Darrielle Fair

@CBSSacramento Statewide Political Reporter 🎥 | @SpelmanCollege grad | USC Trojan | NC native | 1908 | instagram: @DarrielleFairTV

[Darrielle Fair @DarrielleFairTV]

Governor-elect @XavierBecerra and CA Assembly Speaker @CASpeakerRivas on the state's affordability crisis and cutting taxes for Californians.

Becerra: "Why should we take anything off the table? We will explore it at the end of the day. "

Rivas: "Our mandate is to do things differently. People want change. They're tired of being tired."

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Governor-elect Xavier Becerra on whether he plans to reverse the Trump Administration's budget cuts to Medi‑Cal for undocumented immigrants scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2027:

"you want me to make a commitment without knowing what the budget will be, without knowing where the votes are? I'm not going to play that game."

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NOW: CA Governor Elect @XavierBecerra addresses state’s capitol press core, joined by Assembly Speaker @CASpeakerRivas and President Pro Tempore @MoniqueLimonCA

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NOW: Steve Hilton speaks at his election night watch party in Garden Grove, accepting his loss in the race for California’s next governor.

“Maybe this isn’t the best year to be running for office as a Republican.”

[The Associated Press @AP]

Republican Byron Donalds is elected Florida's first Black governor, defeating Democrat David Jolly. https://t.co/szC4uBdNpC

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Republican Gubernatorial Candidate @SteveHiltonx campaigns in Huntington Beach just one day out from election night.

With President Donald Trump's endorsement of Hilton and statewide polling showing Californian's disillusioned with the Administration and the direction the country is headed.

I asked Hilton if he's concerned Trump's endorsement could impact his support among voters.

Hilton's response: "I understand that millions of Californians don't like President Trump, to put it mildly. They may not be Republicans, but it's okay. You don't have to change your party. You don't have to change your politics."

[SCOTUS Wire @scotus_wire]

BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied the Trump administration's emergency request to force California to set aside mail-in ballots from roughly 20,000 suspected noncitizens until their citizenship could be verified, one day before the midterm elections.

[Elex Michaelson @Elex_Michaelson]

Interesting tidbit:

@GavinNewsom and @KamalaHarris both attended the same Democratic Party unity event.

Newsom shook hands and took pics with everyone who wanted one.

Harris waved to the crowd and left without shaking any hands.

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Labor rights leader Dolores Huerta has passed away today at the age of 96.

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NEW: President Donald Trump urges Californians to vote before laying out his list of candidates he's endorsing ahead of the Nov. midterms.

Among the list, GOP Gubernatorial candidate @SteveHiltonx and CD-13 candidate @KevinLincolnCA.

Rep. Kevin Kiley, Independent Candidate for CD-06 was not included on that list.

Per @KevinKileyCA camp:

"The exclusion of Kiley is significant because his opponent, Richard Pan, has repeatedly claimed in his advertising and public statements that Trump has endorsed Kiley."

[Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump]

TO THE GREAT PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA, GET OUT AND VOTE FOR:

– Steve Hilton for Governor
– James Gallagher for U.S. Congress (CA-01)
– Tom McClintock for U.S. Congress (CA-05)
– Kevin Lincoln for U.S. Congress (CA-13)
– Vince Fong for U.S. Congress (CA-20)
– Jay Obernolte for U.S. Congress (CA-23)
– Jim Desmond for U.S. Congress (CA-48)

These Great Patriots have my Complete and Total Endorsement — They will never let you down! President DONALD J. TRUMP
https://t.co/EPy08jhNr4

[SCOTUS Wire @scotus_wire]

BREAKING: The Fifth Circuit, sitting en banc, ruled that immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally can be detained during deportation proceedings without individualized bond hearings, even after living in the country for decades, reversing three orders granting their release.

[Ashley Zavala @ZavalaA]

Shout out to the group of journalists in San Francisco, who jumped literal human hurdles and chairs trying to get Gov. Newsom to talk to them after a rally.

He made brief remarks about the need for Democrats to win the House before walking away without taking more questions.

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UPDATE: Top CA Democrats are holding a “take it back” rally in San Francisco today, including The Gov. @GavinNewsom and Former House Speaker @SpeakerPelosi, among others. They are hoping for major gains across key U.S House races, under new maps brought on by Prop 50.

The rally comes just as House Minority Leader @RepJeffries campaigned in Orange County for @RepDerekTranCA yesterday.

The state currently has several districts that will be pivotal for Dems to win in November, including CD-6, CD-13, and CD-22.

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NEW: On Friday, Gov. @GavinNewsom, Speaker Emerita @SpeakerPelosi, the California Democratic Party, and members of the CA congressional delegation among other coalitions will rally in San Francisco ahead of the 2026 midterm.

The rally will highlight the new maps under Prop 50, and the ballot measure Prop 39, the voter ID initiative, Californians will decide on in November.

The Newsom campaign says the event will kick off a statewide get-out-the-vote effort led by the Governor to help Democrats win back the House.

[Eytan Wallace @EytanWallace]

JUST IN: California Attorney General @AGRobBonta moves to DISMISS the Trump administration’s lawsuit seeking to set aside roughly 20,000 mail-in ballots the DOJ claims may have been sent to noncitizens.

Bonta and his team argue the Trump Administration’s claims “lacks standing,” “fails on the merits,” and that the U.S. D.O.J. “fails to show that any aspect of California’s election administration unlawfully impedes federal law enforcement.”

More below:

[Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney]

JUST IN: A federal judge in California has barred DHS from conducting field interrogations of people they identify as potential noncitizen voters based on data sources that have proven unreliable and could improperly identify citizens. https://t.co/CAOPV7jLCz

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NOW: U.S. House Speaker @MikeJohnson is in Stockton, CA campaigning for CD-13 Republican candidate @KevinLincolnCA.

The visit comes as part of a six-week campaign blitz by Speaker Johnson that will take him to more than 40 congressional districts across 22 states.

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SEIU Local 1000 leads California State Workers to State Capitol Annex Swing Space from 16th Street (Midtown South) during 1 day strike.

10.21.2026
#California #Strike
#CALeg

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UPDATE: CA’s largest public union @SEIU1000 @SEIU is hitting the picket line for a “One-Day Unfair Practice Strike” following claims that the Governor’s office @CAgovernor bargained in bad faith.

The union represents nearly 100,000 public workers across dozens of state agencies

[SEIU @SEIU]

Today, @SEIU1000 members are taking a historic stand and striking across California! They are the nurses, custodians, IT specialists, educators, analysts and scientists who keep California moving forward across 140 state departments. Now they’re protesting bad faith bargaining by the state and they are fighting for a contract that lets them afford to live in the communities they serve!

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NEW: CA Secretary of State Shirley Weber @CASOSVote comments on the DOJ's latest effort "Operation Protect the Vote", in response to Dept. claims that noncitizens are voting in CA.

Secretary Weber confirms her office filed opposition to DOJ's demands:

“At best, this litigation is a reckless political stunt. At worst, it threatens to disenfranchise thousands of Californians this election."

The Secretary also notes a recent filing by the Los Angeles County Registrar's office and it's review of a small sample of voters from the list of 20,000 registered voters.