<p>US President Donald Trump is heading to California, a state at the forefront of resistance to his anti-immigration agenda, for what is almost certain to be a contentious trip.</p>

<p>Trump&#39;s first trip to California as president, on Tuesday, comes at a time of high tensions between his Republican administration and the Democratic-leaning most populous US state, especially on immigration issues.</p>

<p>Attorney General Jeff Sessions has accused the state of deliberately obstructing enforcement of federal law by offering undocumented immigrants sanctuary protections.</p>

<p>Governor Jerry Brown said the Trump administration &quot;is basically going to war against the state of California,&quot; after the Justice Department sued to block its sanctuary laws.</p>

<p>&quot;Sanctuary jurisdictions are the best friend of smugglers, gang members, drug dealers, human traffickers, killers and other violent offenders,&quot; the president said in his weekly address.</p>

<p>&quot;The state of California is sheltering dangerous criminals in a brazen and lawless attack on our constitutional system of government .&quot;</p>

<p>The president will land at the Miramar air base in southern California and then go see prototypes of the wall he wants to build on America&#39;s southern border.</p>

<p>California was among the plaintiffs that launched an unsuccessful court challenge to waivers to environmental regulations that were granted so the construction of the prototypes and the replacement of existing border fencing could proceed.</p>

<p>&quot;We&#39;re going for what we hope to be an incredibly positive trip,&quot; White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said Friday, while also taking aim at California for &quot;refusing to follow federal law,&quot; a reference to the state&#39;s efforts to shelter illegal immigrants from deportation.</p>

<p>Trump will also meet with members of the US military, Sanders said.</p>

<p>And he is expected to wrap up the visit with an evening of fundraising in Beverly Hills to raise money for his 2020 re-election campaign.</p>

<p><strong>&#39;War&#39; against California</strong></p>

<p>The &quot;Golden State&quot; and the president are at odds over issues ranging from immigration and the environment to marijuana and guns.</p>

<p>Trump&#39;s visit is &quot;part of a bigger concerted effort to push back on liberal efforts on immigration in California,&quot; said Julian Zelizer, professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University.</p>

<p>&quot;He&#39;s trying to shore up the California GOP (Republican Party) for the mid-terms and 2020,&quot; Zelizer said, referring to 2018 Congressional elections and the presidential race two years later.</p>

<p>Despite its generally liberal leanings, &quot;California is a place with money,&quot; and the president has had success with people such as Peter Thiel, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur known for his conservative positions, as well as in wealthy Orange County, Zelizer said.</p>

<p>The Los Angeles Times reported that donors will contribute up to $250,000 a person to Trump&#39;s re-election campaign and the Republican party at a fundraiser in Beverly Hills, citing an invitation obtained by the newspaper.</p>

<p><strong>Focus on Republican areas</strong></p>

<p>Trump has taken longer to visit California following his election than any president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt, according to US media.</p>

<p>&quot;His whole focus till now has been... on Republican areas,&quot; Zelizer said. &quot;He&#39;s not someone who wants to see the whole country, not a traveler interested in sensing the pulse of the nation.&quot;</p>

<p>Trump&#39;s visit to California will be marked by protests, both for and against the president and his policies.</p>

<p>Alliance San Diego, which namely advocates on behalf of immigrants, is planning a news conference and a protest the day before the president&#39;s arrival &quot;to set the tone for Trump&#39;s visit,&quot; said executive director Andrea Guerrero.</p>

<p>Events and demonstrations could last until after his departure, she said.</p>

<p>Jeff Schwilk, the founder of San Diegans for Secure borders, told the Los Angeles Times that he is planning an event to support Trump&#39;s visit to inspect border wall prototypes.</p>

<p>In another sign of the tensions at play as Trump readies for his trip, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a complaint in San Diego federal court challenging the Trump administration&#39;s practice of &quot;forcibly separating&quot; asylum-seeking parents and young children.</p>


US President Donald Trump is heading to California, a state at the forefront of resistance to his anti-immigration agenda, for what is almost certain to be a contentious trip

