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ALT Luis Arreguin stands between American and Mexican flags during a walk in the historic center of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, on Oct. 21, 2026. Arreguin was arrested by U.S. federal immigration agents in Fresno on Oct. 1 while on his way to work. Photo by Daniel Resendiz for CalMatters

ALT Election ballots at the Sacramento County Registrar of Voters office in Sacramento on June 7, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

ALT At right, nurse practitioner Surani Hayre-Kwan examines patient Mary Valesano at the Russian River Health Center on Feb. 5, 2020. Her caregiver Georgia Manolakos-Fraley, left, has also been Hayre-Kwan’s patient for nearly 20 years. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

ALT At right, California congressional candidate Mai Vang meets with SEIU volunteers in South Sacramento before they canvass for her on Oct. 17, 2026. Vang is running to represent California’s 7th Congressional District. Photo by José Luis Villegas for CalMatters

ALT Voters cast their ballots for the primary election at the California Museum in Sacramento on June 2, 2026

ALT Graduating students walk into the DeVore Stadium during a commencement ceremony at Southwestern College in Chula Vista on May 24, 2024

ALT Volunteers survey an unhoused person, who sits along a bike path near State Route 15, as they conduct the annual point-in-time count in San Diego on Jan. 29, 2026

ALT Assemblymember Anamarie Ávila Farías during session at the state Capitol in Sacramento on May 28, 2026. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

ALT From left: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and mayoral candidate and councilmember Nithya Raman. Photos by Damian Dovarganes

ALT Luis Arreguin, 54, stands at the Cathedral of Mexicali, in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, on Oct. 21, 2026. Arreguin was arrested on Oct. 1 by U.S. federal immigration agents in Fresno while on his way to work and deported on Oct. 15

ALT Ian Choudri, chief executive officer of the California High-Speed Rail Authority, in Sacramento on Oct. 9, 2026. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters

ALT Ballots are inspected the day after California's primary election at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center in City of Industry on June 3, 2026. Photo by Jae C. Hong, AP Photo

ALT Assemblymember Anamarie Ávila Farías during session at the state Capitol in Sacramento on May 28, 2026. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

ALT Dolores Huerta poses for a portrait to promote the film, "Dolores", at the Music Lodge during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Jan. 20, 2017. Photo by Taylor Jewell, AP Photo

ALT A Los Angeles County polling station clerk sanitizes a voting station at the Monsignor Ramon Garcia Recreation Center polling station in East Los Angeles on Nov. 8, 2022. Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters

ALT Luis Arreguin, 54, stands at the Cathedral of Mexicali, in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, on Oct. 21, 2026. Arreguin was arrested on Oct. 1 by U.S. federal immigration agents in Fresno while on his way to work and deported on Oct. 15

ALT A voter fills their ballot for the primary election at Modoc Hall at Sacramento State on June 2, 2026

ALT A last-minute voter guide to all 14 propositions on the California ballot

ALT Construction workers build a house in a residential area of Altadena on Aug. 3, 2026. The area was burned during the Eaton Fire in 2025

ALT Voters fill out their ballots at a vote center at Pacific Beach/Taylor Library in San Diego on June 2, 2026. Photo by Adriana Heldiz, CalMatters