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California voters pass Proposition 1 to tackle the state's homelessness crisis

5:33am March 21, 2024

by The Associated Press

Counties must spend about two-thirds of the money from a tax enacted for mental health services on housing and programs for homeless people with serious mental illnesses or substance abuse problems.

Students finish their lunch at Lowell Elementary School in Albuquerque, N.M., on Aug. 22, 2023. A legislative proposal would ban six artificial food dyes in California schools.

Here are the concerns with artificial food dyes, as California weighs a ban in schools

5:01am March 14, 2024

by Joe Hernandez

Six artificial food dyes and titanium dioxide would be banned in schools under a proposal in the state legislature. Critics say there isn't enough evidence to prove they're a health risk.

The site of a head-on crash involving a van and a pickup truck where eight people were killed is checked in Madera County, Calif., on Friday.

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8 people killed in a head-on crash in central California farming region

11:28pm February 23, 2024

by The Associated Press

Seven farmworkers traveling in a van and the driver of a pickup truck were killed Friday in a head-on crash in a farming area in central California, police said.

San Jose: Search and rescue workers check a car trapped in flooding after heavy rain caused the Guadalupe River to overflow its banks, Sunday.

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Photos: See how the atmospheric river is battering California

2:15am February 05, 2024

Forecasters now say 8 to 15 inches of rain could fall in the mountains and foothills of Southern California.

A car sits partially submerged on a flooded road during a rain storm in Long Beach, Calif., on Thursday.

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Atmospheric river expected to bring life-threatening floods to Southern California

8:38am February 03, 2024

by NPR Staff

The National Weather Service warns the storm could drop unprecedented rain over a wide area from Saturday night through early next week, with the period of most concern from Sunday into early Monday.

This aerial image from video provided by KTLA shows law enforcement vehicles where several people were found shot to death in El Mirage, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024.

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5 people have been arrested in California desert killings, sheriff's department says

9:03pm January 29, 2024

by The Associated Press

The suspects were arrested after deputies served search warrants on Sunday. "We are confident that this appears to be a dispute over marijuana," a sheriff's department spokesperson said.

California's new law is already facing all kinds of hurdles in the courts.

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A new California law restricts carrying guns in public — testing the Second Amendment

5:00am January 04, 2024

Gun owners in California can no longer carry firearms into a range of locations deemed "sensitive spaces." It is already facing all kinds of hurdles in the courts.

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A man fires his pistol at an indoor shooting range during a qualification course to renew his Carry Concealed handgun permit at the Placer Sporting Club, July 1, 2022, in Roseville, Calif.

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Judge blocks California law banning carrying firearms in most public places

4:48am December 21, 2023

by The Associated Press

The law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom was set to take effect Jan. 1. It would have prohibited people from carrying concealed guns in places including parks and playgrounds, churches, banks and zoos.

Legislative Analyst Gabriel Petek, left, discusses Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposed 2020-21 revised state budget during a hearing the state Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., May 26, 2020. On Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, Petek said California is facing a $68 billion budget deficit.

California faces record $68 billion budget deficit, analyst says

2:55pm December 08, 2023

by The Associated Press

The nation's most populous state — with an economy that is the fifth largest in the world — has been struggling with the rising prices of most goods and services.

People gather in San Francisco to watch a debate on Fox News between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Politics & Government

DeSantis-Newsom 'debate' offers window into the future of warring visions of America

9:17am December 01, 2023

by Domenico Montanaro

There couldn't be two governors with more opposite ideologies than the Florida Republican and the California Democrat, but few minds were likely changed.