US President Donald Trump is heading to California, a state at the forefront of resistance to his anti-immigration agenda, for what is almost certain to be a contentious trip. Trump's first trip to California as president, on Tuesday, comes at a time of high tensions between his Republican administration and the Democratic-leaning most populous US state, especially on immigration issues. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has accused the state of deliberately obstructing enforcement of federal law by offering undocumented immigrants sanctuary protections. Governor Jerry Brown said the Trump administration "is basically going to war against the state of California," after the Justice Department sued to block its sanctuary laws. "Sanctuary jurisdictions are the best friend of smugglers, gang members, drug dealers, human traffickers, killers and other violent offenders," the president said in his weekly address. "The state of California is sheltering dangerous criminals in a brazen and lawless attack on our constitutional system of government ." The president will land at the Miramar air base in southern California and then go see prototypes of the wall he wants to build on America's southern border. California was among the plaintiffs that launched an unsuccessful court challenge to waivers to environmental regulations that were granted so the construction of the prototypes and the replacement of existing border fencing could proceed. "We're going for what we hope to be an incredibly positive trip," White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said Friday, while also taking aim at California for "refusing to follow federal law," a reference to the state's efforts to shelter illegal immigrants from deportation. Trump will also meet with members of the US military, Sanders said. And he is expected to wrap up the visit with an evening of fundraising in Beverly Hills to raise money for his 2020 re-election campaign. 'War' against California The "Golden State" and the president are at odds over issues ranging from immigration and the environment to marijuana and guns. Trump's visit is "part of a bigger concerted effort to push back on liberal efforts on immigration in California," said Julian Zelizer, professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. "He's trying to shore up the California GOP (Republican Party) for the mid-terms and 2020," Zelizer said, referring to 2018 Congressional elections and the presidential race two years later. Despite its generally liberal leanings, "California is a place with money," and the president has had success with people such as Peter Thiel, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur known for his conservative positions, as well as in wealthy Orange County, Zelizer said. The Los Angeles Times reported that donors will contribute up to $250,000 a person to Trump's re-election campaign and the Republican party at a fundraiser in Beverly Hills, citing an invitation obtained by the newspaper. Focus on Republican areas Trump has taken longer to visit California following his election than any president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt, according to US media. "His whole focus till now has been... on Republican areas," Zelizer said. "He's not someone who wants to see the whole country, not a traveler interested in sensing the pulse of the nation." Trump's visit to California will be marked by protests, both for and against the president and his policies. Alliance San Diego, which namely advocates on behalf of immigrants, is planning a news conference and a protest the day before the president's arrival "to set the tone for Trump's visit," said executive director Andrea Guerrero. Events and demonstrations could last until after his departure, she said. Jeff Schwilk, the founder of San Diegans for Secure borders, told the Los Angeles Times that he is planning an event to support Trump's visit to inspect border wall prototypes. In another sign of the tensions at play as Trump readies for his trip, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a complaint in San Diego federal court challenging the Trump administration's practice of "forcibly separating" asylum-seeking parents and young children.

