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Uber, Lyft, DoorDash Workers Remain Contractors Due to California Supreme Court Ruling

In a major victory for gig-work companies, the California Supreme Court today upheld a voter-approved law that allows Uber and other app mak...

Uber, Lyft, DoorDash Workers Remain Contractors Due to California Supreme Court Ruling

In a major victory for gig-work companies, the California Supreme Court today upheld a voter-approved law that allows Uber and other app mak...

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Arson Suspect Named as Park Fire Near Chico Triples in Size

A wildfire that has tripled in size in one day, becoming California’s largest of the year, was started by a burning car, authorities said. T...

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Eye-Popping Construction Costs Intensify California’s Chronic Housing Shortage

It’s not hyperbole to declare that California’s most serious economic, social and political issue is its chronic shortage of hou...

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A Man Got Third-Degree Burns Walking on Blazing Hot Sand in Death Valley, Rangers Say

PHOENIX — A European visitor got third-degree burns on his feet while briefly walking barefoot on the sand dunes in California’s Death...

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CalFire Makes Quick Arrest of Arson Suspect in Explosive Park Fire Near Chico

A 42-year-old Chico man was arrested Thursday morning by CalFire arson investigators on suspicion of starting the Park Fire, the Butte Count...

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California Took Vacation Time From a Prison Doctor. Now It Has to Pay Him $1.8 Million

A jury last week awarded nearly $2 million to a former California prison psychiatrist who claimed the state retaliated against him when offi...

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Wildfire Explodes Near Chico, Prompting Widespread Evacuations

Noon, Thursday, July 25, Update: A 42-year-old Chico man was arrested Thursday morning by CalFire arson investigators on suspicion of starti...

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Newsom Issues Executive Order for Removal of Homeless Encampments in California

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Thursday for the removal of homeless encampments in his state. N...

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Wildfires Prompt California Evacuations as Crews Battle Oregon and Idaho Fires Stoked by Lightning

BOISE, Idaho — Rapidly growing wildfires prompted evacuations in Northern California on Thursday, a day after powerful winds and lightning s...

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Hiker Falls to Death During Storm on Yosemite’s Half Dome

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — A bucket-list climb to the top of Yosemite National Park’s Half Dome turned to tragedy for a young Ar...

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