This is Essential Politics, our daily look at California political and government news. Here’s what we’re watching right now:
- California Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra said Wednesday that he intends to open a satellite attorney general’s office in Washington, D.C., as he prepares to fight the Trump administration.
- The results from California’s latest cap-and-trade auction are in, and revenue from the sale of pollution credits was weak.
- A bill that would set up a state-funded legal aid system for immigrants will be amended by its author to allow those with criminal records to apply for assistance.
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