One year since California launched a hate crime hotline, what happened?
In the year since California launched a hate crime reporting hotline, the majority of calls were related to race or…
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California Assembly passes bill allowing cannabis cafes
A bill that would allow Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes in California passed the state Assembly on Monday afternoon by a vote…
Editorial: A felony conviction should not be accompanied by a life sentence on the right to vote
Voting is not a privilege. It is a right guaranteed by the United States Constitution. But a group of citizens…
Trump's resilience has California GOP dreaming of revenge
BURLINGAME, California. Former President Trump's resilience in the 2024 presidential campaign is giving the California Republican Party, whose members gathered…
California Democratic Party Backs Ballot Measures on Same-Sex Marriage, Taxes and Rent Control
SAN DIEGO – California Democratic Party leaders at their annual executive board convention this weekend took positions on a series…
Editorial: California Wasted Bail Reform. Now Illinois is leading
California lawmakers passed a bill eliminating money bail in 2018, but voters killed the major reform in a tumultuous 2020…
An attempt to bring wolverines back to California fails
Those who want wolverines reintroduced to California suffered a setback this week. Proposed legislation to explore what it would take…
California gets $35 million to plug abandoned oil wells
California will receive more than $35 million in federal funding to help address the scourge of abandoned oil wells that…
California pays meth users up to $599 a year to stay sober
GRASS VALLEY, California. Here, in the rugged foothills of California's Sierra Nevada, the streets aren't littered with needles and dealers…
Opinion: Will California's tax on gun sales reduce gun violence?
California will be the first US state to charge a consumption tax on weapons and ammunition, starting in July. The…