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No More Calling ‘Shotgun?’ CA Could Ban Teens From Riding in Front Seat

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Calling “shotgun” to ride in the front seat may no longer ...

No More Calling ‘Shotgun?’ CA Could Ban Teens From Riding in Front Seat

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Calling “shotgun” to ride in the front seat may no longer ...

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Diehard Baseball Fans in Sacramento Welcome Athletics and Hope They Stay Awhile

WEST SACRAMENTO — Van Thompson walked through the busy concourse shortly before first pitch and sang along to the national anthem, a white A...

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California’s Schools Chief Has a $200,000 Salary and a Side Gig

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond h...

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Xavier Becerra Enters 2026 California Governor’s Race

Former U.S. Health Secretary Xavier Becerra announced Wednesday that he will run for California governor in 2026, joining a growing field of...

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Inside a $17 Billion Maintenance Backlog Plaguing California’s Universities

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Across California’s public university systems, students, f...

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Student athletes hold signs during a hearing to consider bills to pass rules banning transgender student-athletes Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP/Yuri Avila)

California Lawmakers Reject Bills to Restrict Transgender Youth in School Sports

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers won’t change state policies allowing transgender kids and teens to play on sports teams cons...

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California Just Blew Its First Deadline for Voter-Approved Healthcare Measure

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California voters told lawmakers last fall that they wante...

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CA Snowpack Is Near-Average. What Does This Mean for Water Supplies?

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Despite some heavy rainstorms and squalls of snow in recen...

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California Gov. Newsom Says the Democratic Brand Is ‘Toxic’

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom of California said Friday that the Democratic brand was “toxic” and that his party had to admit its o...

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The Silver Fire has burned 1,250 acres near Bishop with 0% containment, prompting evacuations as strong winds hamper firefighting efforts. (CalFire)

Silver Fire Grows to 1,250 Acres, Threatens Homes in Inyo County

The Silver Fire continues to burn north of Bishop, where strong winds have fueled its rapid growth to 1,250 acres with no containment, offic...

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Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, seated right, gives a thumbs-up alongside his wife Lisa Oz, seated left, with friends and family after he testified at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP/Ben Curtis)
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Senate Confirms Mehmet Oz to Take Lead of Medicare and Medicaid Agency

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First California EV Mandates Hit Automakers This Year. Most Are Not Even Close

Vice President Mike Pence hands the electoral certificate from the state of Arizona to Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., as he presides over a joint session of Congress as it convenes to count the Electoral College votes cast in November's election, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. (AP File)
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Pence Will Receive the Profile in Courage Award From the JFK Library for His Actions on Jan. 6

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Politics Turns Ugly for a Conservative Running for Fresno State Student Body President

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a joint news conference with Japan's Defense Minister Gen Nakatani at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo Sunday, March 30, 2025. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP)
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Pentagon’s Watchdog to Review Hegseth’s Use of Signal App to Convey Plans for Houthi Strike

President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden of the White House, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP/Evan Vucci)
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President Trump’s Tariffs Could Be the Political Tipping Point

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Order That Kept Water in the Kern River Reversed by 5th District Court of Appeal

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As Dem Candidates for Governor Increase, They Wait for Harris to Decide

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