California congressional race will be traditional general election after recount
A recount in a California congressional race has broken a deadlock between two Democrats who tied for second place in the state’s primary, advancing just one to the general election. Democrats Evan Low and Joe Simitian tied for second in the Golden State’s March primary, setting up a rare three-way general election. But new tallies in […]
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California police flatten pro-Palestinian camp at UCLA, arrest protesters
By Lisa Richwine and Omar Younis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hundreds of helmeted police swarmed the site of a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of California at Los Angeles early on Thursday, arresting defiant demonstrators and dismantling their encampment. The pre-dawn police crackdown at UCLA marked the latest flashpoint in mounting tensions on U.S. college […]
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CA officials want more cash for security- CalMatters
In summary With continuing concerns about political violence, a bill would allow candidates and elected officials to use campaign donations for security expenses. Gov. Newsom vetoed a similar bill last year. Last spring, Assemblymember Isaac Bryan received a letter calling for him to be lynched because of a bill he introduced to change how ballot […]
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Campaign to build new California city turns in signatures to get on November ballot
JANIE HAR, Associated Press 2 days ago (AP) — A wealthy Silicon Valley-backed campaign to build a green city for up to 400,000 people in the San Francisco Bay Area has submitted what it says are enough signatures to qualify the initiative for the November election. The campaign submitted more than 20,000 signatures but would […]
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Crime is a ballot ‘vulnerability’ for California Democrats
A trio of crimes involving Democratic lawmakers has put the spotlight back on public safety in the Golden State, an issue on which experts warn the party’s candidates could be vulnerable in November. In the span of a week, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was the victim of a burglary at Getty House in Windsor […]
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Biden to expand two California national monuments Thursday
President Biden will expand two new national monuments in California Thursday morning, the White House confirmed. President Obama first designated the two monuments, the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument. A White House official confirmed that the expansion, reported by The Hill in April, will protect some 120,000 acres […]
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Biden expands spectacular Northern California national monument
President Biden announced Thursday the expansion of the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument. From the top of the new monument lands, Indian Valley Reservoir in Lake County and the surrounding mountains can be seen. Brian L. Frank/Special to The Chronicle Geoff Benn, education associate with the conservation group Tuleyome, shows a pine cone to California […]
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Closing California prisons should be the easiest budget cut
California is facing a multibillion-dollar budget deficit that will require lawmakers and the governor to make painful decisions. Nobody wants less funding for their child’s school, road maintenance, environmental progress or other essential services. There is one area, however, where spending can and should be cut: prisons. Thousands of California prison beds are not in […]
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San Francisco’s Population Ticks Up, and So Does California’s
After three pandemic years of population decline in California, things have turned around, and 2023 was the first year of slight population growth since 2019. California gained 67,000 residents last year, a modest 0.17% uptick, which followed three steady years of population decline when the state went from 39,649,000 residents in January 2020 to 39,061,000 […]
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