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Reparations Proposals for Black Californians Advance to State Assembly

SACRAMENTO — The California Senate advanced a set of ambitious reparations proposals Tuesday, including legislation that would create an age...

Reparations Proposals for Black Californians Advance to State Assembly

SACRAMENTO — The California Senate advanced a set of ambitious reparations proposals Tuesday, including legislation that would create an age...

/ 3 months ago

California Passed a Law to Stop ‘Pay to Play’ in Local Politics. After Two Years, Legislators Want to Gut It

Described by its author as the “most significant political reform” in decades, a 2022 law designed to limit businesses’ and contractors’ att...

/ 4 months ago

Californians Will See Lower Electricity Rates and a New Fee That Won’t Vary with Power Use

State utility regulators decided Thursday to let California’s largest power providers stick their customers with a new monthly flat fee in e...

/ 4 months ago

California’s Budget Deficit is Likely Growing, Complicating Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Plans

SACRAMENTO – California Gov. Gavin Newsom will update his budget proposal on Friday, and the news likely won’t be good. Newsom, ...

/ 4 months ago

San Francisco Mayor Touts Possibilities After Voters Expand Police Powers, Gets Tough on Drug Users

■New measures will install cameras in high crime areas and deploy drones. ■Breed plans to bring 30,000 new residents and students downtown b...

/ 6 months ago

Charges Against Alleged White Supremacists Are Tossed by a California Judge for the Second Time

■Rise Above Movement members accused of conspiring to riot. ■Judge dismisses charges against Robert Rundo and Robert Boman. ■Prosecutors pla...

/ 6 months ago

Golden Gate Bridge Temporarily Blocked by Pro-Palestinian Protesters

■Pro-Palestinian protesters blocked Golden Gate Bridge traffic. ■No injuries or arrests were reported from the protest. ■The protest was aga...

/ 7 months ago

Californians Unite Behind These 3 Things They Say Are Wrong with the State

A December poll finds that Californians — regardless of party affiliation — agree that economic conditions, homelessness, and housing are th...

/ 8 months ago

Some Californians Released From Prison Will Receive $2,400 Under New State Re-Entry Program

LOS ANGELES — Hundreds of Californians released from prisons could receive direct cash payments of $2,400 — along with counseling, job searc...

/ 9 months ago

Some Californians Released From Prison Will Receive $2,400 Under New State Re-Entry Program

LOS ANGELES — Hundreds of Californians released from prisons could receive direct cash payments of $2,400 — along with counseling, job searc...

/ 9 months ago

Fresno State intermin head coach Tim Skipperl watches his team warm up during pregame of an NCAA college football game against Michigan, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)
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Bulldogs’ Gameplan Works to Perfection Until Late 4rth Quarter

Fresno State quarterback Mikey Keene throws against Michigan in the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)
4 hours ago

Fresno State Puts No. 9 Michigan on Upset Alert but Wolverines Prevail

A view of the Coffee Pot Fire in Tulare County California
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Coffee Pot Fire Is 13% Contained but Grows to 10,164 Acres

Assemblymember Isaac Bryan, right, talks to members of Coalition for a Just and Equitable California about two reparations bills in the rotunda on the last day of the legislative year Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Tran Nguyen)
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CA Lawmakers Pass Landmark Bills to Atone for Racism, but Hold Off Funding

Police officers secure the area and investigate the scene of a shooting at Union Square in San Francisco, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
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49ers Rookie WR Ricky Pearsall Shot in Attempted Union Square Robbery

Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at an event in anticipation of signing a bill on his proposed oil profit penalty plan in Sacramento on March 28, 2023. (CalMatters/ Miguel Gutierrez Jr.)
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Will Gov. Newsom Call a Special Session to Deal With Gas Prices?

Fresno State dancers cheer on the Bulldogs against Michigan, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Red Wavers Go the Extra Mile to Make It a Party Before the ‘Dogs Play Michigan

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Voting Rights Under Fire in Texas: Over a Million Purged From Rolls, ACLU Warns

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