SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday was noncommittal when pressed about whether he plans to campaign against Proposition 36, a controversial anti-crime measure on the November ballot that targets theft and drug offenses and has divided Democrats. “I fear I […]
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Gonzalez is the district director for Santiago and received endorsements from major labor unions, including those representing teachers and construction workers. The California Democratic Party and Gov. Gavin Newsom also endorsed him. The support has helped Gonzalez raise nearly 10
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SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed the last of a bundle of retail theft bills crafted by Democratic lawmakers to address the rise in organized retail theft crimes that have shaken Californians. “California already has some of the strictest
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SACRAMENTO — In response to growing worries about crime in California, the Democratic-controlled Legislature has passed a set of stringent bills that mark a significant change in its approach to criminal justice reform compared with previous years. Democrats who have recently
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SACRAMENTO — A human-caused brush fire near San Jacinto had grown hundreds of acres by Sunday evening, leading to evacuation warnings and sending six firefighters to local hospitals, according to fire officials. Fire crews first responded to the vegetation fire at
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A vigil was held Sunday evening in Culver City just hours after Israeli authorities shared the news that six hostages had been killed by Hamas after nearly a year in captivity. One of the slain hostages was 23-year-old Hersh Goldberg-Polin,
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SACRAMENTO — The state Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly approved legislation to crack down on child prostitution and allow prosecutors to charge anyone who purchases sex from a minor with a felony. The author of Senate Bill 1414, Sen. Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield),
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SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers on Wednesday passed bipartisan legislation to enact stricter public oversight on the use of seclusion or restraints on children and teenagers in residential treatment facilities, protections advocated by celebrity hotel heir Paris Hilton. Senate Bill 1043, written
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