1+ hour, 29+ min ago  (774+ words) One of the most common counterarguments points to YIMBY Law's Fair Housing Elements Tracker, which shows that a large majority of jurisdictions are not currently making sufficient progress toward their housing element goals. On its face, that seems damning. But…...

2+ hour, 1+ min ago  (1291+ words) WASHINGTON " The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 23, 2025, rejected President Donald Trump's emergency request to deploy National Guard troops in Illinois, concluding that the administration "failed to identify a source of authority" permitting the military to execute domestic law enforcement functions in…...

2+ hour, 14+ min ago  (354+ words) LOS ANGELES " A federal judge has ruled that California laws and policies designed to protect LGBTQ+ public school students from being forcibly outed to their families violate the U.S. Constitution, a decision that immediately restricts the state's ability to enforce those…...

2+ hour, 17+ min ago  (406+ words) SACRAMENTO " California officials announced a new round of state-funded housing awards tied to voter-approved Proposition 1, a mental health and housing bond measure approved in 2023, marking the creation of 267 new affordable permanent supportive housing units across five projects statewide, including units…...

3+ hour, 1+ min ago  (602+ words) SACRAMENTO " Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday announced the appointment of six new judges to California Superior Courts, filling vacancies in Tulare, Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties, according to a press release from the Governor's Office. The appointments include one…...

3+ hour, 17+ min ago  (379+ words) PHOENIX " The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona is opposing Maricopa County's effort to prematurely end federal court oversight of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, arguing the agency has failed to fully comply with reforms ordered after findings of racially…...

3+ hour, 38+ min ago  (603+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. " As reported by The Wren Collective, 2025 marked an intensification of policies and practices that, taken together, further eroded democracy and civil rights in the United States. In its final newsletter of the year, the group outlined what it described…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1193+ words) One of the most persistent arguments raised by opponents of California's housing reforms is that the state's requirements are "demonstrably unachievable." The claim is familiar: the targets are unrealistic, the timelines unreasonable, and the enforcement mechanisms largely symbolic. Local governments,…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (599+ words) SAN FRANCISCO " A federal district court in California has blocked a Trump administration policy that allowed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to re-arrest and re-detain immigrants whom the government had previously released after determining they were neither a danger to the…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1863+ words) A rush of cold air fills the kitchen on a spring day in the Alaska Native village of Kipnuk as a man dusted in frost steps through the door. Justine Paul, age 34, silently mixes himself a glass of lemonade, drops…...