, Civica se pondría en contacto con la farmacia para solucionar el problema”, dijo el portavoz.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>¿Dónde puedo conseguir la insulina CalRx? ¿Necesito receta médica?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>No es necesario completar una solicitud para acceder a la nueva insulina y no hay requisitos de elegibilidad. \u003ca href=\"https://calrx.ca.gov/biosimilar-insulin-initiative/\">No es necesario tener seguro médico\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“La amplia distribución al por mayor permitirá a cualquier farmacia de California pedir insulina glargina CalRx”, explicaron funcionarios del estado por correo electrónico. Un sistema de entrega a domicilio todavía sigue en desarrollo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Las personas interesadas en la insulina CalRx pueden “preguntar a su farmacéutico o médico si pueden cambiar su receta por insulina glargina CalRx”, informó a KQED el portavoz de la HCAI. Pero cabe agregar que la insulina CalRx es intercambiable con otras marcas y por esa razón, \u003ca href=\"https://calrx.ca.gov/biosimilar-insulin-initiative/\">no se necesita una nueva receta médica\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Los planes de salud se encargarán de comunicar la insulina glargina CalRx a sus proveedores y redes de pacientes”, afirmó la HCAI.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>¿Pueden acceder a ella personas de otros estados?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>El portavoz de la HCAI confirmó con KQED que “sí, la insulina glargina de Civica Rx estará disponible en otros estados bajo la etiqueta de Civica Rx”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>¿Dónde puedo obtener más información?\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://calrx.ca.gov/\">Sitio web de CalRx\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://calrx.ca.gov/uploads/2025/10/CalRx_Fact-Sheet.pdf\">Hoja informativa de CalRx\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://diabetes.org/es/sobre-nosotros/informacion-del-centro\">Centro de información de la Asociación Americana de Diabetes\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://diabetes.org/es/sobre-nosotros/informacion-del-centro\">Conceptos básicos sobre la insulina para la diabetes\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://civicainsulin.org/\">Insulina Civica\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.t1international.com/media/assets/file/Sept_2022_Update_-_T1International_Affordability_Resources.pdf\">T1International\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/adembosky\">April Dembosky\u003c/a>, de KQED, ha contribuido a este artículo, el cual fue traducido por la periodista \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/mpena/\">María Peña\u003c/a> y esa traducción fue editada por el periodista \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/ccabreralomeli\">Carlos Cabrera-Lomelí\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Ningún californiano debería tener que racionar la insulina o endeudarse para seguir con vida, y no voy a parar hasta que se reduzcan los costes sanitarios para todos”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>La iniciativa podría suponer un importante alivio financiero para \u003ca href=\"https://healthpolicy.ucla.edu/our-work/diabetes\">casi 3.5 millones de californianos\u003c/a> a los que se les ha diagnosticado diabetes, la mayoría de los cuales padecen diabetes tipo 2, en la que el cuerpo no puede utilizar la insulina correctamente. El tipo 1 se da cuando el cuerpo produce poca o ninguna insulina.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://diabetes.org/health-wellness/medication/insulin-basics\">La diabetes tipo 1 o tipo 2\u003c/a> puede afectar a los \u003ca href=\"https://www.uvahealth.com/conditions/diabetes-types#googtrans/en/es/\">niveles de energía y al funcionamiento de los órganos\u003c/a>. Las inyecciones de insulina, o en algunos casos, las pastillas para la diabetes ayudan a las funciones principales del cuerpo. El \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/php/data-research/index.html\">Informe Nacional de Estadísticas sobre la Diabetes\u003c/a> reveló que 38.4 millones de personas tienen diabetes, casi el 12% de la población del país.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Siga leyendo para obtener más información sobre los cambios en el precio de la insulina en California, cómo funcionarán las recetas y dónde encontrar más recursos.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>¿Cuál es el precio previsto de la insulina CalRx?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>La dificultad para conseguir la insulina en EE.UU. es \u003ca href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2022/11/12/fake-eli-lilly-twitter-account-claims-insulin-is-free-stock-falls-43/\">un problema \u003c/a>ya bien documentado debido a un mercado \u003ca href=\"https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/the-price-of-insulin-a-qanda-with-kasia-lipska/\">dominado por tres grandes empresas\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>La insulina es entre \u003ca href=\"https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/the-price-of-insulin-a-qanda-with-kasia-lipska/\">siete y diez veces más cara en EE.UU. que en otros países\u003c/a>, a pesar de que su producción es de bajo costo, según un artículo de 2023 de la facultad de medicina de la Universidad de Yale. De hecho, esta investigación explica que “el mismo vial de insulina que costaba 21 dólares en Estados Unidos en 1996 ahora cuesta más de 250 dólares”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CalRx pretende ser otro competidor en el mercado y presenta una alternativa más económica, con uno de los motivos de esta iniciativa pública siendo que otros fabricantes “\u003ca href=\"https://calrx.ca.gov/biosimilar-insulin-initiative/\">bajen sus precios también\u003c/a>“.