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The result is that more than 30% of the U.S. auto market is governed by California’s policies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“California’s waiver has a massive impact,” Stephanie Brinley, the associate director of AutoIntelligence at S&P Global Mobility, wrote in a report in January 2025.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12032226\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12032226\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/IMG_6860_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/IMG_6860_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/IMG_6860_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/IMG_6860_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/IMG_6860_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/IMG_6860_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/IMG_6860_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Traffic on Interstate 550 in Oakland flowing with cars, but without large diesel trucks, which are prohibited from driving on this interstate. \u003ccite>(Joyce Tsai/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, a trade group representing automakers, had pushed hard for Congress to step in and overrule California because they argue that consumer demand for EVs is not strong enough to support California’s targets. John Bozzella, the trade group’s president, has warned that meeting the requirements \u003ca href=\"https://www.autosinnovate.org/posts/papers-reports/December%202024%20Memo%20-%20California%20and%20states%20with%20EV%20sales%20requirements.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cu>would “take a miracle”\u003c/u>\u003c/a> and said in a statement Wednesday that “thousands of American auto jobs and millions of units of U.S. auto production are at stake.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Environmental groups such as the Union of Concerned Scientists argue that flexibilities built into the rules make them \u003ca href=\"https://blog.ucs.org/dave-reichmuth/what-the-auto-industry-isnt-telling-you-about-californias-clean-vehicle-rules/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cu>more achievable than they seem\u003c/u>\u003c/a>. And they say stricter regulations are important for protecting public health and the climate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This vote is an unprecedented and reckless attack on states’ legal authority to address the vehicle pollution causing asthma, lung disease and heart conditions,” Kathy Harris, Director of Clean Vehicles at the Natural Resources Defense Council, wrote in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s how we got here, and what’s next.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What is a ‘California waiver’?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Picture Los Angeles in the 1940s and ’50s. Beautiful beaches, palm trees and picturesque homes — that were impossible to see behind a thick haze. That choking smog was fueled by air pollution from cars and industry, which became trapped mid-air by mountains and wind patterns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Facing this unusually severe problem, the state began regulating air pollution well before the federal government did. As a result, California has a unique privilege: It, alone among U.S. states, can impose its own emissions standards that are stricter than the nation’s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each time California wants to add a new, stricter rule, it has to obtain a waiver from the EPA. It’s done that more than 75 times.[aside postID=news_12037646 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230928-EAGLE-ROCK-SETTLE-MD-09_qed-1020x680.jpg']Today, the House voted to rescind the waiver that let California issue its zero-emission rule for passenger cars, along with two more that allow California to set rules for heavy trucks. One rule would require more heavy trucks to be electric, while the other would require new diesel vehicles to become cleaner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those three California rules aren’t \u003cem>just \u003c/em>about reducing smog. Cars and trucks are a major source of carbon dioxide emissions that are warming the planet. Increasingly, California has become a \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2015/11/24/456650555/california-an-environmental-leader-eyes-a-key-role-in-climate-talks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cu>global leader\u003c/u>\u003c/a> in reducing the carbon emissions that fuel climate change, and zero-emission vehicles are a key part of those climate policies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California’s climate-minded vehicle regulations, far more aggressive than the federal standards and explicitly designed to fight climate change, have long \u003ca href=\"https://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/transcript/donald-trump-speech-political-rally-green-bay-wisconsin-april-2-2024/#85\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cu>outraged\u003c/u>\u003c/a> President Trump and his \u003ca href=\"https://www.governing.com/resilience/a-blow-against-californias-ev-tyranny\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cu>allies\u003c/u>\u003c/a>. Trump has dismissed climate concerns and \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/02/01/nx-s1-5273496/trump-biden-climate-change-energy-fossil-fuels-paris-agreement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cu>prioritized the domestic fossil fuel industry\u003c/u>\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/03/12/nx-s1-5326354/trump-epa-environmental-rules-rollback-deregulation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cu>opposes regulations\u003c/u>\u003c/a> that he describes as limiting consumer choice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Trump administration is working to eliminate a number of the Biden administration’s pro-EV policies, from \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/02/07/nx-s1-5289922/trump-transportation-department-ev-charging-halt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cu>freezing EV charger funding\u003c/u>\u003c/a> to \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/01/30/nx-s1-5272749/donald-trump-ev-electric-vehicles-subsidies-auto-industry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cu>reconsidering federal vehicle standards\u003c/u>\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But even if the administration eases federal standards, California’s tougher rules still push the auto industry to move aggressively toward EVs. That’s why reversing these waivers is a key part of the Trump administration’s broader deregulation plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Wait, didn’t this happen before?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Yes. During the first Trump presidency, the federal government revoked a waiver that allowed California to set its own vehicle standards. That had never been done before, and triggered years of litigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It also split the auto industry. Some companies that had already made costly investments based on existing rules, and that were looking for some consistency among flip-flopping policies, sided with California. They agreed to follow the state’s rules regardless of whether they were legally required to. Others sided with the Trump administration. The whole situation was messy, chaotic and, ultimately, temporary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Biden took office, the waiver was reinstated. Over the next few years, California made its rules even stricter, requiring a new waiver to be granted — the one on passenger vehicles that the House just voted to nix.