Ben Adler

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California Governor Gavin Newsom is proposing an extra $7 billion in new spending.

Gov. Newsom’s first budget: Billions of more dollars for social programs

California Governor Gavin Newsom is proposing an extra $7 billion in new spending.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The top six gubernatorial candidates squared off Tuesday night in what’s likely to be the final major debate before the June 5 primary.

A review of Tuesday's California governor debate

The top six gubernatorial candidates squared off Tuesday night in what’s likely to be the final major debate before the June 5 primary.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

President Donald Trump says he wants to send between 2,000 and 4,000 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border.

Will California listen to The White House, deploy the National Guard?

President Donald Trump says he wants to send between 2,000 and 4,000 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border.

from The Mixer

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Proposition 3 would enshrine the right for same-sex couples to marry in the California constitution. It would also repeal and replace language from 2008 that says otherwise.

from KCRW Features

Kim Masters and Matt Belloni break down a letter signed by hundreds of SAG-AFTRA members calling on union leaders to protect Pro-Palestine members from being blacklisted.

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The U.S. says Israel was behind this week’s remote detonations of Hezbollah’s communication devices. How was the operation pulled off?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

A ballot initiative would expand the number of LA County supervisors and create a new executive job, in the biggest change to local governance in generations.

from KCRW Features

The Intuit Dome in Inglewood offers facial recognition for just about everything, from ticketing to concessions at concerts and Clippers games.

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from Scheer Intelligence

The genocide in Gaza has brought the issue of Israel — and what it represents for Jewish people — into the forefront of Jewish communities worldwide.

from Scheer Intelligence