Santa Barbara Reacts to Increased ICE Immigration Enforcement
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Streets known for day laborers in the mornings and afternoons are noticeably less populated than they were earlier this…
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Several deadlines approaching for Mountain Fire Victims to get aid
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. — It’s been a difficult couple months for renters like Karla Villanueva who says she is starting off the new year at a…
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California will soon require insurers to increase home coverage in wildfire-prone areas
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Insurance companies that stopped providing home coverage to hundreds of thousands of Californians in…
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California residents on edge as high surf and flooding threats persist on Christmas Eve
Associated Press SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Persistent high surf and flooding threats along California’s coast had residents on high alert a day…
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Major storm pounds California’s central coast, blamed for man’s death and partially collapsing pier
Associated Press SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — A major storm pounded California’s central coast on Monday, bringing flooding and high surf that was…
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University of California campuses resolve discrimination complaints stemming from Gaza protests
Associated Press The U.S. Department of Education said Friday it has reached an agreement with the University of California system resolving…
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Man sentenced for helping pregnant Chinese women travel to give birth in the US
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man was sentenced Monday to nearly 3 1/2 years in prison for running an extensive business that…
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Monarch butterflies to be listed as a threatened species in US
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials announced a decision Tuesday to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies…
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Thousands without power as Santa Ana winds bring increased fire risk for Southern California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Power to tens of thousands of people had been shut off by Monday night as utilities worked to mitigate the impacts of Southern…
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Police found no evidence of a threat at California Capitol after evacuation
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Capitol was deemed safe for reopening Friday afternoon after an emailed threat prompted an evacuation…
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Search suspended for man believed to have gone overboard from cruise ship off California’s coast
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday that it has suspended the search for a man believed to have gone overboard from a cruise…
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California lawmakers begin special session to protect state laws from second Trump presidency
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers returned to the state Capitol on Monday to begin a…
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California voters reject measure that would have raised minimum wage to nation-high $18 per hour
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Voters in California have rejected a ballot measure that would have raised the state minimum wage to $18 per hour by…
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California governor will not make clemency decision for Menendez brothers until new DA reviews case
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he won’t make a clemency decision on the murder convictions of Erik and Lyle…
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Captain in 2019 scuba boat fire ordered to pay about $32K to families of 3 of 34 people killed
A scuba dive boat captain was ordered Wednesday to pay about $32,000 in restitution to the families of three of the 34 people killed in a fire aboard…
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Newsom orders California state agencies to start clearing homeless encampments
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered state agencies Thursday to start removing homeless encampments on…
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Guilty: Trump becomes first former U.S. president convicted of felony crimes
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has been convicted in his New York hush money trial, a landmark jury verdict making him the first former American…
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California school district changes gender-identity policy after being sued by state
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California school district sued by the state has updated…
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Authorities investigate oily sheen off Southern California coast
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Authorities have detected a 2.5-mile (4 kilometer) long oil sheen off the coast of Southern California. But they…
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San Francisco mayor touts possibilities after voters expand police powers, gets tough on drug users
San Francisco mayor touts possibilities after voters expand police powers, gets tough on drug…
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