Petition organizers now have until July 22 to gather 546,651 signatures for the measure to be put before voters

Corporate breakups are in vogue and a national one will soon join them. In spite of the vocal and financial support from tech billionaires for Donald Trump, he mustered less than 40% of the vote in California. Gavin Newsom, the Democratic governor, already has called on the state legislature to “safeguard California values and fundamental rights” from the president-elect’s second term in office. Such resistance looks destined to escalate into a secession movement in 2025.

Cecile Richards, the longtime activist for women's rights and former head of Planned Parenthood, died Monday after battling brain cancer.