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2 days ago · California News Crime and Public Safety | ‘I’m sorry’: Controversial plea deal approved in Livermore fatal police chase where judge was accused of misconduct

12 hours ago · California sued Trump’s prior administration 123 times and won more than two-thirds of the cases, said Bonta, who has vowed for months to challenge actions by Trump that …

2 days ago · The valley is the backbone of California’s $59 billion-a-year agricultural industry, which provides over a third of the nation’s vegetables and two-thirds of its fruits and nuts.

6 days ago · Bellarmine stuns St. Ignatius. San Ramon Valley’s offense explodes against California. The King’s Academy edges...

2 days ago · A: The biggest Bay Area recipients of federal cash include the California Public Utilities Commission, The University of California Regents, Stanford University, The Port of …

2 days ago · Brian Clark, the special agent in charge of the DEA San Diego office, said in an interview that his agents remain focused on investigating Mexican cartels and the synthetic …

Jan 23, 2025 · On Wednesday, Kevin de Leon, the former state senator who authored SB 54, posted on the social media platform X that “California’s sanctuary state — Senate Bill 54, 2018 …

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California refutes Donald Trump’s claim of sending military to turn on the state’s water The state's Department of of Water Resources fact checked Trump hours after his social media ...