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What’s different this time?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The new Trump administration is now trying a different tactic to eliminate these waivers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The EPA grants them. In the first Trump term, it was also the EPA that revoked the passenger vehicle waiver. As soon as Biden was in office, the EPA just issued the waiver again. That flip-flopping could, hypothetically, continue with each new administration, unless something changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035189\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1600px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035189\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1044\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-6.jpg 1600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-6-800x522.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-6-1020x666.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-6-160x104.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-6-1536x1002.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Trump answers a reporter’s question in the Oval Office on Monday. \u003ccite>(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This time, Congress is attempting to use the Congressional Review Act to reverse the EPA’s decision to grant these waivers in the first place. It’s a little bit like pressing an “undo” button, wiping the waivers out of existence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s only an option within a narrow window of time — and it only works if the president’s party controls Congress. (Trump used this tool heavily in his \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2017/04/09/523064408/republicans-are-using-an-obscure-law-to-repeal-some-obama-era-regulations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cu>first administration\u003c/u>\u003c/a>.) Significantly, rules that are reversed under the CRA \u003ca href=\"https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R43992\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cu>may not be reissued\u003c/u>\u003c/a> in “substantially the same form” unless Congress passes a new law authorizing that specific rule.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Congressional Review Act also states that actions taken under it are not subject to judicial review, meaning that courts can’t overturn Congress’ decision. But if the California waiver is in fact revoked under the CRA, expect legal challenges anyway.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s guaranteed,” says Christopher “Smitty” Smith, an environmental lawyer in California. “And that’s something I’m willing to state: It’s \u003cem>guaranteed \u003c/em>to result in litigation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What’s next?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Now, the Senate has a decision to make.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Government Accountability Office, a federal agency, believes the waiver is \u003ca href=\"https://www.gao.gov/products/b-337179\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cu>not actually eligible\u003c/u>\u003c/a> for this kind of reversal. So does the Senate parliamentarian, a sort of referee over what Congress can and can’t do according to its own rules. \u003ca href=\"https://www.schiff.senate.gov/news/press-releases/statement-whitehouse-padilla-schiff-on-senate-parliamentarian-reaffirming-californias-clean-air-act-waivers-not-subject-to-cra/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cu>Three Democratic senators\u003c/u>\u003c/a> say the parliamentarian “reaffirmed” in early April that the waiver is not subject to the Congressional Review Act.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The parliamentarian is not elected, and while her rulings hold significant weight in the Senate, they are not binding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But overruling the parliamentarian violates long-held Senate norms — the same norms that keep the filibuster in place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reports \u003ca href=\"https://www.eenews.net/articles/senators-weigh-next-move-on-california-clean-car-rules/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cu>indicate\u003c/u>\u003c/a> that some Republican senators have been weighing whether eliminating the California rules justifies breaking that norm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lobbying on this issue has been intense, with traditional automakers and the oil industry pushing hard for Congress to eliminate the rules, and public health groups like the American Lung Association joining environmental and EV groups to defend California’s policies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These rules are not something automakers can brush off or overlook. California is a huge state and a major auto market. Other states can’t set their own standards, but they can opt to follow California’s, and about a dozen have adopted its zero-emission rule. The result is that more than 30% of the U.S. auto market is governed by California’s policies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“California’s waiver has a massive impact,” Stephanie Brinley, the associate director of AutoIntelligence at S&P Global Mobility, wrote in a report in January 2025.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12032226\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12032226\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/IMG_6860_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/IMG_6860_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/IMG_6860_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/IMG_6860_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/IMG_6860_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/IMG_6860_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/IMG_6860_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Traffic on Interstate 550 in Oakland flowing with cars, but without large diesel trucks, which are prohibited from driving on this interstate. \u003ccite>(Joyce Tsai/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, a trade group representing automakers, had pushed hard for Congress to step in and overrule California because they argue that consumer demand for EVs is not strong enough to support California’s targets. John Bozzella, the trade group’s president, has warned that meeting the requirements \u003ca href=\"https://www.autosinnovate.org/posts/papers-reports/December%202024%20Memo%20-%20California%20and%20states%20with%20EV%20sales%20requirements.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cu>would “take a miracle”\u003c/u>\u003c/a> and said in a statement Wednesday that “thousands of American auto jobs and millions of units of U.S. auto production are at stake.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Environmental groups such as the Union of Concerned Scientists argue that flexibilities built into the rules make them \u003ca href=\"https://blog.ucs.org/dave-reichmuth/what-the-auto-industry-isnt-telling-you-about-californias-clean-vehicle-rules/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cu>more achievable than they seem\u003c/u>\u003c/a>. And they say stricter regulations are important for protecting public health and the climate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This vote is an unprecedented and reckless attack on states’ legal authority to address the vehicle pollution causing asthma, lung disease and heart conditions,” Kathy Harris, Director of Clean Vehicles at the Natural Resources Defense Council, wrote in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s how we got here, and what’s next.