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California sues to block Trump tariffs
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Pasadena testing soil at parks for lead from Eaton Fire
By Joe Taglieri
By City News Service
joet@beaconmedianews.com
President Donald Trump, at left, shows reporters a list of “reciprocal tariffs”; Gov. Gavin Newsom has said California remains a leader in global commerce. | Photos courtesy of the White House/Facebook and Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
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alifornia officials on Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s use of emergency powers to enact tariffs. The tariff plan hurts states, consumers and businesses, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Attorney General Rob Bonta. Noting that California is the largest economy in the nation with the most robust manufacturing and agricultural sectors, the lawsuit argues that Trump does not have the authority to unilaterally implement tariffs by invoking the International Economic Emergency Powers Act, or IEEPA. These tariffs have disrupted supply chains, inflated costs for the state and Californians, and inflicted billions in damages on California’s
economy, the fifth largest in the world. “President Trump’s unlawful tariffs are wreaking chaos on California families, businesses, and our economy — driving up prices and threatening jobs,” Newsom said in a statement. “We’re standing up for American families who can’t afford to let the chaos continue.” According to Bonta, “The president’s chaotic and haphazard implementation of tariffs is not only deeply troubling, it’s illegal. As the fifth largest economy in the world, California understands global trade policy is not just a game. Californians are bracing for fallout from the impact of the president’s choices — from farmers in the Central Valley, to small businesses in Sacramento, and worried families at the
kitchen table — this game the president is playing has very real consequences for Californians across our state.” Trump has pledged to reverse free-trade policies. “For decades, the United States slashed our trade barriers on other countries, while those nations placed massive tariffs on our products and created outrageous nonmonetary barriers to decimate our industries,” the president told reporters last week at the White House. “They manipulated their currencies, subsidized their exports, stole our intellectual property, imposed exorbitant VAT taxes to disadvantage our products, adopted unfair rules and technical standards and created filthy pollution havens. This all happened
with no response from the United States of America, but those days are over.” The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. It seeks a court declaration to nullify the tariffs. California officials are challenging Trump’s authority to unilaterally implement tariffs on products from Mexico, China and Canada and create an across-theboard 10% tariff. Claiming unprecedented authority under the IEEPA, Trump has issued several executive orders placing 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada and a universal 10% tariff on every other U.S. trading partner, according to the See Tariffs Page 04
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he Pasadena Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department has closed baseball infields at two parks after LA County health officials revealed elevated lead levels in soil from the Eaton Fire, the city announced Friday. Soil sampling in two neighborhoods revealed lead levels above 80 parts per million, which does not require cleanup or remediation but indicates the need for further evaluation, city officials said. One neighborhood is generally bounded by Lincoln Avenue, Washington Boulevard, North Altadena Drive and the city limit. The other neighborhood is generally bounded by North Altadena Drive, Orange Grove Boulevard, Washington Boulevard and Eaton Drive, city officials said. Soil testing is needed where children are more likely to play in or on exposed soil, the city said. Children can be exposed to lead by swallowing, prolonged skin contact or See Parks Page 27
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