The Supreme Court is expected to hand down its highly anticipated ruling on birthright citizenship in the coming days. The decision arrives as the nation prepares to mark its 250th anniversary. And it highlights a legacy of Chinese immigrants, and the role they played in building American democracy.

Reporter: Cecilia Lei, KQED

A federal judge in San Jose has ruled that it’s illegal for immigration officers to arrest people at courthouses.

Reporter: Tyche Hendricks, KQED

A major earthquake in Southern California is more likely than ever, a new study has found.

Reporter: Sena Chang, LAist

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Americans are drinking less wine, but growers say there’s another reason demand is down for California grapes. It’s a law that allows U.S. wineries to include cheaper imported wines in products labeled as American. On Tuesday, the State Senate will vote on a bill sponsored by California grape growers that aims to close that international blending loophole.

Reporter: Tina Caputo

California is suing the Trump administration over its latest attempt to undo Clean Air Act waivers, which govern many of the state's auto emission standards.

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In Monterey Park, which is east of Los Angeles, the city made history when it became the first to ban data centers earlier this month. But it’s likely not the last, as data center fights are erupting across California.

Reporter: Anthony Victoria, KVCR

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On this Juneteenth holiday, we’re taking a closer look at the reparations movement here in California. The state has been at the forefront of efforts to atone for state-inflicted harms from slavery to the present day. But some of that momentum stalled last year after Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a handful of reparations-related bills.

Guest: Kristin Nimmers, California Black Power Network

California lawmakers included one year of funding in the state budget to keep alive a federal program many small farmers and food banks rely on. The Local Food Purchase Assistance Program helps food banks buy fresh food directly from local and underserved producers. But the program lost future federal funding earlier this year.

Reporter: Gerardo Zavala, CapRadio

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Over the past decade, dozens of maternity wards have shut down across California, and that raises risks for pregnant patients. At one rural Monterey County hospital, family medicine doctors are stepping in to help fill the gaps in service.

Reporter: Ngozi Cole, KAZU

A controversial proposal to tax California billionaires has qualified for the November ballot.

In Orange County, workers earning six figures can now qualify for low-income housing.

Reporter: David Wagner, LAist

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It’s been a tough time for the California wine industry because alcohol sales are dropping. But a growing number of Latino winemakers in Sonoma County hope to turn that tide.

Reporter: Shandra Back, KRCB

California lawmakers adopted a state budget on Monday. The legislature’s spending plan pushes back on some of Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed cuts.

Reporter: Laura Fitzgerald, CapRadio

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A new study in the journal Science finds that annual prescribed burning could substantially reduce smoke pollution during California’s worst wildfire years.

Reporter: Danielle Venton, KQED

Eight people are dead after a military plane crashed on Monday shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert.

An Imperial Valley data center developer has filed a lawsuit seeking access to water from the Colorado River.

Reporter: Kori Suzuki, KPBS

A migrant from Belize, who was leading a hunger strike at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, has been deported. Immigrant rights groups say it was an act of retaliation.

Reporter: Anthony Victoria, KVCR

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The state legislature is expected to vote today on a budget plan that rejects some of the health care cuts proposed by Governor Gavin Newsom.

Reporter: Guy Marzorati, KQED

California Democrats are urging the Trump administration to release millions in transportation funds it withheld in a dispute over drivers licenses for immigrant truckers.

Reporter: Tyche Hendricks, KQED

Iran’s men’s soccer team is scheduled to play its first match in this year’s World Cup this evening in Inglewood. But many members of the Iranian diaspora say they can’t support the team.

Reporter: Keith Mizuguchi, The California Report

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This week, the FBI served a search warrant at the GKN Aerospace plant in Orange County. That’s the facility where a near-explosion triggered an evacuation of more than 50-thousand residents last month.

Reporter: Molly Peterson, CalMatters

Reporter: Chris Felts, CapRadio

The U-S Men’s Soccer Team takes the field Friday evening at SoFi Stadium for their opening World Cup match. They’ll be taking on Paraguay. It’s the first time the U-S has hosted the global event since 1994. Cobi Jones was a midfielder for that 1994 team, before starring with Major League Soccer’s LA Galaxy. Jones spoke with my California Report colleague Keith Mizuguchi about his experiences in 1994.

Reporter: Keith Mizuguchi

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In California’s congressional primaries, a slate of younger, often progressive, Democrats challenged some of their party’s aging incumbents…testing voters’ appetite for generational change.

Reporter: Izzy Bloom, KQED

Reports of medical neglect in immigration detention are rampant – and deaths are rising. And when sick or injured detainees do get to an outside hospital, many say their care is still compromised.

Reporter: Tyche Hendricks, KQED

Two of California’s largest courts are testing an AI tool that can do a lot of the same work as a legal assistant. Right now, judges are mainly using this AI clerk for civil cases. But documents obtained by our partner CalMatters show that, in the future, it could be used in criminal cases where the stakes are much higher.

Reporter: Cayla Mihalovich, CalMatters

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