Convicted Bay Area killer killed in California prison
A Bay Area man was killed last week in a Central Valley prison where he was serving a life sentence…
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Governor Gavin Newsom signs law banning plastic bags in California
On Sunday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that will close a loophole that has allowed plastic bag waste to…
30 years ago I helped expose a puppy factory. Nothing has changed
September 22, 2024 3 am Pacific Time To the editor: Thirty years ago, I investigated puppy mills in Kansas, Missouri,…
Passage: No on Prop 36. California should not revive the disastrous war on drugs
Supporters of Proposition 36 would have us believe that California's criminal laws attract thieves and that public safety is not…
Kamala Harris's liberal makeover from the past hurts her current campaign
When Kamala Harris took office to replace the faltering Joe Biden on the Democratic ticket, there was great fear within…
California puts another agricultural area on groundwater testing
California water regulators are cracking down on a second agricultural area in the San Joaquin Valley for failing to take…
Child abducted from Oakland 73 years ago found alive on East Coast
Luis Armando Albino was 6 years old when he was abducted from a West Oakland park where he had been…
Central Valley effort trains farmworkers to master technology that replaces field work
Angel Cortez was ready for a change. Cortez, 43, is a Mexican immigrant who has worked in farming, landscaping and…
Closing access to Southern California forests to prevent more fires
Any hiker in Los Angeles knows that sinking feeling. You stare at the mountains (because that's what we do when…
USC accused of fraud by 'Varsity Blues' parent whose conviction was overturned
A Massachusetts father implicated in the “Varsity Blues” scandal filed a lawsuit Friday against the University of Southern California, seeking…