Who’s on Gavin Newsom’s buddies and foes lists?

Gov. Gavin Newsom is choosing and selecting his political buddies and foes, relying on the day.

On his black record in the meanwhile: Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk, who threatened to maneuver the headquarters of X (previously referred to as Twitter) and SpaceX from California to Texas after Newsom signed a regulation earlier this month prohibiting public colleges from requiring academics to inform dad and mom if their youngsters determine as LGBTQ or non-binary. 

Now the governor is vowing to signal laws that might prohibit using voice manipulation in marketing campaign advertisements, calling out Musk for sharing a video final week on X through which Vice President Kamala Harris’ voice is falsified. Musk, who has endorsed former President Donald Trump over the presumptive Democratic nominee, didn’t disclose that the video was altered utilizing synthetic intelligence — doubtlessly violating his platform’s personal insurance policies.

No additional element has been supplied concerning the invoice, although a Newsom spokesperson mentioned the workplace is working to “ensure this issue is addressed in a bill already going through the legislative process.”

Two payments regulating using synthetic intelligence in election campaigns have handed the Meeting and will win remaining approval earlier than the Legislature adjourns on the finish of August. One is authored by Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo, a Los Angeles Democrat, and the different invoice is carried by Assemblymember Marc Berman, a Palo Alto Democrat. 

Whereas Newsom isn’t pleased with Musk today, not the whole lot Musk owns is leaving California: On Friday, SpaceX introduced that restoration missions for its spacecraft Dragon will relocate from Florida to Lengthy Seaside. Sen. Scott Wiener, a San Francisco Democrat, welcomed the transfer, and mentioned that defending LGBTQ children “isn’t inconsistent with hosting business operations after all.”

As for Gov. Newsom’s buddies record (not less than for now): Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, whom Newsom clashed with final yr over migrants being bused to California.

Now, Newsom is thanking Abbott for sending not less than 100 Texas firefighters, emergency administration personnel and hearth engines as almost 4,900 California firefighters battle the Park Hearth, which has grown to greater than 370,000 acres, the sixth largest in state historical past. It was 14% contained as of Monday night.

Cal Hearth instructed CalMatters that the Texas crews are anticipated to reach in California as we speak or Wednesday. They are going to be deployed as quickly as Wednesday to assist combat the Park Hearth for so long as 14 days.

• Abbott, in an announcement: “Texans understand the urgency of responding to wildfires, and our country is stronger when we come together in times of crisis. … (My wife) and I pray for the brave first responders who are battling these destructive wildfires in California.”

In the meantime, Newsom as we speak plans to go to emergency officers and communities in Kern County affected by the Borel Hearth, which destroyed the historic mining city of Havilah.

California wildfires: Try this interactive map on the Park Hearth by CalMatters information and interactives editor John Osborn D’Agostino and information reporter Jeremia Kimelman. And be taught extra about California wildfires in our up to date explainer by CalMatters setting reporter Julie Cart.

State legislators have till their session ends Aug. 31 to resume funding for a take a look at program that helps youngsters who immigrate right here by themselves. In the event that they don’t act, this system will run out of cash by September — leaving susceptible minors to navigate the advanced immigration courtroom system by themselves. 

As CalMatters’ Wendy Fry explains, the authorized advocacy mission has been funded by a $15.3 million allocation in 2022. Along with authorized illustration, it offers social staff that assist youngsters discover psychological well being providers, enroll at school and safe work permits. 

The state finances handed in June doesn’t renew funding, although the Legislature is “exploring possible solutions” to make sure the mission’s survival, in response to the advocacy director of Immigrant Protection Advocates. The difficulty comes throughout a time when President Joe Biden issued an government order, which restricts asylum processing on the U.S.-Mexico border. As a result of the order exempts unaccompanied minors, immigration advocates say that folks might make the troublesome determination to ship their youngsters to cross the border alone.

Between January 2015 and Might 2023, greater than 64,000 unaccompanied youngsters have been launched in California. That features 17-year-old A.L., who requested to not use his full title. He arrived on the U.S.-Mexico border at age 14. After being reunited together with his household in California, he acquired a deportation order. A.L. was later linked to the advocacy mission, which helped carry the order, however he confronted hurdles discovering illustration earlier than then.

• A.L.: “I tried to call and call and call many lawyers. Some of them never answered me, and others said they were already too busy. In the end, no one was able to help me.”

Learn extra concerning the youngsters’s authorized advocacy mission in Wendy’s story.

A single alleged use of a racial slur in 2015 by an worker on the San Francisco District Legal professional’s Workplace might not solely meet the authorized threshold for discriminatory conduct, but in addition change how California courts deal with racial discrimination within the office.

As CalMatters justice intern Shaanth Nanguneri explains, Twanda Bailey, a former investigative assistant for town’s district legal professional’s workplace, alleges {that a} co-worker referred to as her the N-word, which the co-worker denies. Bailey additionally claims that the workplace’s human sources consultant by no means filed her criticism, telling Bailey that it could have created a hostile work setting. 

When Bailey sued town, a state appeals courtroom dominated towards her, arguing that the unique incident was not thought of discriminatory conduct. However on Monday, the California Supreme Courtroom overturned that ruling, kicking the lawsuit again to the decrease courts and directing judges to take note of broader workplace relationships, relatively than only one single incident.

• The ruling: “We conclude that an isolated act of harassment may be actionable if it is sufficiently severe in light of the totality of the circumstances…”

Learn extra concerning the discrimination lawsuit in Shaanth’s story.

Extra prison justice information: CalMatters’ freelance author Carol Pogash explores Delancey Avenue Restaurant, a 52-seat eatery inside a Vacaville state jail, the place the cooks are prisoners serving time for homicide and drug and gang-related crimes. Incomes $1 an hour (which matches to the victims or their households), the inmates put together and serve meals for correctional officers, directors and different jail staffers.

The restaurant, which opened almost a yr in the past and makes about $7,500 a month, is backed by the Delancey Avenue Basis, a San Francisco nonprofit that helps former drug addicts, alcoholics and convicts get again on their toes. Its co-founder and chief government is 82-year-old Mimi Silbert, a longtime good friend of former Gov. Jerry Brown who as soon as recommended Gov. Newsom throughout his personal struggles with alcohol. 

Be taught extra concerning the Delancey Avenue Restaurant in Carol’s story.

California as soon as promised that undocumented immigrants might be eligible for a sponsored cellphone and web providers program. After CalMatters printed a narrative in February concerning the decade-long wait, that change might lastly come. Discover out when from CalMatters’ Alejandra Reyes-Velarde.