https://sevenlights.org/tags/california/ Recent content in California on Seven Lights Hugo en-us Fri, 06 Nov 2026 03:00:00 -0500 https://sevenlights.org/2026/11/06/newsom-commutes-california-death-row/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 03:00:00 -0500 https://sevenlights.org/2026/11/06/newsom-commutes-california-death-row/ California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Thursday he will commute all 548 death sentences in the state to life without parole, the largest mass clemency in United States history. https://sevenlights.org/2026/11/03/supreme-court-rejects-california-ballot-bid/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:30:00 -0500 https://sevenlights.org/2026/11/03/supreme-court-rejects-california-ballot-bid/ The Supreme Court refused without explanation to intervene in the Trump administration’s emergency request to force California to set aside mail ballots from 20,000 voters it alleges are likely noncitizens. https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/31/judge-bars-justice-department-election-worker-threats/ Sat, 31 Oct 2026 03:35:00 -0400 https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/31/judge-bars-justice-department-election-worker-threats/ A California federal judge issued a restraining order late Friday stopping the Justice Department from threatening election officials with criminal prosecution or demanding that they segregate ballots ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections. https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/29/dolores-huerta-dies-96/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 03:48:00 -0400 https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/29/dolores-huerta-dies-96/ Dolores Huerta, who co-founded what became the United Farm Workers with Cesar Chavez, helped organize the 1965 Delano grape strike and inspired the rallying cry ‘Si, se puede,’ has died at 96. Tributes came from the UFW, Nancy Pelosi and Gavin Newsom. https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/29/california-ballots-judge-rebuff/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 03:46:00 -0400 https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/29/california-ballots-judge-rebuff/ A federal judge denied the Justice Department a restraining order to stop Los Angeles County from counting about 20,000 ballots federal officials link to suspected non-citizens, calling the request unprecedented. The department will appeal. https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/28/fbi-searches-swalwell-beverly-hills-mansion/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 04:45:00 -0400 https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/28/fbi-searches-swalwell-beverly-hills-mansion/ The FBI searched the Beverly Hills mansion of developer Stephen Cloobeck on Tuesday as part of the criminal investigation into former Rep. Eric Swalwell, who resigned his seat in April amid sexual misconduct allegations. https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/27/court-blocks-california-ballots-appeal/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 04:35:00 -0400 https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/27/court-blocks-california-ballots-appeal/ The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the Trump administration’s emergency appeal on Monday, declining to force California to set aside mail ballots associated with more than 20,000 people the government suspects are noncitizens. https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/25/doj-california-counties-noncitizen-voter-letters/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 07:32:00 -0400 https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/25/doj-california-counties-noncitizen-voter-letters/ Federal prosecutors sent letters to county registrars across California demanding they identify and set aside ballots that may belong to noncitizen voters within 48 hours, the latest escalation in the Trump administration’s election litigation before the midterms. https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/23/meta-zuckerberg-california-wealth-tax-debate/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 06:58:00 -0400 https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/23/meta-zuckerberg-california-wealth-tax-debate/ Meta’s plan to offset a possible $10bn wealth-tax bill for Mark Zuckerberg is sharpening the fight over California’s Proposition 40, a one-time 5% levy on residents worth more than $1bn, with voting set for Nov. 3. https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/22/meta-stock-split-keeps-zuckerberg-california/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:22:00 -0400 https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/22/meta-stock-split-keeps-zuckerberg-california/ Meta’s board cut CEO Mark Zuckerberg a stock-split deal after he considered leaving California over a proposed billionaire wealth tax that could have forced share sales weakening his voting control of the company.