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What is a ‘California waiver’?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Picture Los Angeles in the 1940s and ’50s. Beautiful beaches, palm trees and picturesque homes — that were impossible to see behind a thick haze. That choking smog was fueled by air pollution from cars and industry, which became trapped mid-air by mountains and wind patterns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Facing this unusually severe problem, the state began regulating air pollution well before the federal government did. As a result, California has a unique privilege: It, alone among U.S. states, can impose its own emissions standards that are stricter than the nation’s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each time California wants to add a new, stricter rule, it has to obtain a waiver from the EPA. It’s done that more than 75 times.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Today, the House voted to rescind the waiver that let California issue its zero-emission rule for passenger cars, along with two more that allow California to set rules for heavy trucks. One rule would require more heavy trucks to be electric, while the other would require new diesel vehicles to become cleaner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those three California rules aren’t \u003cem>just \u003c/em>about reducing smog. Cars and trucks are a major source of carbon dioxide emissions that are warming the planet. Increasingly, California has become a \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2015/11/24/456650555/california-an-environmental-leader-eyes-a-key-role-in-climate-talks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cu>global leader\u003c/u>\u003c/a> in reducing the carbon emissions that fuel climate change, and zero-emission vehicles are a key part of those climate policies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California’s climate-minded vehicle regulations, far more aggressive than the federal standards and explicitly designed to fight climate change, have long \u003ca href=\"https://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/transcript/donald-trump-speech-political-rally-green-bay-wisconsin-april-2-2024/#85\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cu>outraged\u003c/u>\u003c/a> President Trump and his \u003ca href=\"https://www.governing.com/resilience/a-blow-against-californias-ev-tyranny\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cu>allies\u003c/u>\u003c/a>. Trump has dismissed climate concerns and \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/02/01/nx-s1-5273496/trump-biden-climate-change-energy-fossil-fuels-paris-agreement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cu>prioritized the domestic fossil fuel industry\u003c/u>\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/03/12/nx-s1-5326354/trump-epa-environmental-rules-rollback-deregulation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cu>opposes regulations\u003c/u>\u003c/a> that he describes as limiting consumer choice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Trump administration is working to eliminate a number of the Biden administration’s pro-EV policies, from \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/02/07/nx-s1-5289922/trump-transportation-department-ev-charging-halt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cu>freezing EV charger funding\u003c/u>\u003c/a> to \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/01/30/nx-s1-5272749/donald-trump-ev-electric-vehicles-subsidies-auto-industry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cu>reconsidering federal vehicle standards\u003c/u>\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But even if the administration eases federal standards, California’s tougher rules still push the auto industry to move aggressively toward EVs. That’s why reversing these waivers is a key part of the Trump administration’s broader deregulation plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Wait, didn’t this happen before?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Yes. During the first Trump presidency, the federal government revoked a waiver that allowed California to set its own vehicle standards. That had never been done before, and triggered years of litigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It also split the auto industry. Some companies that had already made costly investments based on existing rules, and that were looking for some consistency among flip-flopping policies, sided with California. They agreed to follow the state’s rules regardless of whether they were legally required to. Others sided with the Trump administration. The whole situation was messy, chaotic and, ultimately, temporary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Biden took office, the waiver was reinstated. Over the next few years, California made its rules even stricter, requiring a new waiver to be granted — the one on passenger vehicles that the House just voted to nix.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What’s different this time?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The new Trump administration is now trying a different tactic to eliminate these waivers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The EPA grants them. In the first Trump term, it was also the EPA that revoked the passenger vehicle waiver. As soon as Biden was in office, the EPA just issued the waiver again. That flip-flopping could, hypothetically, continue with each new administration, unless something changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035189\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1600px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035189\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1044\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-6.jpg 1600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-6-800x522.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-6-1020x666.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-6-160x104.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-6-1536x1002.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Trump answers a reporter’s question in the Oval Office on Monday. \u003ccite>(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This time, Congress is attempting to use the Congressional Review Act to reverse the EPA’s decision to grant these waivers in the first place. It’s a little bit like pressing an “undo” button, wiping the waivers out of existence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s only an option within a narrow window of time — and it only works if the president’s party controls Congress. (Trump used this tool heavily in his \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2017/04/09/523064408/republicans-are-using-an-obscure-law-to-repeal-some-obama-era-regulations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cu>first administration\u003c/u>\u003c/a>.) Significantly, rules that are reversed under the CRA \u003ca href=\"https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R43992\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cu>may not be reissued\u003c/u>\u003c/a> in “substantially the same form” unless Congress passes a new law authorizing that specific rule.