California GOP energized by opposition to Newsom’s redistricting plan
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California GOP energized by opposition to Newsom’s redistricting plan

Generally speaking, it’s a grand time to be a Republican in the nation’s capital. President Trump is redecorating the White House in his gold-plated image. The GOP controls…

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AB90 seeks to establish safe parking sites for homeless community college students.
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AB90 seeks to establish safe parking sites for homeless community college students.

A state bill that could have established overnight parking programs for homeless students enrolled in California community colleges looks unlikely to pass in the legislative session ending Friday.…

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Wildfire burns into historic California Gold Rush town of Chinese Camp
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Wildfire burns into historic California Gold Rush town of Chinese Camp

Chinese Camp was once a bustling mining outpost for thousands of immigrants who worked the gold fields of the Southern Sierra. Then it was a historic landmark where…

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Drying and water depletion bring deepening crisis around the world
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Drying and water depletion bring deepening crisis around the world

For more than two decades, satellites have tracked the total amounts of water held in glaciers, ice sheets, lakes, rivers, soil and the world’s vast natural reservoirs underground…

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‘Ketamine queen’ pleads guilty in federal court over drugs that killed Matthew Perry
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‘Ketamine queen’ pleads guilty in federal court over drugs that killed Matthew Perry

A drug dealer dubbed the “Ketamine queen” who provided the drugs that ultimately killed actor Matthew Perry pleaded guilty on Wednesday to several criminal charges in federal court.…

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Husband pleaded for help to find his missing wife. Now he faces murder charges in her death
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Husband pleaded for help to find his missing wife. Now he faces murder charges in her death

A Redding husband who called for the public’s help to find his missing wife has pleaded not guilty to charges that he murdered Nikki Saelee McCain, whose disappearance…

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John Burton dead: Powerful liberal shaped California politics
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John Burton dead: Powerful liberal shaped California politics

John L. Burton, the proudly liberal and pro-labor lawmaker who shaped California politics and policy over six decades on topics as varied as welfare, foster care, auto emissions,…

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A gondola to Dodger Stadium? How about a gondola to the Big A?
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A gondola to Dodger Stadium? How about a gondola to the Big A?

Dodger Stadium might not be the first ballpark in Southern California served by a gondola, if that comes to pass. In Anaheim, city planners are considering whether to…

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More than $100,000 in luxury items stolen from Tracee Ellis Ross’ home
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More than $100,000 in luxury items stolen from Tracee Ellis Ross’ home

Burglars broke into the Los Angeles home of Tracee Ellis Ross over the weekend, stealing more than $100,000 in luxury items, according to a source close to the…

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Can L.A. afford the ever-growing cost of Convention Center expansion?
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Can L.A. afford the ever-growing cost of Convention Center expansion?

For the last year, Los Angeles political leaders have searched for a way to upgrade the downtown Convention Center without also delivering cuts to core services. The city’s…

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