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Según el estado y Civica, el \u003ca href=\"https://calrx.ca.gov/biosimilar-insulin-initiative/\">precio de venta\u003c/a> al público sugerido es:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>No más de 30 dólares por un vial de insulina de 10 ml.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>No más de 55 dólares por un paquete de 5 inyecciones de 3 ml.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Según el portavoz de la HCAI en un correo electrónico enviado a KQED, “el precio que paga el consumidor podría ser incluso menor., dependiendo de la cobertura de su seguro médico”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Varios grupos que defienden las necesidades de las personas con diabetes consideran el lanzamiento de este producto una victoria.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Esperamos con interés el lanzamiento de la insulina CalRx® en enero”, escribió Christine Fallabel, directora de asuntos gubernamentales estatales de la Asociación Americana de Diabetes, en un correo electrónico enviado a KQED. “Cualquier medida significativa para mejorar la asequibilidad de la insulina y ofrecer opciones adicionales es una victoria para las personas con diabetes”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fallabel también señaló la reciente aprobación del \u003ca href=\"https://legiscan.com/CA/text/SB40/id/3030089\">proyecto de ley 40 del Senado\u003c/a>, que prohíbe los copagos elevados por el suministro mensual de insulina, como otra decisión estatal que contribuye a la accesibilidad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12069465\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1536px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12069465\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/GavinNewsomInsulinAP-1536x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"Gavin Newsom hace una presentación en una pequeña farmacia.\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/GavinNewsomInsulinAP-1536x1024-1.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/GavinNewsomInsulinAP-1536x1024-1-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">El gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom, presenta las inyecciones de insulina glargina de la marca CalRx en una conferencia de prensa el 16 de octubre de 2025 en una farmacia en Los Ángeles. \u003ccite>(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>¿Qué debo hacer si estoy pagando más de 55 dólares?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Según el portavoz de la HCAI, “CalRx y Civica no pueden imponer el precio final al consumidor, ya que esto entraría en conflicto con la ley antimonopolio y de competencia”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sin embargo, el portavoz afirmó en un correo electrónico a KQED que Civica tiene previsto incluir un código QR en el lateral de las cajas del producto, para que los consumidores puedan informar si gastaron más de 55 dólares en su compra.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“En ese momento, Civica se pondría en contacto con la farmacia para solucionar el problema”, dijo el portavoz.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>¿Dónde puedo conseguir la insulina CalRx? ¿Necesito receta médica?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>No es necesario completar una solicitud para acceder a la nueva insulina y no hay requisitos de elegibilidad. \u003ca href=\"https://calrx.ca.gov/biosimilar-insulin-initiative/\">No es necesario tener seguro médico\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“La amplia distribución al por mayor permitirá a cualquier farmacia de California pedir insulina glargina CalRx”, explicaron funcionarios del estado por correo electrónico. 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"content": "\u003cp>After years of championing new funding to combat \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/california\">California\u003c/a>‘s housing shortage and homelessness crisis, Gov. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/gavin-newsom\">Gavin Newsom\u003c/a>‘s final budget was a retreat from the major investments of years’ past and left many advocates disappointed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://ebudget.ca.gov/FullBudgetSummary.pdf\">budget proposal\u003c/a>, released Friday, projected a modest $2.9 billion shortfall — a significantly rosier picture than the \u003ca href=\"https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091\">$18 billion anticipated\u003c/a> by the Legislative Analyst’s Office — and emphasized accountability and streamlining over new cash investments to address homelessness and bolster affordable housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It comes as the state faces federal funding cuts and expected \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064324/its-devastating-more-than-100m-for-housing-homeless-at-risk-under-new-hud-policy\">policy changes\u003c/a> that could restrict how much money agencies can spend on permanent housing for people exiting homelessness. 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