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Congressional Review Act also states that actions taken under it are not subject to judicial review, meaning that courts can’t overturn Congress’ decision. 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I’m not going anywhere.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sources close to Harris say she’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12026900/could-kamala-harris-shake-up-californias-governor-race-democrats-weigh-in\">mulling a run for California governor\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/07/kamala-harris-california-governor-decision-deadline-00216737\">Politico reported\u003c/a> last month that she plans to make a decision by the end of summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A run for governor would preclude another race for president in 2028, since the presidential campaign will be well underway by the time Californians vote for governor in 2026.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Amanda Gallo of Oakland, who attended the San Francisco event, said that she liked the speech and that the message of uniting against Trump’s agenda resonated with her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She didn’t win the office, but she’s still leading — by example, leading by the values of our country,” Gallo said. “I can’t wait to see what she does next.” Gallo added that she hopes Harris runs for governor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Andrea Dew Steele, who founded Emerge America in 2005, helped Harris in her first run for office, a successful campaign for San Francisco district attorney in 2003. That same year, she co-founded Emerge California, whose graduates include former San Francisco Mayor London Breed and former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Steele said she’s excited by the prospect of Harris running for governor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12037185 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/gettyimages-2210243092-1020x680.jpeg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We need somebody who can go toe-to-toe with Donald Trump,” Steele said. “And we saw her do that during the election, during the debate. She is a prosecutor. I think she could really prosecute that case — as governor of California. I certainly would love to see her run.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If Harris runs, it could upend the gubernatorial campaign for one Emerge graduate: Lt. Gov. 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"content": "\u003cp>California plans to erase parts of a rule created to clean up the state’s dirty air from \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12032217/caltrans-launches-long-awaited-study-on-i-580-truck-ban-and-pollution-impact\">truck pollution\u003c/a>. The action comes in response to a lawsuit from the California Trucking Association and strong headwinds from the Trump administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/advanced-clean-fleets\">Advanced Clean Fleet rule\u003c/a>, adopted in 2023, would have phased out diesel trucks used by large companies, state and local governments, as well as ports and railroad yards. It would have eliminated new gas-fueled truck sales by 2036 and mandated that large trucking fleets go electric or hydrogen-powered by 2042.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In response to the trade group’s lawsuit, the California Air Resources Board plans to propose repealing parts of the rule that applies to trucks serving ports, rail yards and large companies this year. California’s requirements that state and local governments increasingly move towards all-electric vehicles — and that all new truck sales be electric by 2036 — will remain, so long as the federal government approves that policy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state adopted the clean truck regulation during the Biden administration, but did not get the necessary green light from the EPA before the Trump Administration took office this year. State officials withdrew their request for federal approval in January, meaning the state was largely unable to enforce the truck rules.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CARB confirmed the legal updates to KQED and a spokeswoman wrote that the agency “remains committed to protecting public health using new and alternative approaches,” in an email.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re pleased to have reached agreement with the Air Resources Board on this stipulation,” Eric Sauer, head of the California Trucking Association, wrote in an email.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11930567\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11930567\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/GettyImages-1396887368-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/GettyImages-1396887368-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/GettyImages-1396887368-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/GettyImages-1396887368-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/GettyImages-1396887368-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/GettyImages-1396887368-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/GettyImages-1396887368-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/GettyImages-1396887368-1920x1080.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Close-up of a hydrogen fuel cell truck driving on a road. According to the California Air Resources Board, heavy-duty fossil-fuel trucks spew 70% of the state’s smog-forming gases and 80% of carcinogenic diesel pollutants. \u003ccite>(Aranga87/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sam Wilson, who works on clean transportation at the Union of Concerned Scientists, called the move “disappointing,” but “more of an administrative action than anything else.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The repeal of Advanced Clean Fleets has nothing to do with the rule’s real-world viability, but rather the political climate we find ourselves in today,” Wilson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the rule would have accelerated the state’s transition to clean vehicles, Wilson is “confident that commercial vehicle electrification will continue, although at a slower pace.” The state can use other incentives to spur electric truck adoption, like requiring warehouses to track pollution and reduce it through electric heavy-duty vehicles, he added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The court order between CARB and the California Trucking Association noted that the state will not require that new truck sales must be electric by 2036 without the approval of the federal government.[aside postID=news_12036063 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/GavinNewsom1AP-1020x680.jpg']Wilson viewed the mention of the 2036 goal positively — a sign CARB officials were not abandoning the idea.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Should the state officially remove the entire rule from California’s regulatory code, it would need to entirely rewrite a new version and relaunch a lengthy regulatory process to pursue similar actions in the future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CARB is also resolving litigation from trade groups representing railroads, which would have limited idling times and retired older locomotives, among other things. The \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/reducing-rail-emissions-california/locomotive-fact-sheets\">rule\u003c/a> was aimed at reducing pollution from diesel-powered trains, but it also failed to receive EPA approval.