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Dave Lesher and Ryan Sabalow in the CalMatters newsroom on April 3, 2024. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters
Fireworks light up the night sky at Oracle Park after the game between the San Francisco Giants and the Seattle Mariners for the July 4th celebration on July 3, 2023. Photo by Stan Szeto, Reuters
Joy Perrin, center, sits with Maria Rodriguez-Lopez, right, director of the Fresno County Social Services, while testifying at the Budget Subcommittee No. 2 Human Services hearing at the state Capitol in Sacramento on March 20, 2024. Gov. Gavin Newsom recently proposed cuts to the CalWORKs program. Photo by José Luis Villegas for CalMatters
Gov. Gavin Newsom addresses the media during a press conference unveiling his 2024-25 January budget proposal at the Secretary of State Auditorium in Sacramento on Jan. 10, 2024. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
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A memorial for the victims of a mass shooting in Sacramento near L Street and 10th Street. April 4, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
Assemblymember Miguel Santiago speaks before the Assembly during the floor session on February 20, 2024.
State Senator Steven Bradford speaks during the first day of session in the California Senate on Jan. 3, 2024. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters
Unite Here Local 11 supporters participate in a sit-in protest at one of the main entrances to LAX airport on June 22, 2023. Photo by Zaydee Sanchez for CalMatters

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