Latest line: A good week for Emeryville, a bad week for High Speed Rail
Emeryville
Sutter Health announces plans to build a new $1 billion medical campus with a 200-bed hospital in the East Bay city, expanding local health care and reducing ambulance times for residents.
High-Speed Rail
Trump administration announces plans to review California’s long-delayed, over-budget transportation project, threatening to withdraw $4 billion in federal funds promised by President Joe Biden.
Fiona Ma
State treasurer wins endorsement of 32 Assembly members in her 2026 campaign for lieutenant governor. But if Kamala Harris runs for governor, other big-name Democrats will likely also run for the #2 post.