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Mac Douglass | Editor

Mac Douglass, Editor in Chief, directs all content, reporting, and strategy at California Today. A hands-on EIC (to say the least), Mac publishes content across all topics. He strives to oversee the fact-first reporting California deserves.

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Madre Fire update: Evacuations ordered in San Luis Obispo County | 52K+ acres burned, 10% containment post image
Weather Climate Wildfires Disasters San Luis Obispo Southern California

Madre Fire update: Evacuations ordered in San Luis Obispo County | 52K+ acres burned, 10% containment

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June 2025 in review: Last month's top stories, from Trump's escalations to a budget on the brink post image
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June 2025 in review: Last month's top stories, from Trump's escalations to a budget on the brink

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Golden Gate Bridge history in photos: Ceremonial entrances and decorative touches that never came to be post image
California History Photography San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge Education

Golden Gate Bridge history in photos: Ceremonial entrances and decorative touches that never came to be

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2025 Brașov day trips guide: Build your 3-day Transylvania itinerary post image
Travel Guides International Destinations Day Trips

2025 Brașov day trips guide: Build your 3-day Transylvania itinerary

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2025-26 California state budget guide: What’s funded, what’s cut, and what’s kicked down the road post image
Legal Guides Housing Energy Medi-Cal Caltrans CARB

2025-26 California state budget guide: What’s funded, what’s cut, and what’s kicked down the road

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California reaches budget deal—Here’s what to expect, based on Newsom’s May plan post image
Legal Health Medi-Cal Education Transportation

California reaches budget deal—Here’s what to expect, based on Newsom’s May plan

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Here's how a war with Iran could affect the US economy, according to precedents from the Iraq War post image
Politics Legal Trump International Business Employment

Here's how a war with Iran could affect the US economy, according to precedents from the Iraq War

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Read the Ninth Circuit ruling that allows Trump to deploy National Guard without state approval post image
Legal Politics Trump Los Angeles Southern California

Read the Ninth Circuit ruling that allows Trump to deploy National Guard without state approval

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Bonanza Fire update: Progress halted at 80 acres, containment climbs to 10% as of Tuesday evening post image
Weather Climate Wildfires Disasters

Bonanza Fire update: Progress halted at 80 acres, containment climbs to 10% as of Tuesday evening

by Mac Douglass | Editor
Read Trump's full social post ordering ICE to escalate mass deportation in LA, NY and other major US cities post image
Politics Legal Trump Los Angeles Southern California Immigration

Read Trump's full social post ordering ICE to escalate mass deportation in LA, NY and other major US cities

by Mac Douglass | Editor
2025 California Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Program guide post image
Climate Guides CARB Cap and Trade

2025 California Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Program guide

by Mac Douglass | Editor
Trump sent Marines into Los Angeles without state approval—These are the closest historical precedents post image
Politics Legal Trump Los Angeles Southern California California History

Trump sent Marines into Los Angeles without state approval—These are the closest historical precedents

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