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The majority of planet-warming emissions produced by the \u003ca href=\"https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions\">U.S.\u003c/a> come from transportation, and the same is true for \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/ghg-inventory-graphs\">California\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California was the first state to regulate tailpipe emissions in the \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/about/history#:~:text=In%201966%20California%20established%20the,Air%20Resources%20Board%20was%20established.\">1960s\u003c/a>, as it struggled to bring harmful air pollution under control.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>President Richard Nixon signed the Clean Air Act into law in 1970, giving the EPA the authority to regulate air pollution from cars. The law bars states from enacting their own regulations, except California, given its unique air pollution problems.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11880116\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11880116\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/trucks-I880.jpg\" alt=\"Cars and trucks fill the lanes on I-80 near Berkeley on June 28, 2021. A ban against heavy trucks on I-580, another freeway running through Oakland, pushes most diesel truck traffic onto I-880.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/trucks-I880.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/trucks-I880-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/trucks-I880-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/trucks-I880-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/trucks-I880-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cars and trucks fill the lanes on I-80 near Berkeley on June 28, 2021. A ban against heavy trucks on I-580, another freeway running through Oakland, pushes most diesel truck traffic onto I-880. \u003ccite>(Joyce Tsai/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>California’s standards must be at least as strict as federal law and are considered necessary “to meet compelling and extraordinary conditions.” While other states can’t set their own standards, they can adopt California’s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The EPA has granted California waivers for decades, with only one of its requests being initially denied in 2008 by the George W. Bush administration, then later granted by the Obama administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump’s EPA first revoked California’s waiver for tailpipe emissions in his first term, but California sued in response. That lawsuit became moot when Biden took office and reinstated the waiver.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the final months of the Biden administration, the EPA approved two of California’s waivers, a ban on the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035 and a regulation setting stricter emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks. However, the agency did not approve a handful of other waivers, including some applying to heavy-duty trucks and trains, before administrations changed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>Two months after \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/oakland\">Oakland\u003c/a>’s city auditor identified over $1.6 million in excess overtime, the city has continued the payments as it attempts to locate documents that show they are authorized.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12028114/audit-finds-overtime-waste-in-oakland-suggesting-a-widespread-spending-problem\">city auditor\u003c/a>’s investigation, which was prompted by a July 2023 anonymous whistleblower complaint, found the city overpaid dozens of employees in the departments of transportation and public works.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandauditor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20250202_FLSA-Investigation-Report_FINAL.pdf\">a report released Feb. 20\u003c/a>, the investigation reviewed payroll records dating back to 2018 and found the city used formulas for calculating overtime that exceeded federal guidelines established by the Fair Labor Standards Act.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The report cited one example of an employee whose annual salary was $127,691.20, and who received $3,885.16 in payment for a one-week period as opposed to the $538.32 required by the FLSA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At an April 22 meeting of the Oakland City Council’s Finance and Management Committee, city officials responded to the auditor’s investigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What we’ve programmed does not align with the federal standard, but it is not illegal and it’s not inappropriate as long as it’s been duly authorized,” Oakland Finance Director Erin Roseman told the committee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10920662\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10920662 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/04/oakland1920a.jpg\" alt=\"Oakland aerial view.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/04/oakland1920a.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/04/oakland1920a-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/04/oakland1920a-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/04/oakland1920a-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/04/oakland1920a-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An aerial view of Oakland. \u003ccite>(James Daisa/Flickr)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Roseman said city officials were attempting to review a multitude of documents, including legal settlements, side letters and MOUs with labor unions, to ensure the payments comply with city agreements.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Staff are going through paper files and emails because the 2023 ransomware attack on the city’s computer systems had cut off access to certain documents, Roseman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the auditor’s review of MOUs, Oakland’s city charter, municipal code and city ordinances did not find justification for the payments, the report states.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Nobody is arguing that cities can’t be more generous than what the law requires,” Michael Houston, Oakland’s City Auditor, told KQED in an interview. “The problem is that — well, one problem is that there’s no basis on which they are paying in such excess of what the law requires.”[aside postID=news_12037649 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250306-PORT-OF-OAKLAND-MD-02_qed-1020x680.jpg']“It would need to be approved. Any kind of overtime pay would have had to have been approved by the City Council or part of the labor negotiations,” he added. “You can’t just decide; a process needs to be followed. Otherwise, it’s a gift of public funds.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Houston said his office consulted the city attorney’s office throughout the investigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We investigated this matter for over a year and requested authorizing documents, and didn’t receive any. If there were such documents, I would have hoped that they would have found them over the course of the year,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city auditor’s office plans to present the findings of its investigation to the full city council on May 20.