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Trump Orders Putting ‘People Over Fish.’ Will He Succeed?

President Donald Trump lost no time Monday in advancing his agenda for California’s water supply with a “presidential action” intended to se...

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California vs. Trump Lawsuits

CA Sued the Tar Out of Trump the First Time Around. How Did It Do?

That revving you hear from Sacramento is the sound of California’s Democratic leaders preparing to sue the tar out of the Trump administrati...

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As Trump Declares Border Emergency, CA’s Targeted Immigrants Lie Low

Undocumented immigrants and their California families braced for the worst — and many told CalMatters they would go underground — as newly s...

/ 2 days ago

Trump Wants to Deport Immigrants Accused of Crimes. CA Sheriffs Could Make It Easy

California sheriffs once again find themselves navigating a difficult political calculus on immigration as President Donald Trump begins his...

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California Abandons Diesel Truck Ban and 3 Other Clean-Air Rules Before Trump Is Sworn In

California has decided to abandon its groundbreaking regulations phasing out diesel trucks and requiring cleaner locomotives because the inc...

/ 1 week ago

New California Bill Would Block Trans Females From Playing in Girls’ Sports

Days before a Kentucky judge blocked federal rules protecting LGBTQ students last week, California Assemblymember Kate Sanchez proposed simi...

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As LA Burns, Corruption Probe Leaves State Senate’s Insurance Committee Chair Vacant

As fires rage through Southern California and exacerbate the state’s insurance crisis, the California Senate has no one in charge of its Ins...

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LA Fires Underscore How Much CA Has to Lose if Trump Withholds Disaster Aid

As wildfires erupted in Southern California, so did a years-long feud between incoming president Donald Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom. Ryan ...

/ 2 weeks ago

CA Infernos In January? Why Wildfire Season Is Longer and More Devastating

As climate change warms the planet, wildfires have become so unpredictable and extreme that new words were invented: firenado, gigafire, fir...

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New Homelessness Data: How Does California Compare to the Rest of the Country?

California’s homeless population remains the biggest in the nation, but the crisis is growing more slowly here than in most of the res...

/ 2 weeks ago

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Workers begin the installation of a temporary shelter for possible deportees from the United States, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP/Christian Chavez)

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Mexican Border States Prepare Migrant Shelters as Trump Begins Deportation Campaign

Fresno police are investigating the death of 62-year-old Shirla Ramirez that happened Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, with her son, Brad Ramirez, 35, arrested as the suspect in her homicide. (Fresno PD)

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Fresno Police Arrest Son in Murder of His 62-Year-Old Mother

Iraq’s parliament passed a law allowing child marriage for girls as young as nine, prompting widespread condemnation from activists and lawmakers. (Shutterstock)

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Iraq OKs Marriage for 9-Year-Old Girls, Inciting Outrage

Jets Hire Aaron Glenn as New Coach

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Aaron Glenn Tasked With Ending Jets’ Long Playoff Drought

CHP K9 sergeant seized 17 pounds of cocaine worth $640,000 during a Fresno County traffic stop, leading to an arrest. (CHP)

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Fresno County Traffic Stop Turns Into $640K Cocaine Bust

Brianna Willis from ABC 30 (Left) asks questions to local leader Wendy McCulley (Right). 01/20/25. (GV Wire/Jahz Tello)

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Fresno MLK March Keynote Speaker: ‘We’re Still in This Fight and Struggle’

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