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Two men who plotted to bomb California Democrats’ headquarters sentenced to prison
Two alleged militia members in Northern California who plotted to bomb the state Democratic headquarters in Sacramento and “go to…
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Trump not entitled to immunity against Jan. 6 civil lawsuits, Justice Department says
The Justice Department said Thursday that Donald Trump is not entitled to absolute immunity against civil lawsuits seeking to hold…
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Researchers asked people worldwide about divisiveness. Guess where U.S. ranked
WASHINGTON — Perhaps the most unrealistic of President Biden’s campaign promises was his repeated suggestion that he could bridge the deep…
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Pandemic food benefits are ending for millions of Californians. Now what?
SACRAMENTO — Nearly 3 million households in California will stop receiving extra federal food benefits granted during the COVID-19 pandemic, a…
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Black married couples pay a higher ‘marriage penalty’ on taxes than white couples, study finds
Black married couples often pay more of a “marriage penalty” than Whites, a new study finds Getty Images Married Black…
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Why we can’t solve the climate crisis without schools — and teachers
This story was originally published in Boiling Point, a weekly newsletter about climate change and the environment. Sign up here…
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Gavin Newsom blames oil companies for California’s high gas prices. Could the state sue them?
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, left, bumps elbows with California Assemblyman Rob Bonta after announcing Bonta’s nomination for the state’s attorney…
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Column: Column: Hydrogen cars should be a bigger part of California’s battle against carbon emissions
SACRAMENTO — We’ve turned way off course from the “hydrogen highway” that former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger tried to chart for California…
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Voters prefer Newsom in Sacramento + McCarthy to speak at CAGOP + Bass endorses Lee
Good morning and welcome to the A.M. Alert! NO, CALIFORNIA VOTERS DON’T WANT NEWSOM TO RUN IN 2024 A majority…
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Is Israel’s new government destroying democracy? Blinken surveys situation on Middle East trip
CAIRO — As Israel in recent weeks put together its most right-wing, religiously conservative government in history, senior U.S. officials insisted…
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More than a laugh: Kamala Harris’ is a sound check for a divided country
“You’re writing a story in the Los Angeles Times about the vice president’s laugh? I think that’s laughable.” — Bakari…
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Opinion: Here’s what we should do about Marjorie Taylor Greene
Do as I say, not as I do? What I’m about to do is give Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene just…
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Vote on LAPD transit patrols sparks City Hall debate over safety on Metro system
The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to extend the LAPD’s contract to patrol Metro’s buses and trains, setting off…
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Black residents of Jackson, Miss., decry plans by white-dominated Legislature for more state control
JACKSON, Miss. — Random gunfire, repeated break-ins and a decaying city water system are constant challenges at Mom’s Dream Kitchen, the…
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass endorses Rep. Barbara Lee in Senate race
A little over a week after entering California‘s U.S. Senate race, Rep. Barbara Lee on Wednesday picked up the support…
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Biden rallies House Democrats to tout their legislative success to voters
WASHINGTON — President Biden on Wednesday touted his party’s legislative success in the first two years of his administration and urged…
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Legislators propose changes to California’s conservatorship law
With support from a coalition of mayors, mental health advocates and California legislators, state Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-Stockton) unveiled…
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Sirhan Sirhan, convicted of killing Robert F. Kennedy, denied parole by California board
Sirhan Sirhan was again denied parole Wednesday, 55 years after he shot and killed presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy in…
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Lawmakers grill air quality agency on California climate plan, press for particulars
Traffic moves southbound on Highway 99 away from Highway 50 on in June. On Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, the California…
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Atty. Gen. Garland vows he won’t interfere with Hunter Biden tax investigation
WASHINGTON — Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland vowed Wednesday he won’t interfere with an investigation into Hunter Biden’s taxes, a probe that’s…
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California lawmaker wants to reform conservatorships for those with severe mental illness
A California lawmaker will again try to reform the state’s conservatorship system to make it easier for people caring for…
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Column: COVID lab leak? Mask mandates? Why are we still having these fights?