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the meantime, the city is facing an $87 million shortfall in this year’s budget and a $265 million deficit projected over the next two years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Interim Mayor Kevin Jenkins was expected to release a proposed FY 2025-27 budget today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in a press release Wednesday evening, the city announced it was pushing the date back four days to, “allow for the briefing and input of incoming elected officials and other key stakeholders.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city is legally required to pass a balanced budget by June 30.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland City Administrator Jestin Johnson said at the April 22 meeting that Oakland pays city employees more than the minimum required, and that rates are driven by the city’s agreements with labor unions. He said the city was consulting an outside expert.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When this item first came up, we worked very closely with the office of the city attorney, who identified an external resource that can actually help us parse through the real answer to the question, is if, whether or not the calculations are correct,” Johnson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A spokesperson for the city attorney’s office confirmed that it is contracting with the employment and labor relations law firm Liebert Cassidy Whitmore to advise the city on the auditor’s report.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12038313\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12038313\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/001_Oakland_JananiRamachandran_06262021_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/001_Oakland_JananiRamachandran_06262021_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/001_Oakland_JananiRamachandran_06262021_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/001_Oakland_JananiRamachandran_06262021_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/001_Oakland_JananiRamachandran_06262021_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/001_Oakland_JananiRamachandran_06262021_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/001_Oakland_JananiRamachandran_06262021_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland City Council Member Janani Ramachandran in Oakland on June 26, 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The spokesperson declined to describe exactly what the firm is looking into, citing attorney-client privilege and the city administrator’s ability to act in the best interest of the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s unclear how much the city is paying the law firm. Oakland’s city administrator has the authority to spend under $250,000 without approval from the City Council.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t know why we would need to verify information from an independent auditor that the city already has and pays for and that voters elect,” City Councilmember Janani Ramachandran, who chairs the Finance and Management Committee, said in an interview. “It’s like questioning the independence and veracity of what he’s doing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ramachandran and Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan asked during the meeting whether the city was still using the same formulas two months after the city auditor identified them as unauthorized.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Roseman said the city is waiting to hear from the outside law firm before making any changes.[aside postID=news_12038227 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250428-OUSD-OFFICE-FILE-MD-01-KQED-1020x680.jpg']“My jaw dropped,” Ramachandran said. “Why on Earth are we not moving forward with rectifying the problem immediately? That just blew my mind.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the auditor’s report, the city made the payments to 158 employees in the city’s Department of Transportation and 368 employees in the Public Works Department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Houston said his office had no reason to believe the problem was limited to just the two departments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s what we were able to absolutely confirm,” but he noted, “The calculation applies citywide, and it could be a much bigger number.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ramachandran said she was interested in expanding the investigation of overtime pay formulas to the city’s other departments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement, Oakland Mayor-elect Barbara Lee said she was alarmed by the findings of the city auditor’s investigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Under no circumstances should taxpayer dollars be spent improperly, without oversight, or in a manner that lacks transparency and accountability,” Lee said. “As Mayor, I will work closely with City administration and other City leaders to strengthen oversight, and push for the formal adoption of an authoritative overtime pay calculation — and make City payroll, spending systems, and formulas more transparent to the public across all departments.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036986\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036986\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250421-BARBARA-LEE-PRESSER-MD-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250421-BARBARA-LEE-PRESSER-MD-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250421-BARBARA-LEE-PRESSER-MD-04-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250421-BARBARA-LEE-PRESSER-MD-04-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250421-BARBARA-LEE-PRESSER-MD-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250421-BARBARA-LEE-PRESSER-MD-04-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250421-BARBARA-LEE-PRESSER-MD-04-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland Mayor-elect Barbara Lee holds a press conference in Oakland on April 21, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The report recommends a citywide review of overtime formulas, but Houston said his office does not have the capacity to conduct such a review.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Councilmember Zac Unger requested that Johnson ask the law firm to look into overtime formulas for sworn employees, such as police and fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city attorney’s office spokesperson declined to say whether or not that was a possibility.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m very concerned because we don’t have a single penny to waste,” Ramachandran said. “And every dollar means something, regardless of how much it is. This is an example of mismanagement of taxpayer dollars, and it needs to be rectified as soon as possible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Former Oakland City Administrator Dan Lindheim said any potential waste is likely to be a political issue rather than a financial one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If people believe you’re wasting public money, they’re not going to vote for a sales tax or a parcel tax,” he said. “So it’s really an issue of trust rather than the actual dollar amount in this particular case. But if this goes much further. If there’s miscalculations of overtime in [Oakland Police Department], then that could be a big number.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“It would need to be approved. Any kind of overtime pay would have had to have been approved by the City Council or part of the labor negotiations,” he added. “You can’t just decide; a process needs to be followed. Otherwise, it’s a gift of public funds.