California cities may be forced to close homeless shelters next year if the legislature approves the proposed budget.

Gov. Gavin Newsom's office on Friday forecast a "modest shortfall" of $2.9 billion for the upcoming fiscal year, down sharply from previous estimates in a nearly $349 billion budget proposal that relies heavily on continued windfalls from tech and AI stocks.

While Walz issued press statements specifying the policy and administrative decisions he has made to tackle fraud, and has ended his bid for re-election in Minnesota, Newsom has gone on the attack with an active social media presence in which he has slammed his critics and denied that there is fraud in the Golden State.

Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes moving California Department of Education into the executive branch to centralize authority, strengthen the superintendent role, and modernize governance.

The governor’s 2026-27 budget proposal projects $9 billion more in revenue than anticipated, banking on the AI-driven economy to last. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office on Friday forecast a “modest shortfall” of $2.

"It's not Gavin," Bowen Yang, a former "Saturday Night Live" cast member said on his podcast, "Las Culturistas," with Matt Rogers.

He spoke to Jodi Rudoren, who oversees The Times’s newsletters, about the hours he spent capturing the Oval Office through a bird’s-eye view and snapping portraits of Trump through a half-full (or half-empty) glass. Read the full interview with Doug here.

The Newsom administration released the proposal Friday for the upcoming 2026-27 budget year, which acts as a starting point for negotiations with the Legislature about the programs and policies they want to prioritize.