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The border, the next wildfire, oil and water
Newsom pulls border troops, an 'un-American' transgender ban, the next big fire, a possible oil tax, Felicia Marcus may be out, and the State of the State.
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State of the State, Kamala Harris and homeless encampments
A new governor in town, and at the the border. Why free community college isn't so free. Don't underestimate Kamala Harris. And the State of the State.
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Healthcare, taxes, $2 million, and Stormy Daniels
California needs health workers—stat. Medical exemptions to vaccination laws are spiking. And Stormy Daniels wants a stripper exemption to Dynamex.
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Polling on property tax, Newsom and Pelosi, and online college gets a tech CEO
A new California poll shows the Golden State loves Pelosi. Newsom settles a bet and spotlights housing. CA's new online college gets a tech CEO.
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Becerra v. Trump, police shootings, teen car insurance
Turns out the nonbinary gender law impacts everyone who's a teen driver. A deal on a police shooting bill dissolves. A 2020 poll. And CA's privacy law.
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Welcome, not walls, in San Diego, and prevention on guns and wildfire
A GOP mayor embraces refugees in CA, Gabby Giffords wants CA to triple gun control spending, pulling the plug in fire weather and Westlands' man at Interior.
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Mental illness, lobbying, and student housing
Mental health care in California, Capitol influence spending, Cal asks if elders with guest rooms can solve student housing and a justice opines.
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Football takes a knee, private prisons fade, a lobby firm ascends
The Rams may be in the Super Bowl, but CA high school football is declining. Private prisons could be phased out. And a new bill addresses police shootings.
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Wildfires, bankruptcy, a probation violation and “the enormity of what we’ve seen”
PG&E has violated its San Bruno probation. California's chief utility regulator issues a grim warning. And Trump jumps for GOP pundits on CA judges.
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From Stephon Clark to the death penalty, a pendulum swing on justice
Revisiting lethal force, the death penalty and humane treatment of inmates. LAUSD trusts in state funding. Soda lobbyists. PG&E lets the bankruptcy begin.