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Drawing lines on privacy, wildfire, water and schools
San Francisco bans use of facial-recognition technology. PG&E's new CEO to face lawmakers today. Attorney general sues to stop raising of Shasta Dam.
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Trade, taxes, health care, lending, and it’s getting hot
Stocks slide on trade wars. What a SCOTUS ruling on CA taxes has to do with abortion. Newsom takes health on the road. High-priced lending and heat laws.
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Taxes, tech monopolies, and retired judges’ age discrimination claim
An inside look at Californians' tax bills, tech giants face antitrust, privacy scrutiny, retired judges claim age discrimination
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Huge surplus, mental illness, the Delta tunnel, and facial recognition
Huge budget surplus to benefit schools, Gov. Gavin Newsom vows to fight homelessness, new fees proposed to ensure access to clean water
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A Capitol Crime: How a 16-year-old murder reached California’s highest offices
Gov. Jerry Brown's grant of clemency to the brother-in-law of Speaker Anthony Rendon underscores not just Brown's thinking, but California's evolution on crime and punishment.
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A pesticide ban, car dealers’ clout, driverless cars, and roadkill
Newsom moves to ban widely used pesticide, private lawyer reaps millions for tax-sharing deals, and should drivers be required in driverless vehicles?
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Tax breaks for parents, toxic jewelry, and a suicide barrier
Newsom provides tax breaks for parents, counties could lose health care dollars under plan for the undocumented, Becerra goes after toxic jewelry
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Fallen officers and the politics of police use of force
Ceremony honors fallen police officers as debate heats up over use of force bill, legislators push bills to address cost of higher education
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Sex abuse cover-ups, rent control re-do, and an assemblyman goes on trial
Becerra targets Catholic dioceses, legislation would expand sex abuse victims' right to sue, assemblyman stands trial on child abuse charges