Even as a landmark California bill meant to prevent police shootings passed its first committee Tuesday, the fault lines among Democrats began to emerge, suggesting the measure will likely change as it moves through the Legislature. How much, though, was not yet clear. After emotional, standing-room-only testimony from Californians whose...
Walters: 'Job Killer' Bills May Be More Difficult to Kill
For two decades, the California Chamber of Commerce’s annual descriptions of certain legislative bills as “job killers” have framed the Capitol’s sharpest economic conflicts. The chamber, working in concert with other business and employer groups, has been remarkably successful in modifying or killing the two or three dozen measures that...
California Closer to First-in-US Rules on Police Shootings
SACRAMENTO — A grieving mother choked up as she questioned why police didn't use other tactics instead of killing her son. A deputy recalled the terror of second-guessing herself as she traded fire with a suspect who killed her partner. The emotional testimony Tuesday came before California lawmakers advanced a...
Dad Dies After Jumping Into San Joaquin River to Rescue Son
ISLETON — Authorities have confirmed the death of a father who jumped into the San Joaquin River to rescue his 1-year-old son. KCRA-TV reports that the body of 41-year-old Moua Lo was found Sunday and the Sacramento County coroner's office confirmed his identity on Monday. Son Fell Off Boat Lo was reported...
Newsom Says His El Salvador Trip a Counter to Trump
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Gov. Gavin Newsom said Sunday his visit to El Salvador serves as a counter-narrative to what he called President Donald Trump's demoralizing and toxic rhetoric about Central American migrants. "Right now you have a president that talks down to people, talks past them, demoralizing folks...
Judge Again Halts High-Capacity Magazine Sales in California
SACRAMENTO — A federal judge has halted sales of high-capacity ammunition magazines in California, giving state officials a chance to appeal his order last week that allowed their sale for the first time in nearly 20 years. U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez barred further sales until the 9th U.S. Circuit...
California’s Worsening Wildfires, Explained
If it seems that wildfires are burning nearly all the time these days, that there’s no longer a definable fire season in California, you’re right. Fourteen of the 20 most destructive fires in state history have occurred since 2007, and California has 78 more annual “fire days” now than it had...
Clovis Sues to Keep Control of Cannabis Deliveries
A coalition of 25 local governments — including the city of Clovis — has filed a lawsuit against the California Bureau of Cannabis Control. They hope to strike down regulations allowing delivery of commercial cannabis statewide. Attorneys for the coalition say the lawsuit was filed late Thursday in Fresno County...
Becerra Won’t Release Misconduct Records Despite Court Ruling
SACRAMENTO — California's attorney general said Thursday that he won't release older records on state law enforcement agents' misconduct despite a recently released appeals court ruling that they are public documents. That's prompting criticism from the Democratic state senator who authored last year's police transparency law. It requires law enforcement...
Tilley Elementary Students Give Thumbs-up to Shoes That Fit
All 478 students at Hanh Phan Tilley Elementary School got a new pair of tennis shoes Thursday morning, putting smiles on the faces of the young learners. Group Helps 131,000 Children a Year The shoes were distributed at the Central Unified school in collaboration with Shoes That Fit, a national...