CALIFORNIA

Newsom signed bills expanding property tax relief, CalVet coordination, Guard/Reserve paid leave, and college priority enrollment for CA veterans.

A 30-mile relay for police, fire, and EMS teams moves to Ventura, California on Oct. 12, with this year's field roughly doubling in size.

A Marin County firefighter is training for the NYC Marathon to raise money for families of first responders killed in the line of duty.

Gov. Newsom signed AB 113 on Sept. 18, sending $4.7 million to research psilocybin, MDMA and ketamine therapy for veterans with treatment-resistant PTSD.

California just raised the income ceiling for its need-based college fee waiver for veterans' dependents, opening the door to more military families for the 2026-27 school year.

A bill on Gov. Newsom's desk would exempt 100%-disabled California veterans from property taxes on their primary home, with full relief for lower-income veterans.