FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: STARS ON THE LEFT — Two California lawmakers have been named to prominent roles with the Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC. The caucus’ campaign arm selected Rep. Lateefah Simon, from Oakland, to serve as national finance chair and Rep. Robert Garcia, from Long Beach, as national recruitment chair.

The Gilman Fire broke out in La Jolla neighborhood today, while a brush fire at the border with Mexico, has engulfed 20 acres. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

Michelle Mack, 54, the married, mother-of-three “queenpin,” was ordered to pay $3 million in restitution to Ulta, Sephora and a number of other retailers her crime ring targeted, according to a

California Attorney General Rob Bonta secured a five-year and four-month prison sentence for organized retail crime ringleader Michelle Mack. Mack and her husband, Kenneth, pleaded guilty

California successfully defended its so-called sanctuary state laws during the first Trump administration. Attorney General Rob Bonta said the state is prepared to do so again.

They’re not going to give information to federal authorities, they’re not going to enforce the federal law themselves and in general that’s perfectly legal.”

SAN DIEGO (Border Report ... Wells stressed the motion is a way to “stay compliant with federal law.” California Attorney General Rob Bonta has said in the past that California municipalities don’t have to participate in mass deportations ...

At least 27 people have died in the Eaton and Palisades fires, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner said Thursday evening. Seventeen of the deaths are from the Eaton Fire in Altadena and 10 from the Palisades Fire, according to the medical examiner.

Michelle Mack was ordered to pay $3 million in restitution to Ulta, Sephora and a number of other retailers after striking a plea deal with prosecutors last year.

Ashford borrowers approved for a discharge will receive emails from the Department of Education in the coming days.

The $4.5 billion in debt forgiven for Ashford students will be the latest discharged for students whose schools took advantage of them or closed, the Biden administration said, per the Union-Tribune; in all, the number is $34 billion for nearly 2 million borrowers who attended such institutions.

OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the followed statement on a memorandum from a Trump political appointee at the U.S.