Overview

• Latino caucus members elected Los Angeles consultant Nilza Serrano as chair under the banner of La Nueva Voz, ousting decade-long leader Carlos Alcala at the May 31 convention in Anaheim.
• Young Democrats criticized the party’s failure to address affordability and progressive issues and called for simpler, targeted outreach to boost youth turnout.
• The Trump administration announced plans to revoke visas for up to 50,000 Chinese students deemed security risks, a move that could slash UC and CSU system revenues by about 3 percent.
• Beginning June 2, California prisons will use canine searches on visitors, staff and attorneys in an effort to curb the flow of contraband into facilities.
• Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson withdrew resentencing recommendations for at least four death-row inmates, reversing her predecessor’s prosecutorial review policy.