On Monday, the White House announced there is no consensus in the Biden administration about whether COVID-19 sprang from a…
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Essential Politics: Energy Department endorses a once-fringe COVID-19 theory
WASHINGTON — In late January 2020, I was sitting by a fire in a pub in London and reading the Daily…
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ACA 9 eliminates elected position + Newsom, Bonta write Congress + Glazer quits committee
Good morning and welcome to the A.M. Alert! CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT MAKES SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION AN APPOINTEE If approved by…
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Column: Trump tormentor, whiteboard wizard — it’s the brand that matters in California Senate race
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — When Adam B. Schiff recently brought his U.S. Senate campaign to Northern California, 500 people showed up…
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How much wildfire smoke can California wine grapes sustain? A new bill aims to find out
For five of the past six years, heavy smoke from nearby wildfires has engulfed vineyards full of grapes that Ashley…
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LAPD should stop handling many non-emergency calls, police union says
The Los Angeles Police Department’s largest employee union is looking to have officers stop responding to more than two dozen…
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California is desperate for affordable housing. How union conflicts are delaying it
California lawmakers thought they cracked the code last year on a construction union stalemate holding up housing bills. A last-minute…
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Ohio’s senators to unveil rail safety bill in wake of East Palestine derailment
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Railroad companies like the one involved in last month’s fiery derailment and release of toxic chemicals in Ohio…
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Newsom gets good marks in new poll but faces test with budget crisis
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom is California’s most popular high-profile politician, but that could be tested by voter concerns over his…
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Chicago Mayor Lightfoot ousted; Vallas, Johnson in runoff
CHICAGO — Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson will meet in a runoff to be the next mayor of Chicago after voters…
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Why the only member of Congress born in Central America sleeps with a gun by her bed
WASHINGTON — She’s called the president of Honduras a narco. The president of El Salvador, she said, was a “narcissistic…
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‘Student debt is a crisis’: Activists rally outside Supreme Court for loan forgiveness
WASHINGTON — Hundreds of debt advocates and progressive political organizers gathered outside the Supreme Court on Tuesday while justices heard oral…
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Column: Supreme Court conservatives may want to block student loan forgiveness. But they’ve hit a snag
Oral arguments before the Supreme Court on Tuesday in a much-watched student loan forgiveness case, Biden vs. Nebraska, pitted two…
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‘Wake up.’ NC Rep. Dan Bishop’s opposition to hate crimes amendment draws heated debate.
Rep. Dan Bishop speaks to reporters outside the House chamber in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. Danielle Battaglia…
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Eric Garcetti’s stalled nomination to ambassador’s post sees slight progress
WASHINGTON — Eric Garcetti’s nomination to be ambassador to India made incremental progress this week as the former Los Angeles mayor…
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Biden taps Julie Su, who led California unemployment agency amid wave of fraud, as Labor secretary
WASHINGTON — President Biden on Tuesday nominated Julie Su to be his next Labor secretary, setting up the Californian to become…
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‘Financial challenge’: Sex abuse suits have Sacramento Catholic Diocese facing insolvency
The inside of Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament Monday, April 29, 2019 in Sacramento. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento…
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President Biden nominates California’s Julie Su as U.S. Labor Secretary
FILE – Julie Su, of Calif., speaks during a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee for…
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Scott Adams says he was using hyperbole: America being ‘programmed’ to see race first
“Dilbert” cartoonist Scott Adams says there is a familiar story line behind the wave of consequences that hit him over…
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Supreme Court casts more doubt on Biden’s plan to forgive student loans
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservatives gave a sharply critical hearing Tuesday to President Biden’s plan to forgive more than $400…
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Newsom rescinds California’s COVID-19 state of emergency, marking an end to the pandemic era
SACRAMENTO — California’s COVID-19 state of emergency officially ends Tuesday, bringing a symbolic close to one of the most challenging chapters…
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Former tobacco CEO wants national flavor ban + R’s fail to end special session + JEDI wanted
A sign reading “Buy 2, Get 1 free’ hangs below flavored tobacco products on Wednesday at Magma Vape & Smoke…
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Boiling Point: Is the drought over?
This story originally published in Boiling Point, a weekly newsletter about climate change and the environment. Sign up here to…
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Gov. Gavin Newsom likes to bash Texas. Is California a better place to live?
FILE – California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks in Sacramento, Calif., Jan. 10, 2023. Democratic governors in 20 states are launching…
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After a man burst in with a gun, a San Francisco synagogue confronts hate
San Francisco — Rabbi Bentziyon Pil’s storefront synagogue is easy to miss, just a corner shop with boxes of halvah stacked…
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California could keep the lights on by expanding grid across the West, report finds
A Bonneville Power Administration’s 75-mile-long high-voltage power line near Paterson that was completed in late 2011. Tri-City Herald file Expanding…
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New poll shows most California voters fear gun violence, but Democrats and Republicans are divided
Following two high-profile mass shootings in California, the majority of voters surveyed in a new statewide poll said they worry…
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Supreme Court will hear arguments in student loan case: What to expect
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is about to hear arguments over President Biden’s student debt relief plan, which affects millions of…
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Rain check! Kevin de Léon just postponed ‘Wakanda Forever’ screening after uproar
Hours after announcing a screening of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” embattled Los Angeles Councilmember Kevin de Léon postponed the event…
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