Trump to make first trip as president to defiant California

California governor Jerry Brown&#39;s decision to veto the bill aimed at repealing state sales taxes on tampons has sparked criticism from state lawmakers who had pushed for the measure.<br />
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Cristina Garcia, who authored the bill, took to Twitter after Tuesday&#39;s decision saying: &quot;Today&#39;s lesson: my uterus should carry the burden of fiscal responsibility for the state. Thank goodness GovBrown is around to #mansplain it.&quot; Similar reactions poured in on social media from other users.&nbsp;<br />
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Thrilled Asm.Gonzalez joined convo on taxing candy &amp; snacks. All welcome to join. Look for bill in new session. <a href="https://t.co/aMiHAf9R4c">https://t.co/aMiHAf9R4c</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">My uterus isn&#39;t a wallet <a href="https://twitter.com/JerryBrownGov">@JerryBrownGov</a>. Can you explain why you&#39;ll balance the budget with my <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BloodMoney?src=hash">#BloodMoney</a>? <a href="https://t.co/bzBGVyxfGo">https://t.co/bzBGVyxfGo</a></p>
&mdash; Emily Bonner (@EmilySD101) <a href="https://twitter.com/EmilySD101/status/775850664337354754">September 14, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">2nd yr running <a href="https://twitter.com/JerryBrownGov">@JerryBrownGov</a> forced to veto tax break bills that should&#39;ve been handled in budget <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CAFiscalPrudence?src=hash">#CAFiscalPrudence</a> <a href="https://t.co/TNfhzYcsYx">pic.twitter.com/TNfhzYcsYx</a></p>
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Lawmakers in at least 15 states in US, including New York and Illinois, have &quot;heeded the call&quot; to end sales tax on such feminine products. New York repealed its tampon tax in June, joining Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Minnesota and New Jersey.<br />
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Brown, who vetoed several similar bills that would have ended certain state taxes for diapers and other item, had said those measures, together with repeal of the tax on feminine hygiene products, would collectively reduce state revenue by $300 million through the coming year.<br />
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&quot;Each of these bills creates a new tax break or expands an existing tax break,&quot; Brown had said in a statement explaining his decision.&nbsp;<br />
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&quot;As I said last year, tax breaks are the same as new spending &ndash; they both cost the general fund money.&quot;<br />
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&quot;If you had to tax something, and it had to be candy or tampons and diapers, which would you choose?,&quot; assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez was quoted as saying by the Los Angeles Times.<br />
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The movement to do away with the &quot;tampon tax&quot; has been gaining traction in recent years and Canada and Ireland are among nations that have scrapped the tax. Last year, French lawmakers voted &nbsp;to reduce the tax rate on women&#39;s sanitary products from 20 per cent to 5.5 per cent.<br />
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Jerry Brown on Tuesday vetoed a bill aimed at repealing sales tax on tampons. The move stirred a fresh debate

California governor Jerry Brown's decision to veto the bill aimed at repealing state sales taxes on tampons has sparked criticism from state lawmakers who had pushed for the measure. Cristina Garcia, who authored the bill, took to Twitter after Tuesday's decision saying: "Today's lesson: my uterus should carry the burden of fiscal responsibility for the state. Thank goodness GovBrown is around to #mansplain it." Similar reactions poured in on social media from other users. Thrilled Asm.Gonzalez joined convo on taxing candy & snacks. All welcome to join. Look for bill in new session. https://t.co/aMiHAf9R4c — Cristina Garcia (@AsmGarcia) September 14, 2016 My uterus isn't a wallet @JerryBrownGov. Can you explain why you'll balance the budget with my #BloodMoney? https://t.co/bzBGVyxfGo — Emily Bonner (@EmilySD101) September 14, 2016 2nd yr running @JerryBrownGov forced to veto tax break bills that should've been handled in budget #CAFiscalPrudence pic.twitter.com/TNfhzYcsYx — Nancy McFadden (@NancyEMcFadden) September 13, 2016 Lawmakers in at least 15 states in US, including New York and Illinois, have "heeded the call" to end sales tax on such feminine products. New York repealed its tampon tax in June, joining Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Minnesota and New Jersey. Brown, who vetoed several similar bills that would have ended certain state taxes for diapers and other item, had said those measures, together with repeal of the tax on feminine hygiene products, would collectively reduce state revenue by $300 million through the coming year. Lawmakers in at least 15 states in US, including New York and Illinois, have "heeded the call" to end sales tax on such feminine products. "Each of these bills creates a new tax break or expands an existing tax break," Brown had said in a statement explaining his decision. "As I said last year, tax breaks are the same as new spending – they both cost the general fund money." Lawmakers, however, have rejected his argument, with some suggesting that a wiser approach would be to tax candy, soda and snacks, AFP reported today. "If you had to tax something, and it had to be candy or tampons and diapers, which would you choose?," assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez was quoted as saying by the Los Angeles Times. The movement to do away with the "tampon tax" has been gaining traction in recent years and Canada and Ireland are among nations that have scrapped the tax. Last year, French lawmakers voted to reduce the tax rate on women's sanitary products from 20 per cent to 5.5 per cent. (WION with inputs from agencies)

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Trump to make first trip as president to defiant California

California governor says 'yes' to tampon tax, invites wrath of state lawmakers