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Reflecting on 50 Years of Writing About California’s Politics — and Still Counting

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. This week is a personal milestone, marking a half-cen...

Reflecting on 50 Years of Writing About California’s Politics — and Still Counting

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. This week is a personal milestone, marking a half-cen...

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Towing Companies Can Sell Your Car and the DMV Gets to Keep the Profit Without Telling You

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. After a Lamborghini Murciélago Roadster got towed in 2023,...

Automotive

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‘Too Damn Hard to Build’: A Key California Democrat’s Push for Speedier Construction

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters A California legislator wants to solve the state’s ho...

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CHP Blames Drug Use, Speeding for Fiery Cybertruck Crash That Killed 3

PIEDMONT — Drug use and excessive speed were to blame for last year’s fiery crash of a Tesla Cybertruck that killed three college stud...

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California Juvenile Detention Officers Staged ‘Gladiator Fights’ Between Youth, Indictment Says

LOS ANGELES — Thirty officers at a Southern California juvenile detention facility have been charged for their role in facilitating so-calle...

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California Beat Big Tobacco. Can It Now Make Big Oil Pay for Climate Damage?

Big Oil faces mounting lawsuits as extreme weather worsens, with California leading efforts to make fossil fuel giants pay billions of dolla...

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This California Sheriff Says He’ll Break the State’s Sanctuary Law

The specific way in which the sheriff of a rural Northern California county says he’s going to break state law is by contacting immigration ...

California

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Californians Split on Trump, Newsom, and the State’s Future

A new PPIC Statewide Survey conducted Feb. 4–11, 2025, reveals a divided outlook on national and state issues. 30% of Californians and 33% o...

California

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Sen. Scott Wiener Exits X, Calls It a ‘Garbage Fire’

In the past few months, some Democratic state legislators have joined the reported exodus of users on the social media site X, formerly know...

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Mel Gibson Backs Newsom Recall Effort After Losing Home in LA Wildfires

Actor Mel Gibson has joined efforts to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom following the LA wildfires, which destroyed his Malibu home, Fox ...

California

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Fresno County Driver Killed in Early Morning Highway 41 Crash, Found 6 Hours Later

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New Bill Could Reshape Tulare County Groundwater Agency’s Boundaries and Governance

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Reflecting on 50 Years of Writing About California’s Politics — and Still Counting

Reflecting on 50 Years of Writing About California’s Politics — and Still Counting

/ 3 hours ago

Towing Companies Can Sell Your Car and the DMV Gets to Keep the Profit Without Telling You

/ 3 hours ago

‘Too Damn Hard to Build’: A Key California Democrat’s Push for Speedier Construction

/ 4 hours ago

CHP Blames Drug Use, Speeding for Fiery Cybertruck Crash That Killed 3

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California Juvenile Detention Officers Staged ‘Gladiator Fights’ Between Youth, Indictment Says

/ 6 hours ago

California Beat Big Tobacco. Can It Now Make Big Oil Pay for Climate Damage?

/ 1 day ago

This California Sheriff Says He’ll Break the State’s Sanctuary Law

/ 4 days ago

Californians Split on Trump, Newsom, and the State’s Future

/ 4 days ago

Sen. Scott Wiener Exits X, Calls It a ‘Garbage Fire’

/ 4 days ago

Mel Gibson Backs Newsom Recall Effort After Losing Home in LA Wildfires

/ 5 days ago

Fresno County Driver Killed in Early Morning Highway 41 Crash, Found 6 Hours Later

Merced Police Bust Illegal Gambling Operation at Local Business

Eagles Make Barkley Highest-Paid Running Back With 2-Year, $41.2M Deal, AP Source Says

BlackRock Strikes Deal to Bring Ports on Both Sides of Panama Canal Under American Control

Scientists Genetically Engineer Mice With Thick Hair Like the Extinct Woolly Mammoth

Sanger Police Seek Public’s Help in Finding Missing 11-Year-Old

New Bill Could Reshape Tulare County Groundwater Agency’s Boundaries and Governance

Tulare County Pursuit Ends in Arrests After Vehicle Stolen, Shots Fired

Rep. Costa Says DOGE Is Making ‘Hasty,’ Uninformed Decisions

Mindy Casto Sworn in as 24th Fresno Police Chief

Costa Says Trump Laid Trap for Zelenskyy, Calls Conference a ‘Setup’

DACA Reform Gains Momentum. Valadao Says Program Fix Needed.

Marjaree Mason Opens Sparkling $21 Million Full-Service Center

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