SAN DIEGO — Starting Jan. 1, local and federal law enforcement officers in California will be prohibited from wearing face coverings, such as ski masks, while performing their duties under Senate Bill ...

The Santa Barbara Independent republishes stories from CalMatters.org on state and local issues impacting readers in Santa Barbara County. A series of immigration raids across California in 2025 had ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge on Monday blocked a California law from going into effect that would ban federal immigration agents from covering their faces, but they will still be required to ...

A federal judge on Monday blocked a California law from going into effect that would ban federal immigration agents from covering their faces, but they will still be required to wear clear ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A series of immigration raids across California in 2025 had one thing in common: Most of the federal agents detaining ...

An abrupt relaxation of mask policies has left workers at supermarkets and other stores reeling as they try to sort out what the new environment means for their own safety and relationship with ...

The court also blocked a new California law requiring federal, state and local police to wear badges or other identification.

A federal judge on Monday blocked a California law from going into effect that would ban federal immigration agents from covering their faces. But they will still be required to wear clear ...

A series of immigration raids across California in 2025 had one thing in common: Most of the federal agents detaining people wore masks over their faces. In January, the state of California and its ...