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California sues Trump administration over National Guard deployment; DTLA curfew in effect
Riverside County board set to formally approve 2025-26 budget adjustments later this month
By Fabiola Diaz and Joe Taglieri
By City News Service
fdiaz@beaconmedianews.com, joet@beaconmedianews.com
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alifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom and California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Monday sued President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over their orders seeking to federalize the California National Guard for 60 days in response to five days of unrest stemming from demonstrations against immigration raids in Los Angeles. On Tuesday, Newsom and Bonta asked a judge for an emergency order to immediately prevent Trump from federalizing the California National Guard, but U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer denied the request. He scheduled a hearing for Thursday in San Francisco federal court on the state's request for a restraining order. “The federal government is now turning the military against American citizens," Newsom said in a statement. "Sending trained warfighters onto the streets is unprecedented and threatens the very core of our democracy. Donald Trump is behaving like a tyrant, not a President. We ask the court to immediately block these unlawful actions."
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he Board of Supervisors has scheduled a final vote on the tentative 2025-26 fiscal year budget for June 24, when a hiring freeze will be implemented throughout Riverside County government to keep a lid on spending in the face of a budget gap totaling almost $100 million. After testimony from department heads on Monday, the board concluded most budgetary business and did not ask county Chief Executive Officer Jeff Van Wagenen on Tuesday for further explanations or recommendations. Final consideration of the tentative budget blueprint is now set for the last Tuesday in June. The new fiscal year starts on July 1. "We had more than $500 million in spending requests from departments; some requests were funded, some were See Budget Page 27
Protesters against an immigration crackdown in LA surround an ICE vehicle. | Photo courtesy of Homeland Security/X
In an attempt to stop looting and vandalism in a 1-square-mile section of downtown LA, Mayor Karen Bass on Tuesday announced an 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew for the area, with police announcing "mass arrests." The curfew applies to an area between the 5 and 110 freeways, and from the Santa 10 Freeway to the merger of the Golden State Freeway with the Arroyo Seco Parkway section of the 110 Freeway. The curfew area includes Skid Row, Chinatown and the Arts and Fashion districts.
“I am exercising my mayoral powers to implement a curfew within downtown Los Angeles to curb bad actors who do not support the immigrant community," Bass said in a statement. "If you do not live or work in downtown LA, avoid the area. Law enforcement will arrest individuals who break the curfew, and you will be prosecuted." Bass also called for an end to the ICE raids. "Limited exceptions" to the curfew — which officials
said would likely be in effect for several days with the possibility of an extension — include residents of the area, people traveling to and from work and credentialed journalists, according to the mayor's office. Police enforced the curfew immediately. "Multiple groups continue to congregate on 1st St between Spring and Alameda," the LAPD posted shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday. "Those groups are being
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Riverside County supervisors OK revised Fire Hazard Severity Zones By City News Service
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he Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved Riverside County Fire Department Chief Bill Weiser's request to draft a revised ordinance delineating which communities should be designated fire risk zones, encompassing large swaths of the county, where households are already feeling the impacts from escalating property insurance costs. Changes to Ordinance No. 787 will reflect updates to the Fire Hazard Severity Zone Maps published in March by the Office of the State Fire Marshal, which is part of Cal Fire, the agency under contract with the county for fire protection services going back nearly a century. The updated maps depict locations that rate "moderate," "high" and "very high" under criteria established by Cal Fire. See Fire zones Page 14
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