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US Electric Vehicle Tax Breaks Will Expire on Sept. 30

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‘Reservoir Dogs’ and ‘Kill Bill’ Actor Michael Madsen Dies at 67

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Eyeing Arctic Dominance, Trump Bill Earmarks $8.6 Billion for US Coast Guard Icebreakers

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Trump’s Sweeping Tax-Cut and Spending Bill Wins Congressional Approval

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Americans Celebrate Their Independence With Record-Breaking Travel Numbers

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US Supreme Court to Decide Legality of Transgender School Sports Bans

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Nvidia Set to Become the World’s Most Valuable Company in History

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Poll: 41% in US ‘Extremely Proud’ to Be American, Near Historic Low

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Presidential Election Reveals Big Shift in California Voting Patterns. Will It Last?

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. For the last eight months, ever since Donald Trump wa...

Presidential Election Reveals Big Shift in California Voting Patterns. Will It Last?

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. For the last eight months, ever since Donald Trump wa...

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California Politicians Ignore Ag’s Troubles, but Boost Movie Business

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. When James Marshall discovered traces of gold in the ...

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California Politicians Agree on School Money, but Poor Test Scores Need Attention

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Historically, the annual process of writing a state b...

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Bay Area Transit Systems Want More Money. But Their Payrolls Soared as Ridership Declined

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit five years ago, the st...

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California’s Battle Against Homelessness Needs a ‘Combined Arms’ Approach

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. World War II was the most massive military conflict i...

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California’s Deficit Dilemma: Cut Spending, Borrow Money or Raise Taxes?

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The California Legislature has just a few days to pas...

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Why Did the California Senate Shunt a Cost-Cutting Housing Bill?

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Last month, RAND, a prominent think tank based in San...

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California Wealth and Poverty

California’s High Living Costs and Rampant Poverty Sharpen Its Economic Divide

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Forty years ago, I wrote a series of 14 articles for ...

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Gavin Newsom’s Off-the-Mark Budget Numbers Undermine His Credibility Again

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised state budget assume...

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Congress Debates Two Issues With Big CA Implications: EVs, Taxes

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Four months into Donald Trump‘s second presiden...

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A crash causes a traffic jam in northwest Fresno on Thursday, July 3, 2025. (GV Wire/Paul Marshall)
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Fresno Crash Involving Unlicensed Teen Driver Sends Woman to Hospital

The Madre Fire near New Cuyama has burned 52,593 acres with 5% containment, prompting evacuation orders in several San Luis Obispo County zones as of Thursday, July 3, 2025, afternoon. (CalFire)
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Madre Fire Burns More Than 52,000 Acres in San Luis Obispo County

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RIP John Harris: Fresno County Rancher, Racehorse Breeder Was a Visionary Leader Who Leaves a ‘Profound Legacy’

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Valadao, Costa Spar on What Passage of Trump’s Bill Means for Medicaid Recipients

An ICE agent talks with migrants about their scheduled appointments with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Father’s Day, to learn about their immigration status, in Chicago, Illinois., U.S., June 15, 2025. (Reuters File)
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US Military Says 200 Marines Being Sent to Support ICE in Florida

Boeing logo and miniature satellite model are seen in this illustration taken, March 10, 2025. (Reuters File)
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Boeing Secures $2.8 Billion US Satellite Contract

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Kaweah Health Names Its New Chief Nurse. She’s From Texas

Clovis Police are searching for Pathmani Goonawardena, 82, who went missing nearly three weeks ago and was last seen driving a white Volvo near Copper and Auberry, possibly en route to Coarsegold. (CHP)
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Clovis Police Say At-Risk Missing Woman Found Dead in Mariposa County

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