How CA is prepping for Trump administration

The incoming Trump administration will doubtless imply big adjustments throughout a variety of insurance policies in California. CalMatters reporters are speaking to officers, consultants and advocates about a lot of them:

• Public schooling: If President-elect Donald Trump’s pledges to deport undocumented immigrants and withhold funds to colleges that acknowledge transgender college students come to move, they might have main impacts on pupil absenteeism, nervousness and bullyingexplains CalMatters Okay-12 schooling reporter Carolyn Jones. In the course of the first Trump presidency, for instance, attendance and educational efficiency of Latino college students dropped considerably in areas affected by extreme immigration enforcement. Trump additionally needs to close down the U.S. Division of Training (a transfer that might imply a $7.9 billion lack of federal funding for California colleges), eradicate trainer tenure and implement performance-based pay.

• Housing: CalMatters’ Felicia Mello stories that for among the state’s most vocal housing advocates, the outlook beneath Trump seems grim. Mass deportations and larger tariffs might lead to fewer staff to construct houses and rising prices for imported building supplies, reminiscent of metal. Trump may even make it doubtless more durable for immigrants and different low-income Californians to entry sponsored housing and safe mortgages. However his fondness for deregulation might additionally lead to easing guidelines for housing building.

Reproductive rights advocates and Democratic leaders are additionally involved {that a} Trump presidency will severely prohibit abortion entry. The Markup, which is a part of CalMatters, has a new information for abortion seekers to guard their privateness and keep away from misinformation.

In the meantime, Gov. Gavin Newsom, wrapping up his D.C. go to, huddled Wednesday with Democratic members of Congress. He informed reporters they talked about securing catastrophe funding and clear air and well being care waivers, in addition to getting on the identical web page earlier than the particular session he known astogether with extra lawsuits towards the Trump administration.

• Newsomin a press release: “California is working closely with the White House over the next two months to deliver the critical protections and resources our communities need.”

CalMatters occasions: We additionally took half in two occasions Wednesday on urgent points dealing with the state. Reporter Jocelyn Wiener moderated a panel in Lengthy Seashore on how effectively California’s psychological well being parity regulation is working.

• Elissa Felddirector of coverage at County Behavioral Well being Administrators Affiliation: “California is embarking on addressing some really bold behavioral health goals, including decreasing deaths by suicide, increasing quality of life, decreasing untreated behavioral health conditions. … However, we don’t have commercial plans at the table and they insure over half of California’s population right now.”

Additionally, CalMatters columnist Jim Newton interviewed Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass about her efforts on homelessness. The subsequent occasion is Nov. 19 in San Francisco on workforce coaching (register right here).

If — and that’s a giant if — Vice President Kamala Harris decides to run for California governor, she might rapidly leap to the entrance of the crowded subject for 2026.

That’s in line with a new ballot wherein 46% of registered voters — and 72% of Democrats — mentioned they might be doubtless or very more likely to assist her. Harris, who represented California within the U.S. Senate and was elected lawyer normal, has the benefit of title recognition.

The ballot by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Research, co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Occasionswas carried out final month, earlier than final week’s election wherein she misplaced to Trump.

With out Harris as a alternative, the ballot discovered US Rep. Katie Porter leads amongst different declared or potential candidates, at 13% as both the primary or second alternative of doubtless voters. Porter, who’s giving up her seat after failing in her U.S. Senate bid this yr, mentioned final week that she’s “thinking” about working for governorhowever has no timetable to decide.

Two Republicans seem subsequent within the survey: Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco at 12% and state Sen. Brian Dahlewho ran unsuccessfully towards Newsom in 2022, at 11%. Then, three Democrats are bunched at 7%: Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and U.S.Well being and Human Companies Secretary Xavier Becerra.

However greater than half of doubtless voters mentioned they have been undecided within the very early ballot, with the first not till June 2026.

Election replace: The AP declared Wednesday evening that Republicans will hold management of the U.S. Home and late wins in toss-up races in California helped put the GOP over the end line. The get together might be in command of each homes of Congress and the presidency subsequent yr.

When you’re a non-California resident planning to begin on the College of California, tuition is more likely to get dearer.

UC regents are anticipated to vote immediately on a proposed tuition hike for subsequent fall’s new undergraduate nonresidents, writes CalMatters larger schooling reporter Mikhail Zinshteyn. Undergraduates pay tuition and a systemwide payment, however out-of-state college students additionally pay a supplemental payment. That payment was already going to be raised by $1,194 subsequent fall, however the proposal bumps that as much as a $3,402 improve.

In whole, new nonresidents — who make up about 15% of all new UC undergraduates — would pay about $52,500 in tuition subsequent fall, in comparison with the roughly $48,600 that new nonresident college students pay now.

The college faces a $500 million funds hole subsequent summer season, and a large number of deliberate building initiatives by way of the top of decade costing an estimated $30 billion. The tutoring hike is anticipated to boost $41 million extra a yr.

Reactions from some pupil leaders have been blended.

• Edward Wall Jr-Urbietagovernment officer for the UC Pupil Affiliation, throughout a UC regents committee assembly Wednesday: “Opportunity to higher education should not face any more barriers. Instead of increasing the salaries of UC administrators, let’s make sure college is more affordable for all.”

Study extra concerning the UC’s funds plans in Mikhail’s story.

The CEO at California’s largest public pension fund is incomes greater than $1 million a yr, because of a huge bonus awarded in September. Her counterpart on the state lecturers’ fund obtained a $650,000 bonus final week to additionally be part of the million-dollar membership. And she or he’s not the one one: Discover out who else from CalMatters deputy editor Adam Ashton.