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Gov. Newsom, Mayor Bass Targeted in Wildfire Witch Hunt

When catastrophe strikes, its victims understandably want to know how and why — but their curiosity often morphs into snap judgments and wit...

Gov. Newsom, Mayor Bass Targeted in Wildfire Witch Hunt

When catastrophe strikes, its victims understandably want to know how and why — but their curiosity often morphs into snap judgments and wit...

Opinion

/ 16 hours ago

Can New State Regs Resolve California’s Property Insurance Crisis?

There’s no law requiring California property owners to carry insurance, but the vast majority buy it to protect themselves from fire a...

Opinion

/ 4 weeks ago

UC Merced, Born Because of Politics, Is CA’s Expensive Stepchild 20 Years Later

The Legislature’s budget analyst, Gabe Petek, is marking the 20th anniversary of University of California’s Merced campus with a...

Opinion

/ 1 month ago

California Can Fix Its School Crisis by Ditching Gimmicks

When the state Department of Education released academic test scores of California’s public school students in October, it cast them i...

Opinion

/ 1 month ago

Will Resistant Marin County Change After a Pro-Housing Gov. Newsom Just Moved In?

Gavin Newsom has just two years remaining of his governorship. As it winds down, he is stepping up efforts to build a national profile towar...

Opinion

/ 1 month ago

Californians Send Loud Message: The State Is a Mess

Pundits and academics who have parsed the data of Donald Trump’s presidential victory five weeks ago differ on the fine points but gen...

Opinion

/ 1 month ago

CA Needs More Water Storage to Handle Boom-or-Bust Cycles

Each December there’s a new version of an old guessing game about how much water will be provided to agricultural and municipal users in the...

Opinion

/ 1 month ago

Sacramento Region Gained People but Flubbed Economic Opportunities Over 50 Years

Fifty years ago this month I moved to Sacramento and a few months later, just after Jerry Brown became governor, began covering politics for...

Opinion

/ 2 months ago

Northern California Gets Record Rain and Heavy Snow. Many Have Been in the Dark for Days in Seattle

FORESTVILLE, Calif. — A major storm continued to drop heavy snow and record rain Friday as it moved through Northern California, closing roa...

Weather

/ 2 months ago

$165 Billion Revenue Error Continues to Haunt California’s Budget

History will — or at least should — see a $165 billion error in revenue estimates as one of California’s most boneheaded political act...

Opinion

/ 2 months ago

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SEC Sues Elon Musk, Saying He Didn’t Disclose Twitter Ownership on Time Before Buying It

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Fresno County Man Faces Murder Charges in Crash That Killed Four

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An Important Reservoir Was Offline When California Fires Began

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Freshman Congressman Adam Gray Lands on Ag, Natural Resources Committees

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Biden Moves to Lift State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation for Cuba, Part of Deal to Free Prisoners

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Capital One Sued by US Watchdog Alleging Bank Cheated Customers Out of $2 Billion

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Los Angeles Braces for More Devastation as Fires Rage Unchecked

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Capital One Sued by US Watchdog Alleging Bank Cheated Customers Out of $2 Billion

Millions Under Extreme Fire Weather Alert as Strong Winds Lash Southern California

How the CIA Director Helps the US Navigate a World of Spies, Threats and Geopolitical Turbulence

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Gov. Newsom, Mayor Bass Targeted in Wildfire Witch Hunt

Gov. Newsom, Mayor Bass Targeted in Wildfire Witch Hunt

/ 16 hours ago

Can New State Regs Resolve California’s Property Insurance Crisis?

/ 4 weeks ago

UC Merced, Born Because of Politics, Is CA’s Expensive Stepchild 20 Years Later

/ 1 month ago

California Can Fix Its School Crisis by Ditching Gimmicks

/ 1 month ago

Will Resistant Marin County Change After a Pro-Housing Gov. Newsom Just Moved In?

/ 1 month ago

Californians Send Loud Message: The State Is a Mess

/ 1 month ago

CA Needs More Water Storage to Handle Boom-or-Bust Cycles

/ 1 month ago

Sacramento Region Gained People but Flubbed Economic Opportunities Over 50 Years

/ 2 months ago

Northern California Gets Record Rain and Heavy Snow. Many Have Been in the Dark for Days in Seattle

/ 2 months ago

$165 Billion Revenue Error Continues to Haunt California’s Budget

/ 2 months ago

SEC Sues Elon Musk, Saying He Didn’t Disclose Twitter Ownership on Time Before Buying It

Fresno County Man Faces Murder Charges in Crash That Killed Four

An Important Reservoir Was Offline When California Fires Began

Freshman Congressman Adam Gray Lands on Ag, Natural Resources Committees

Biden Moves to Lift State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation for Cuba, Part of Deal to Free Prisoners

Capital One Sued by US Watchdog Alleging Bank Cheated Customers Out of $2 Billion

Millions Under Extreme Fire Weather Alert as Strong Winds Lash Southern California

How the CIA Director Helps the US Navigate a World of Spies, Threats and Geopolitical Turbulence

Mayor Jerry Dyer Shares What Fresno Can Expect in 2025

Fresno City Council President Karbassi: We Need to Focus on the Middle Class

Tulare County Suspect Identified in Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting in Pixley

Los Angeles Braces for More Devastation as Fires Rage Unchecked

Firefighters Battle Devastating Los Angeles Wildfires as Winds Calm Somewhat

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