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Houston said his office consulted the city attorney’s office throughout the investigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We investigated this matter for over a year and requested authorizing documents, and didn’t receive any. If there were such documents, I would have hoped that they would have found them over the course of the year,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city auditor’s office plans to present the findings of its investigation to the full city council on May 20.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the meantime, the city is facing an $87 million shortfall in this year’s budget and a $265 million deficit projected over the next two years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Interim Mayor Kevin Jenkins was expected to release a proposed FY 2025-27 budget today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in a press release Wednesday evening, the city announced it was pushing the date back four days to, “allow for the briefing and input of incoming elected officials and other key stakeholders.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city is legally required to pass a balanced budget by June 30.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland City Administrator Jestin Johnson said at the April 22 meeting that Oakland pays city employees more than the minimum required, and that rates are driven by the city’s agreements with labor unions. He said the city was consulting an outside expert.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When this item first came up, we worked very closely with the office of the city attorney, who identified an external resource that can actually help us parse through the real answer to the question, is if, whether or not the calculations are correct,” Johnson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A spokesperson for the city attorney’s office confirmed that it is contracting with the employment and labor relations law firm Liebert Cassidy Whitmore to advise the city on the auditor’s report.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12038313\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12038313\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/001_Oakland_JananiRamachandran_06262021_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/001_Oakland_JananiRamachandran_06262021_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/001_Oakland_JananiRamachandran_06262021_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/001_Oakland_JananiRamachandran_06262021_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/001_Oakland_JananiRamachandran_06262021_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/001_Oakland_JananiRamachandran_06262021_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/001_Oakland_JananiRamachandran_06262021_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland City Council Member Janani Ramachandran in Oakland on June 26, 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The spokesperson declined to describe exactly what the firm is looking into, citing attorney-client privilege and the city administrator’s ability to act in the best interest of the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s unclear how much the city is paying the law firm. Oakland’s city administrator has the authority to spend under $250,000 without approval from the City Council.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t know why we would need to verify information from an independent auditor that the city already has and pays for and that voters elect,” City Councilmember Janani Ramachandran, who chairs the Finance and Management Committee, said in an interview. “It’s like questioning the independence and veracity of what he’s doing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ramachandran and Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan asked during the meeting whether the city was still using the same formulas two months after the city auditor identified them as unauthorized.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Roseman said the city is waiting to hear from the outside law firm before making any changes.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>After abruptly declining to renew a contract with a nonprofit to provide \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12026959/families-separated-at-the-border-are-protected-by-a-2023-settlement-will-trump-honor-it\">court-ordered legal assistance\u003c/a> to families separated at the border under the first Trump administration, the U.S. Department of Justice has proposed providing that service itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Experts worry that’s a conflict of interest that could put those families at risk of deportation and being separated again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[Families are] being asked to trust the government that harmed them to tell them how to move forward in the best way for them,” said Sara Van Hofwegen, managing director of legal access programs at Acacia Center for Justice, which has provided the services for the past year. “The government hasn’t shown them that they have their interests in mind.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a Wednesday hearing in federal court, the American Civil Liberties Union contended that the government is not prepared to provide legal advice to what could be as many as 8,000 individuals with complex cases and looming immigration deadlines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The DOJ did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The ACLU in 2018 filed a class-action lawsuit, \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.aclu.org/cases/ms-l-v-ice\">Ms. L v. 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Earlier this month, the Department of Justice abruptly informed Acacia it would not renew that contract. The contract ended yesterday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last week, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12037508/aclu-fights-trump-court-preserve-legal-aid-border-separated-families\">the ACLU asked U.S. District Court Judge Dana Sabraw\u003c/a> of the Southern District of California, who approved the settlement agreement, to intervene.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Friday, the DOJ specified in court filings that its Executive Office for Immigration Review, which is part of the DOJ, plans to provide legal services to formerly separated families directly “to maximize efficiency in the delivery of the program services.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11764527\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11764527\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/GettyImages-1159806928-e1564588162357.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">After abruptly declining to renew a contract with a nonprofit to provide court-ordered legal assistance to families separated at the border under the first Trump administration, the U.S. Department of Justice has proposed providing that service itself. \u003ccite>(John Moore/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>David Super, a professor of constitutional and administrative law at Georgetown University Law Center, said that EOIR’s plan is likely illegal, violating families’ constitutional right to due process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is about as extreme a conflict of interest as you can imagine for the party that is adjudicating matters to provide legal advice,” he said, adding that he knows of no precedent for EOIR’s proposal. “The government ordinarily is quite careful to not put itself in the position of providing this sort of advice in legal matters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The only analogy that I can think of is when police officers play good cop, bad cop in the interrogation room. But that’s not legal representation and they certainly are not allowed to present themselves as the attorney for the suspects they’re questioning.