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A lawmaker, wearing a gray suit and glasses, sits at their desk on the Assembly floor marking a sheet of paper with a pen.
Sally K., right, thirty-eight weeks pregnant, talks to midwife Andrea Bergleen, left, during a check-up at the Best Start Birthing Center in San Diego on March 20, 2024. Photo by Ariana Drehsler for CalMatters
A worker in a bright orange and yellow safety vest is helped by another worker in placing a tent into the back of a trash hauler at Cesar Chavez Park in San Diego.
Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, wearing a navy blue suit, walks on stage with hundreds of attendees holding up signs with her name at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
A wide view of an arena filled with attendees as Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is displayed on a giant screen.
The hood of a semi truck is popped open as an instructor leans over the engine area and four individuals observe.
Protesters march through downtown Chicago while carrying Palestinian flags and flanked by police officers on bicycles.
Viewed through a narrow, black sliver, Gov. Gavin Newsom stands at a podium while at a press conference.
A view of the the front door of a building that's covered in a tarp and construction materials.
Lawmakers sit a row of green chairs, in front of an American and California state flag during a hearing. A lawmaker in the middle is wearing a pink jacket, while lawmaker to her left is wearing a green one, and the lawmaker to her right is wearing a bright orange jacket.

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