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From NorCal Resist: "Let us know if you see unusual groupings of government vehicles (late model US vehicles like Chevys, Fords, etc), and keep an eye out at places where day laborers and vendors congregate. If you own a business, make sure your private areas are labeled as off limits to the public and that your staff know to demand a warrant before letting anyone into those areas."

Read two op eds in Gold County Media about the highway 65 expansion and Kiley taking credit. CLICK HERE.

Keeping ICE Out of Classrooms: How California Leaders Are Stepping Up Efforts / KQED

But not Assemblymember Joe Patterson, who represents Placer County. Patterson failed to deny that he wanted to "turn Califronia into Nazi Germany" when he posted a reply on X with just a clown emoji in response to an image we originally posted on our social media, which called out Patterson for his vote on AB49, which prevented ICE agents from raiding schools without a valid warrant and ID.

Is Asm. Joe Patterson unable to justify his vote on AB49? 🤡

Trump’s directive to erase ‘partisan ideology’ hits this California national monument / SF Chronicle

The Trump administration’s effort to eliminate institutional support of diversity, equity and inclusion within the federal government continues to have a frightening correlation to Nazi Germany

One of California’s most vulnerable Republicans just got a new challenger / CalMatters

Jasmeet Bains, a doctor who represents Kern County in the state Assembly, becomes the latest Democrat and likely frontrunner in the race against Republican Rep. David Valadao, whose deciding vote earlier this month pushed President Donald Trump’s policy agenda through Congress, endangering health care for millions.

NATIONAL NEWS

Why Donald Trump’s Jeffrey Epstein Cover-Up Matters / Huffpost

"There are countless scandals of Trump’s that are far worse in terms of their destructive impact on people — mass deportation, Jan. 6, cutting health care and foreign aid funding — than his cover-up of the Epstein case. But that doesn’t mean this story is in any way less important. If anything, it could be the key to undo the tie that binds him to at least part of his base."

🔥After years of the Republican party shouting about the Epstein report, my Republican Congressman, Kevin Kiley, just voted to keep that report hidden. / Opinion | The Appeal

Supreme Court says Trump can proceed with firing Democrat-appointed CPSC members / Fox News

WEED WHACKER

This Week's Opinion

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ATTACKS ON SAFETY NET

The Federal government's Budget Bill which was signed into law on July 4, 2025, is expected to have negative impacts on our health coverage, plans, and other safety net programs. These programs are important not only for vulnerable populations but are also a fabric of our society that ensures the presence of a middle class in the United States.

In future editions of the Weed Whacker, we will explore some of these safety net impacts to our local communities in Placer County and Congressional District 3. These are complex issues involving analysis of the original Budget Bill, and also reports from nonpartisan experts whose policy analysis will inform with facts and data.

We will provide summaries of our findings in this newsletter with links to the longer analysis in the Placer County website. We will link our future reporting items to keep you informed through our Placer County Blog

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