California News Today
Updated August 19, 2026
9 stories from all sources
What's being reported
- • Texas Gov. Greg Abbott courts Paramount Studios with pitch to leave 'high-tax, high-regulation' California, while California's energy commission votes to restrict tire sales sparking outrage over regulatory overreach.
- • President Trump meets with heroic 16-year-old California lifeguard, and parents sue Palo Alto Unified School District for allegedly forcing children to participate in Muslim religious practices during mosque field trip.







