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A guard escorts a detained immigrant from his "segregation cell" back into the general population at the Adelanto Detention Facility in November 2013. Today the privately run ICE facility in Adelanto, Calif., houses nearly 2,000 men and women and has come

Watchdogs Cite Lax Medical And Mental Health Treatment Of ICE Detainees

9:05pm April 12, 2019

by Sarah Varney

The Adelanto ICE Processing Center houses nearly 2,000 people in California. Federal, state and watchdog reviews say the Florida-based firm that runs Adelanto fails to provide adequate health care.

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People pose for a picture among wildflowers in bloom Monday in Lake Elsinore, Calif.

'Poppy Apocalypse': A California City Swarmed By Selfie Stick-Toting Tourists

9:39pm March 19, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

More than 100,000 people descended on Lake Elsinore, Calif., over the weekend for a chance to frolic among the flowers. City officials strained to keep up.

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Calif., Gov. Gavin Newsom will sign an order on Wednesday imposing a moratorium on California's death penalty.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom Suspends Death Penalty In California

11:33pm March 12, 2019

by Scott Shafer

California voters are the only ones who can repeal the death penalty, something they've rejected twice in recent elections. The Governor's moratorium will spare the lives of over 700 inmates.

2 Men Killed In San Diego Paragliding Crash

9:38am March 11, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The two collided in midair after one man made a sharp turn into the other's path. Together they plummeted 75 feet to the rocky bluff below.

A 5G cell (center) in Sacramento, Calif. Mayor Darrell Steinberg says he hopes the new high-speed wireless service will attract businesses to the city.

Coming To A City Near You, 5G. Fastest Wireless Yet Will Bring New Services

8:24pm March 05, 2019

by Laura Sydell

Sacramento, Calif., is one of the first U.S. cities to have 5G wireless service, and its mayor sees 5G giving the city an edge in attracting businesses and autonomous-vehicle technology.

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A vendor points to a selection of cannabis strains for sale during a 2018 marijuana festival in California.

National

San Francisco To Expunge Thousands Of Marijuana Convictions

7:27am February 26, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The city announced that more than 9,000 marijuana-related convictions will be cleared. California voters legalized recreational marijuana in 2016.

Garlic sits in bins before being processed at the processing plant.

In Garlic Capital, Tariffs And Immigration Crackdown Have Mixed Impacts

11:12am February 20, 2019

by Jasmine Garsd

Gilroy, Calif., is known as the garlic capital of the world. Two Trump administration policies — one on trade, the other on immigration — are affecting the town in starkly different ways.

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Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks at Vote For Justice: An Evening of Empowerment with activists and artists at the Newseum in May 2018.

Politics & Government

Sen. Kamala Harris Announces 2020 Presidential Candidacy

9:13am January 21, 2019

The California Democrat's career as a prosecutor, as well as economic and racial equality, are the focus of her campaign. Harris is the third senator to announce a presidential run.

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Some States Defy U.S. Rules Denying Unemployment To Unpaid Federal Workers

7:53am January 19, 2019

by Ben Adler

The Department of Labor says that 450,000 "essential" employees are not eligible for the benefits. California Gov. Gavin Newsom is among those saying "we're gonna do it, and shame on them."

National

Immigration Courts Have A Huge Backlog. The Shutdown's Making It Worse

7:04am January 19, 2019

by Farida Jhabvala Romero

Hundreds of thousands of cases are awaiting hearings, but many are being canceled until the shutdown is resolved. For a Filipina mom in California, that means her seven-year-long wait will go on.