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In court filings, EOIR has provided little detail about how it will deliver legal services to class members, noting that by May 15, it “will begin providing regularly scheduled group sessions and self-help workshops” to “equip them with the knowledge and information to successfully navigate their immigration proceedings.”[aside postID=news_12037889 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/TravisAirForceBaseGetty.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In interviews, legal service providers worried that group sessions would not provide the “ in-depth individualized consultations” required under the settlement agreement and could make it difficult to serve families who speak different languages.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>EOIR said in a court document filed yesterday that it will refer Ms. L class members to private pro bono attorneys who can provide individualized advice. Lee Gelernt, lead counsel for the ACLU in the case, contended during the hearing that this is unrealistic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re talking about thousands of cases,” Gelernt told the judge. “It takes a lot of work to get a firm to take one [pro bono] case.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The settlement agreement required that the government “ensure that the Program is adequately resourced and funded to provide services for all unrepresented Ms. L. Settlement Class members, with the ability to increase funding to meet projected needs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Acacia has pointed out that, even under its existing contract, the government only supplied enough funding to provide legal services for about 12% of those who qualify.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The organization maintains a waitlist with the names and contact information of class members who are eligible for legal services under the settlement agreement, but have not yet received it. Van Hofwegen said that EOIR, communicating for the first time with Acacia, asked for a copy of the waitlist on Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Van Hofwegen said that subcontracted providers have already told families they’ve been advising that services are no longer available starting May 1.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There were people who were scheduled for appointments next week to finish their parole applications or to help them get ready for court hearings that are coming up,” she said. “Those appointments have been canceled.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11738375\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11738375\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36430_GettyImages-978854834-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A young girl holds a sign during a demonstration outside of the San Francisco office of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on June 19, 2018 in San Francisco over the Trump administration family separation policy.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1276\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36430_GettyImages-978854834-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36430_GettyImages-978854834-qut-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36430_GettyImages-978854834-qut-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36430_GettyImages-978854834-qut-1020x678.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36430_GettyImages-978854834-qut-1200x798.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A young girl holds a sign during a demonstration outside of the San Francisco office of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement on June 19, 2018, in San Francisco over the first Trump administration’s family separation policy. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Immigration Center for Women and Children, one of Acacia’s subcontractors, has said it cannot abandon the cases of about 10 families who face immediate court deadlines and will continue to provide them legal services on its own dime, but they’re not taking on new participants. “As of 5-1, we’re operating without any funding,” said ICWC’s directing attorney, Danielle Fritz.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among Van Hofwegen’s concerns is that EOIR, which has already suffered \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/04/08/nx-s1-5335523/trump-immigration-judges\">staffing cuts\u003c/a>, may not have the capacity to handle the difficult cases presented by separated families. “These are people who have been through a lot, who have really complicated immigration histories, really complicated options of how to move forward,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Further, Fritz of ICWC worried that if services are provided directly by the EOIR from now on, program participants may be reluctant to divulge sensitive information, as they normally would as part of a legal consultation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We always emphasize in our services that even though we’re funded by the government and we have certain reporting requirements, we don’t reveal the content of our appointments or what we’re advising them,” she said. “There are going to be questions, of course, lack of trust, people may be unwilling to participate.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Super, the Georgetown law professor, said that’s a reasonable fear, given that the government is essentially these families’ opposition in court, as well as the adjudicator of their cases.[aside postID=news_12038128 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-21.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There certainly is a risk that this is going to be used to trick people into sharing information that might seem to weaken their case, when they have no representation to clarify it,” he said, citing the government’s recent use of allegedly gang-related evidence like tattoos to justify deportations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This administration is already taking information out of context,” he continued. “Putting them in a position to purport to provide legal services for immigrants facing deportation or incarceration opens the door wide for them [to get] more information they can distort.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But at the hearing yesterday, Sabraw did not address the conflict-of-interest issue. Instead, he noted that the ACLU asked for relief from harms that haven’t happened yet, including the potential loss of legal status or deportation for separated family members.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The judge said that if class members miss important deadlines for parole or work authorization because they did not get legal services, the ACLU can ask the government, and then the court, for relief on a case-by-case basis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sabraw set a new hearing date for May 15, two weeks after the end of Acacia’s contract. 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