Local Politics · Los Angeles County
On Monday, Nov. 2, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the Trump administration's emergency request to force California to segregate ballots cast by approximately 20,000 voters identified as potential noncitizens, issuing a one-sentence order with no noted dissents. The ruling followed prior rejections by a federal appeals court and U.S. District Judge David Carter in Oakland, who called the government's voter database "not credible" and said the effort infringed on California's constitutional right to manage its own elections. Federal prosecutors separately charged six people in California with registering or voting as noncitizens, bringing the total facing such accusations to 34 over two weeks. The dispute began in July when DHS sent letters to Secretary of State Shirley Weber and Los Angeles County identifying nearly 190,000 potential noncitizen registrants.
Local Politics
On Monday, November 2, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration's emergency request to force California to set aside ballots of approximately 20,000 voters identified by the Justice Department as possible noncitizens. The one-sentence order came one day before midterm elections and followed prior rejections by a federal appeals court and a U.S. district judge. The dispute originated in July when the Department of Homeland Security sent letters to California Secretary of State Shirley Weber and Los Angeles County identifying nearly 190,000 individuals believed to be noncitizens registered to vote. Separately, federal prosecutors charged six people in California with registering or voting as noncitizens, bringing the total facing such charges over two weeks to 34.
Community News · Los Angeles, CA
The first $20 million of a $40 million incentive program funded by the Aliso Canyon settlement is now available to residents affected by the 2015 gas blowout in the Los Angeles area. Income-qualified homeowners near the San Fernando Valley leak site can receive up to $31,800 to replace gas-powered appliances with electric heat pumps, stoves, and water heaters through TECH Clean California. The program stems from a 2021 settlement of up to $1.8 billion between approximately 35,000 plaintiffs and Southern California Gas Co. and parent Sempra Energy. Single-family homeowners in the affected area are eligible now; multi-property owners will gain access later.
Local Politics
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a one-sentence order Monday rejecting the Trump administration's emergency request to force California to segregate ballots of approximately 20,000 voters identified by the Justice Department as possible noncitizens. The ruling came hours after the filing and followed three prior court rejections, including decisions by a federal appeals court panel and U.S. District Judge David Carter in Oakland, who called the government's voter database "not credible." Federal prosecutors separately charged six people in California with registering or voting as noncitizens, bringing the two-week total to 34. The dispute originated in July when DHS sent letters to Secretary of State Shirley Weber and Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder Dean Logan identifying nearly 190,000 potential noncitizen voters.
Local Politics
On Monday, Nov. 2, the U.S. Supreme Court declined without dissent to hear a Trump administration challenge seeking to prevent California from counting over 20,000 ballots flagged as potentially cast by noncitizens. The rejection followed prior rulings by U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter and a Ninth Circuit panel that found the federal effort likely unconstitutional. Separately, federal prosecutors in Los Angeles announced charges against 12 additional noncitizens for voter registration or voting violations, bringing the total to 40 individuals charged. A federal court also issued an order barring the administration from threatening election workers across California's 58 counties. The UCLA Voting Rights Project reported that 42% of names on the federal list could not be found in California's current voter file.
Local Politics · Los Angeles, CA
Proposition 40, on the November 3 ballot, would impose a one-time 5% levy on many assets of billionaires, including corporate holdings, to offset an estimated $100 billion in federal healthcare cuts affecting California's most vulnerable residents. The measure's impact on sports team owners depends largely on whether they are declared official California residents for state tax purposes. Owners potentially subject to the tax include those of the Chargers, Warriors, Padres, Sharks, Ducks, and incoming Lakers owner Bob Iger, while several out-of-state owners may be unaffected. Sports agent Leigh Steinberg warned the tax could raise ticket prices, while University of Missouri law professor David Gamage argued consumers would suffer more from healthcare funding cuts than from higher game-day costs.
