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Amir Kol (third from right) gets up to leave the Davis Human Relations Commission meeting after announcing his resignation on May 28. (Screenshot via YouTube/City of Davis)
Posted inNorthern California

Citing persistent hostility, Israeli American resigns from Davis commission

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi June 5, 2026June 5, 2026

An Israeli American Jew has resigned from a commission that advises the city of Davis on human rights and equity, saying he felt excluded and faced antisemitic hostility from fellow […]

Attorney General Rob Bonta at the Capitol Summit 2024. (Photo/Courtesy JPAC)
Posted inBay Area

California sues 23andMe over hack that put Jewish data up for sale on the dark web

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky June 3, 2026June 3, 2026
People gather at state Senator Scott Wiener’s election party at his campaign headquarters on election night, June 2, 2026. (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
Posted inPolitics

Scott Wiener advances in race to replace Pelosi

by Andrew Lapin June 3, 2026June 3, 2026
Kim Bistrong is stepping into the role of development director. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inPhilanthropy

J. welcomes banjo-playing development director

by J. Staff June 2, 2026June 3, 2026
Clockwise from left: Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman, congressional candidate Ammar Campa-Najjar, congressional candidate Scott Wiener, L.A. mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt, U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, and congressional candidate Saikat Chakrabarti are among the California primary contenders of interest to the Jewish community. (Photo illustration by Grace Yagel/70 Faces Media)
Posted inCalifornia

Scott Wiener, Spencer Pratt and Eric Swalwell’s replacement: 5 primaries Jews are watching in California

by Andrew Lapin June 2, 2026June 2, 2026
Reps. Thomas Massie (left) and Ro Khanna conduct a news conference after reviewing unredacted portions of the Jeffrey Epstein files, Feb. 9, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Posted inPolitics

Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie team up to strip US-Israel tech cooperation from defense bill

by Grace Gilson June 1, 2026June 1, 2026
The SUHSD main office in Redwood City. (Ardenmachro via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0)
Posted inEducation

Peninsula school district makes sweeping policy changes to settle antisemitism suit

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi June 1, 2026June 1, 2026
Former mayor of Sausalito Janelle Kellman (left) and former mayor of Novato Josh Fryday (right) are both Jewish candidates for lieutenant governor in the upcoming primary election on June 2. (Screenshots via Facebook/ Janelle Kellman, Josh Fryday)
Posted inPolitics

Two Jewish Bay Area ex-mayors are running for California lieutenant governor

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb May 26, 2026May 26, 2026
Rabbi Nancy Wechsler (center-right) is retiring from Congregation Beth Shalom, a small Reform synagogue in Carmichael, just outside of Sacramento. (Courtesy)
Posted inNorthern California

Sacramento area synagogue honors retiring Rabbi Nancy Wechsler

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss May 26, 2026May 29, 2026
A composite of the candidates for Calif. Superintendent of Public Instruction, who appeared in a May 17 online forum put on by Jewish California. (Screenshots via Zoom/Jewish California)
Posted inPolitics

Candidates for state superintendent split on defending K-12 antisemitism law in court

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi May 19, 2026May 19, 2026

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