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California Lawmakers Scramble Again to Fix ‘Lemon’ Vehicle Law

For more than half a century, California’s “lemon” law was considered one of the best in the nation at giving consumers th...

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Politicians Rise or Fall on Disaster Response. LA Fires Are Gavin Newsom’s Big Test.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has become a familiar sight around Los Angeles since the firestorm that swept through the region last month, leveling neig...

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CA Electricity Bills Could Soar Even Higher as Big Tech Builds More Data Centers

California residents now pay the highest price for electricity in the continental U.S., state analysts reported last month. Costs have been ...

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Small Businesses Drive the Economy. Yet Their Funding Is at Risk Under Trump.

California’s small businesses — employers to more than half the state’s workforce — are staring down what some owners, experts, ...

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Should Builders Permit Their Own Projects? Post-fire LA Considers a Radical Idea

The speedy processing of building permit applications is not typically considered a popular political cause. Ben Christopher CalMatters T...

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A Former Firefighter in the Legislature Has Ideas. Will Democrats Listen?

It’s safe to say there’s no legislator more familiar with battling fires against the Santa Ana winds than state Sen. Kelly Seyar...

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Big Homeowner Rate Hike From State Farm Shot Down by California Regulator

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara rejected State Farm’s request for “emergency” rate increases, setting up wh...

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Is the US in a Constitutional Crisis? California’s AG Says Not Yet

California Attorney General Rob Bonta sees a constitutional crisis looming as lawsuits play out over the Trump administration’s bounda...

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Kern County Baker Can’t Refuse Wedding Cake for Lesbian Couple: Court

A Kern County baker violated California law when she refused to sell a cake to a lesbian couple for their wedding, a state appeals court rul...

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Californians Picked Up in Recent ICE Raids Include Kids and Volunteers

A church-going agricultural worker. An Echo Park man taking his son to school. A 16-year-old kid searching for work to support his family in...

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Nearly 1 in 10 U.S. Adults Identifies as LGBTQ+, Survey Finds

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How California’s Wildfire Crisis Is Burning Through Your Wallet

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Merced Police Arrest High School Staffer in Sexual Assault Investigation

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Suspect in Wild Fresno High-Speed Chase Indicted on Gun Charge

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