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Poorest Americans Dealt Biggest Blow Under Senate Republican Tax Package

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Trump Vowed to Dismantle MS-13. His Deal With Bukele Threatens That Effort.

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Ukraine Voices Concern as US Halts Some Missile Shipments

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Poll: Most Americans Say National Divide, Political Violence Threaten Democracy

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Paramount Settles With Trump Over ‘60 Minutes’ Interview for $16 Million

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Republicans Tee up House Vote on Trump Bill, Outcome Uncertain

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What’s Next for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs After His Sex Trafficking Trial?

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Dalai Lama Says He Will Be Reincarnated, Trust Will Identify Successor

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Newsom’s State Budget Takes a Page From Shohei Ohtani’s $700M Deal

■California’s budget relies heavily on deferrals, similar to Ohtani’s contract. ■Gov. Newsom’s budget includes at least $1...

Newsom’s State Budget Takes a Page From Shohei Ohtani’s $700M Deal

■California’s budget relies heavily on deferrals, similar to Ohtani’s contract. ■Gov. Newsom’s budget includes at least $1...

/ 1 year ago

California’s Most Wanted Sea Otter Bites Back

By AGGRESSIVE SANTA CRUZ OTTER, as told to JOE MATHEWS Joe Mathews Opinion Who are you to be calling me aggressive? Yes, I’m the 5-year-o...

/ 2 years ago

California’s Most Wanted Sea Otter Bites Back

By AGGRESSIVE SANTA CRUZ OTTER, as told to JOE MATHEWS Joe Mathews Opinion Who are you to be calling me aggressive? Yes, I’m the 5-year-o...

/ 2 years ago

Will Political Reality Shape a Mighty Morro Bay Wind?

Do we care if climate projects benefit the communities they impact? That question is posed by the first-ever auction for leases to create of...

/ 2 years ago

Why San Diego Is Fast Becoming America’s Greatest College Town

Who needs ivy-covered walls, Palo Alto farms, or Telegraph Hill when you could study in America’s Finest College Town? Joe Mathews Opinion...

/ 2 years ago

How Aunt Fern’s Dust Bowl Migration Lifted up My Family and California

“They had qualities of humor and courage and inventiveness and energy that appealed to me. I thought that if we had a national character and...

/ 3 years ago

Los Angeles Is the Capital of America’s Democracy Crisis

  If the crisis in American democracy had a capital, it would be Los Angeles. Joe Mathews Opinion This may be news to Americans who,...

/ 3 years ago

Sen. Feinstein, Justice Breyer Hold California Hostage by Not Retiring

San Francisco stubbornness is holding the republic hostage. The hostage takers — U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein and U.S. Supreme Court Justic...

/ 4 years ago

We Need State Commission to Investigate School Closures: Opinion

If America needs a 1/6 Commission, then California certainly must have a 3/13 Commission. When an irreplaceable foundation of our free socie...

/ 4 years ago

Will Amtrak Joe Save California’s Troubled High-Speed Rail Project?

Dear Joe, I should call you Mr. President, but there’s no time for formalities. You better move fast if you’re going to save California’s hi...

/ 4 years ago

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks to the press, as Republican lawmakers struggle to pass U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 2, 2025. (Reuters/Annabelle Gordon)
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House Republicans Say They Expect to Vote Tonight on Trump’s Tax-Cut Bill

The Madre Fire in San Luis Obispo County has rapidly expanded to 8,396 acres with no containment, prompting evacuation orders and warnings near New Cuyama. (CalFire)
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San Luis Obispo’s Madre Fire Grows to 8,300 Acres, Prompts Evacuations

Andrew Biscay, 40, was arrested Friday, June 20, 2025, after deputies found him with a fake U.S. Marshal’s badge, homemade firearm, and law enforcement-style gear during a warrant arrest. (Madera County SO)
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SLO Deputies Fatally Shoot Man in Los Osos Weeks After US Marshal Impersonation Arrest

On Tuesday, July 1, 2025, a Madera County sheriff’s deputy was injured while trying to arrest a wanted felon, Felix Adrian Nucamendi Carrasco, 40, who later fled and was captured near Raymond Road. (Madera County SO)
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Madera County Deputy Injured, Wanted Felon Arrested After Violent Struggle

A wildfire dubbed the Madre Fire has burned over 3,300 acres near New Cuyama with 0% containment, officials said Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (CalFire)
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San Luis Obispo County Wildfire Burns More Than 3,000 Acres. No Containment Yet

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Wired Wednesday: Why Is State Lawmaker Taking Aim at Rooftop Solar?

Jose Luna (left), 33, and Ralph Grajeda, 45, both of Visalia, have been sentenced for their roles in the 2020 shotgun killing of Robert Soto at a local motel. (Tulare County DA)
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Two Visalia Men Sentenced in 2021 Motel Killing

A U.S. Justice Department logo or seal showing Justice Department headquarters, known as "Main Justice," is seen behind the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington, January 24, 2023. (Reuters File)
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Ex-Jan. 6 Defendant Gets Life in Prison for Plot to Kill FBI Agents

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