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California Forces Hospital to Resume Experimental Hormone Treatments on Children Despite Federal Investigation

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State sues Rady Children's Health over decision to curb gender-affirming care TL;DR : California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued Rady Children's Health to force reopening of its pediatric gender clinic, citing violated merger conditions. The hospital closed the program after federal investigation, affecting 1,450 patients. At issue: whether the state can compel a hospital to continue administering puberty-blocking drugs—the same medications used in prostate cancer treatment—to healthy children, despite growing international evidence questioning their safety and efficacy. California has escalated its confrontation with the Trump administration over pediatric gender medicine, filing suit to force Rady Children's Health to resume treatments that European healthcare systems are abandoning as insufficiently supported by evidence. The January 31, 2025 lawsuit alleges Rady violated legally binding merger conditions by closing its gender-affirming care program without state app...
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State transit agencies are in a financial crisis with no end in sight

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State transit agencies are in a financial crisis with no end in sight California Ignores Its Own $8 Billion Transit Solution, Expects Federal Bailout Instead BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front) California's Transit Transformation Task Force spent two years developing comprehensive solutions to prevent the state's transit systems from financial collapse, delivering a 54-page report with 39 specific strategies in October 2025. The recommendations could generate $7.5 billion in annual sustainable funding through value capture, tax reform, and operational efficiencies. The California legislature is rejecting these solutions because they require politically difficult choices—particularly tax increases needing two-thirds voter approval and reallocating highway funds that would anger car-dependent voters. Meanwhile, major transit systems face catastrophic service cuts in 2026, with BART contemplating 90% reductions if a regional ballot measure fails. The crisis exemplifies California's ...
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No One Wants the Job: Newsom Heads To Exit Stage Right

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Opinion: California's existential issues scare off top candidates for governor California's Governorship Crisis Signals End of an Era The Epoch Times Staff January 30, 2026 TL;DR California's 2026 gubernatorial race has become a political wasteland as top candidates from both parties decline to run. Democrats including Kamala Harris, Rob Bonta, and Alex Padilla have passed. Republicans;lacking a credible moderate after Kevin Faulconer stayed out;field only pro-Trump candidates with no realistic path to victory. The bipartisan retreat reflects California's transformation from national political trendsetter to cautionary tale, burdened by intractable crises in housing, homelessness, education, and fiscal stability. Governor Newsom leads 2028 presidential polls but faces the paradox that California's visible dysfunction undermines his central credential. The state that once gained six congressional seats per decade lost one in 2020 and may lose four more by 2030;a stun...
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