News in San Jose

Newsom Signs New Laws to Rein in Immigration Agents as Trump’s Deportation Campaign Escalates
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a package of laws that aim to check federal agents during the Trump administration’s deportation program and improve conditions in detention centers. Several likely will be challenged in court.

Fate of Bill to Boost Public Safety Pensions May Hinge on Newsom’s Presidential Hopes
Sitting on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk is a measure to increase pensions for public safety workers that could cost state and local governments billions of dollars.

CA Assembly Leader Kills Bill Regulating Flock Cameras as Public Outrage Grows
In San Jose, license plate cameras were credited with finding suspects in the manhunt for an armed burglar who was terrorizing a neighborhood, and with locating eight suspects in a fatal shooting in downtown San Jose during the June FIFA World Cup.

As CA Legislators Debated, Homeland Security Subpoenaed 17M Driver Records
After California lawmakers voted to share driver license information with a national nonprofit database, the Trump administration sought trucker records from the organization.

Compromise School Sex Abuse Bill Going to Newsom
California recently lifted the statute of limitations on child sex abuse lawsuits, leading to many cases against schools. A bill going to Gov. Gavin Newsom would raise the standard for evidence.