This week the U.S. Supreme Court said the Biden administration must restart a controversial policy from the Trump administration, requiring asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their cases are decided. And while that battle is not over, the Biden administration is moving forward with its own plan that would change how asyum cases are decided. 

Reporter: Tyche Hendricks, KQED

Spot fires continue to hamper crews battling the Caldor Fire in El Dorado County. But a shift in weather over the next few days could lead to calmer conditions over the fire zone.

At a debate appearance Wednesday night in Sacramento, California voters got a chance to learn a bit more about the most prominent Democrat running for governor in the recall election, Kevin Paffrath. 

Reporter: Katie Orr, KQED

A new report has found that California’s more rural, Republican-voting counties have higher violent crime rates than more urban, Democratic areas. 

Reporter: Alex Emslie, KQED

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