Shasta County's voter-approved plan to become a charter county has been delayed by over a year because local officials failed to file necessary paperwork with the state. Local officials say the paperwork was finally filed last month.

Justin Higginbottom, Jefferson Public Radio

A push to build an immigration detention facility at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield is now on hold, according to the Department of Defense.

Tyche Hendricks, KQED

Dozens of carwash employees and their family members rallied alongside immigrant rights activists in Los Angeles on Thursday to denounce federal immigration raids at their worksites. Now, they're organizing patrols for possible future sweeps.

Benjamin Gottlieb

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Across Latino communities, the fear of arrest has become a part of daily life under stepped up immigration enforcement. Advocates say that constant stress is wearing on people's mental health.. And many are carrying the burden quietly.

Reporter: Anthony Victoria, KVCR

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s attempt to fast-track his administration’s proposal for a 45-mile-long tunnel under the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta failed to pass the Legislature.

Reporter: Ezra David Romero, KQED

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For two decades, the nation’s solution to homelessness has been pretty straightforward: get people into housing. This approach is known as Housing First, and in California it’s even written into state law. But this summer, President Trump signed an executive order reversing this policy, turning a California mandate into a liability.

The Garnet Fire east of Fresno has burned more than 56,000 acres, and has reached the McKinley Grove of Giant Sequoias.

Reporter: Kerry Klein, KVPR

A San Diego law firm filed a class action lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement – arguing that federal agents are breaking the law when they arrest asylum seekers at immigration court.

Reporter: Gustavo Solis, KPBS

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Immigrant communities across Southern California are once again on edge after the US Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration’s roving immigration sweeps can continue. There could be broad implications from Monday's ruling.

Reporter: Wendy Fry, CalMatters

Business owners in the Bay Area, and across the state, have been following the dramatic workplace immigration raids in Southern California. That’s left many wondering what to do if ICE shows up at their place of business.

Reporter: Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED

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California’s farm labor force is aging  and younger generations aren’t stepping in to fill those jobs. At the same time, agriculture itself is changing with new technology and immigration enforcement, leaving big questions about the future of the industry.

Reporter: Madi Bolanos, The California Report

John Burton, a towering figure in California politics, has died at the age of 92. A family member confirmed his death to KQED.

Reporter: Scott Shafer, KQED

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Climate change and tariffs may be shaking up the coffee industry. But young people are still abuzz these days about specialty drinks like lattes and macchiatos. And a Merced coffee shop is even giving this industry a boost, by training more people to serve up the delicious drinks.

Reporter: Rachel Livinal, KVPR

Reporter: Dan Brekke, KQED

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At the state capitol, negotiations are heating up over California's signature program to fight climate change. It's called cap and trade, and the state uses it to cap greenhouse gas emissions. But the program expires in 2030, and lawmakers are debating how to extend the program amid rising energy costs and concerns about the closure of oil refineries.

Guest: Guy Marzorati, KQED

California, Oregon, and Washington are forming a health alliance to issue their own vaccine recommendations. The move comes in response to the Trump administration’s changing vaccine guidance.

Reporter: Lesley McClurg, KQED

Reporter: Tyche Hendricks, KQED

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The federal budget allocated a record-setting $170 billion for immigration enforcement. The money is set to go toward expanding detention facilities and hiring new agents for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. After pledging in June to protect the agriculture industry from crackdowns, President Trump reversed course a few days later. Now, as California’s annual grape harvest begins, the state’s wine community is on edge.

Reporter: Tina Caputo

The only emergency room in a rural North State county is closing its doors on October 21. Glenn Medical Center serves some 30,000 people in Glenn County but federal regulators have pulled its funding.

Reporter: Sarina Grossi, North State Public Radio

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Hundreds of volunteers in California are getting up early in the morning to stand at corners where day laborers wait for jobs. The goal? To watch out for ICE. 

Reporter: Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED

Reporter: Marisa Kendall, CalMatters

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On this Labor Day, we're taking a closer look at the labor force here in California. With increased immigration enforcement from the Trump administration, the state of the immigrant workforce has perhaps never been more in flux.

Guest: Dolores Huerta, Co-Founder of United Farm Workers, President of the Dolores Huerta Foundation

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