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Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel speaks at the 2026 Jewish California Governor Candidate Forum in Los Angeles on Feb. 26, 2026. (Niva Ashkenazi/J. Staff)
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Antisemitic screed in state voter guide spurs Jewish lawmakers to act

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi May 4, 2026May 4, 2026

An antisemitic screed made it into the official California voter guide sent at taxpayer expense to millions of households ahead of the June 2 primary election. Politicians in Sacramento are […]

State Sen. Scott Wiener has been co-chair of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus since 2023. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Scott Wiener to step down as Jewish caucus co-chair after ‘genocide’ fallout

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss January 22, 2026January 22, 2026
Scott Wiener speaks as Jesse Gabriel listens
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California Jewish legislators demand that UC and CSU systems protect Jewish students

by Ryan Torok November 10, 2023November 10, 2023
a man with a short beard and glasses holds a microphone and addresses a crowd outside
Posted inCalifornia

Scott Wiener elected co-chair of California Legislative Jewish Caucus

by Dan Pine January 12, 2023January 13, 2023
Rabbi Jason Rodich at the entrance to Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco, which has long used metal detectors and unarmed guards to screen people coming into the building. (Photo/Sue Barnett)
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State bill will extend security grants program ‘indefinitely’

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene August 31, 2022August 31, 2022
Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel speaking in support of a resolution to recognize the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in California on the floor of the Assembly, April 7, 2022.
(Photo/Courtesy Gabriel's office)
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First-of-its-kind California law would compel social media companies to disclose hate speech policies

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene July 1, 2022July 1, 2022
Democratic Majority for Israel supporters at the 2019 California Democratic Party convention. (Photo/Courtesy DMFI)
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Jewish groups applaud CA Democratic Party platform’s wording on Israel

by Ryan Torok March 14, 2022March 16, 2022
Rabbi Jason Rodich at the entrance to Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco, which has long used metal detectors and unarmed guards to screen people coming into the building. (Photo/Sue Barnett)
Posted inCalifornia

Jewish orgs in California now eligible for $200,000 state security grants

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss October 28, 2021
Ben Allen (arm extended), then chair of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus, speaks with Gov. Gavin Newsom at a meeting in March 2019. (Photo/Courtesy California Legislative Jewish Caucus)
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Everything you need to know about the ‘guardrails’ built into the California ethnic studies law

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman October 18, 2021October 25, 2021
Gov. Gavin Newsom encourages a crowd to vote against the recall effort targeting him, August 2021. (Photo/Forward-Justin Sullivan-Getty Images)
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Veto pressure on Newsom mounts as ethnic studies deadline looms

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman September 24, 2021September 28, 2021

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