Flags at the State Capitol and Capitol Annex were already flying at half-mast in honor of U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-Oroville, who died suddenly Tuesday.

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The California Black Agriculture Working group celebrated with libations and education on the steps of the Capitol building Monday morning.

The new Senate President Pro Tem is the first Latina and second woman ever to lead the California legislature's upper house.

The governor has 30 days to act in 2026. In the first year of the Legislature’s two-year cycles, the governor is limited to 12 days. Once the governor signs the measure, it is sent to the secretary of state to become “chaptered” or assigned a chapter number in California code, according to Georgetown University Law.

Trump has said he would turn on “a very large faucet” that could send millions of gallons of water from the Columbia River to Los Angeles.