California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers will return to the state Capitol on Monday to begin a special session to protect the state's progressive policies ahead of another Trump presidency.

SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers are returning to the capitol here on Monday to open an emergency special session aimed at establishing a multimillion dollar legal fund to combat the incoming Trump administration with an expected barrage of lawsuits.

Legislation that would give admissions priority to the descendants of slaves at the University of California and California State University is set to be introduced on Monday.

California lawmakers are set to consider a bill that would require the state's public universities to give admission priority to the descendants of slaves

California state lawmaker Isaac Bryan wants to give priority admission at state public universities to the descendants of slaves to right past wrongs.