Oakland will begin paying $500 to low-income families | TheHill

Oakland joins 40 other cities in experimenting with a universal basic income.

https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/poverty/544615-oakland-will-begin-paying-500-to-low-income-families

Oakland mayor strikes back at Trump - POLITICO

"We in Oakland have a community that welcomes and honors all people, no matter where they came from — no matter how they got here," Mayor Libby Schaaf said. ....
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/21/oakland-mayor-trump-immigration-479350

ICE spokesman resigns, citing fabrications by agency chief, Sessions about Calif. immigrant arrests - The Washington Post

A spokesman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has resigned over what he described as “false” and “misleading” statements made by Attorney General Jeff Sessions and ICE acting director Thomas D. Homan.....

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/03/13/ice-spokesman-resigns-over-false-statements-by-top-officials-about-calif-immigrant-arrests/