California approves roadmap for carbon neutrality by 2045
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California air regulators voted unanimously Thursday to approve an…
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California lowers incentives for rooftop solar panels
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California utility regulators on Thursday approved major changes to the…
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These new California laws take effect January 2023
By Alexa Mae Asperin Published December 9, 2022 9:30 AM Updated December 12, 2022, 9:04 AM LOS ANGELES – California Gov. Gavin…
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TJX Companies, Inc. must pay $2.05 million for unlawful disposal of hazardous waste
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni said on Tuesday that TJX Companies, Inc. must pay a $2.05 million…
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VTA had “no indication” that a mass shooting was planned concluded an independent investigation
Officials have confirmed the identities of the nine victims of a shooting Wednesday morning at the…
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Nationwide winter storm set to bring everything from blizzard conditions to tornadoes
Originally Published: 12 DEC 22 03:48 ET Updated: 12 DEC 22 17:51 ET By Jennifer Gray and Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologists…
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Supreme Court won’t block California from enforcing voter-approved ban on flavored tobacco products
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court won’t block California from enforcing voter-approved ban on flavored tobacco…
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WX TRAFFIC ALERT: I-80 closed in Sierra due to spinouts and heavy snow, according to Caltrans
Blinding snow and several spinouts are forcing I-80 in the Sierra to shut down. The closure is between Kingvale and Truckee. Heavy snow is blowing…
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WX ALERT: Highway 1 in Big Sur closed in both directions
Highway 1 is closed from Ragged Point to Palo Colorado Road due to flash flood warnings issued for the Colorado Fire and Dolan Fire burn scars,…
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SPECIAL REPORT: Organization fights to increase protection against pesticides near schools on the Central Coast
MONTEREY COUNTY, California (KMUV)- Victor Torres was 10 years old when he was poisoned by pesticides. His mother, Yanely Martinez said the field…
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Sale jumpstarts floating, offshore wind power in US waters
By GILLIAN FLACCUS PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tuesday marks the first-ever U.S. auction of leases to develop commercial-scale floating wind farms, in…
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How much California’s minimum wage will increase on Jan. 1, 2023
By FOX 11 Digital Team The minimum wage in California is set to increase on January 1, 2023. The state-wide California minimum wage will rise…
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Bay Area woman allegedly kidnapped while walking puppy in Mexico
Tepatitlan, Mexico (KION-TV)- A San Mateo woman has been reported missing by her family and was last seen Tuesday. Monica De Leon, 29, was last seen…
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Furious Newsom set to punish oil producers, give money to drivers
By Adam Beam SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Furious about oil companies’ supersized profits after a summer of record-high gas prices, California Gov.…
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Real ID deadline extended for 2 years for air travelers
(KION-TV)- Travelers will have at least two more years to upgrade their licenses and other forms of identification to be Real ID-compliant. The…
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Gov. Newsom makes $240 million available to aid in homeless housing
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- In an effort to help with California’s homeless crisis, Governor Gavin Newsom has made the first part of a $700 million…
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Gov. Newsom gives $36 million for new homeless housing on Central Coast and San Jose
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- Governor Gavin Newsom announced he has signed off on the final Homekey awards for 2022. Five California counties will…
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California’s high gas prices to be focus of special legislative session
By KTVU Staff Gov. Newsom has called state lawmakers to meet for a special session next week to impose a price gouging penalty on oil companies.…
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Drought-hit California cities to get little water from state
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California water agencies that serve 27 million people will get just 5% of what they…
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San Francisco will allow police to deploy robots that kill
By JANIE HAR SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Supervisors in San Francisco voted Tuesday to give city police the ability to use potentially lethal,…
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Report: California gun data breach was unintentional
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s Department of Justice mistakenly posted the names, addresses and…
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California releases thousands of pedophiles less than year after their convictions, data shows
Published November 29, 2022 2:17PM FOX News Thousands of convicted pedophiles in California have been released from prison after only…
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In California, 10% of Legislature now identifies as LGBTQ
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — While LGBTQ candidates and their supporters celebrated several milestone victories…
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Originally Published: 21 NOV 22 16:18 ET By Stephanie Elam, CNN (CNN) — Nuclear energy in California got a jolt of financial…
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Karen Bass will be first black woman mayor of Los Angeles: AP
Karen Bass will be the next mayor of Los Angeles, according to projections by the Associated Press. The AP called the race in Bass’s favor around…
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California likely to have $25 billion budget deficit: report
California will likely have a $25 billion budget deficit next year, state officials announced Wednesday, ending a run of historic surpluses and…
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California reports first flu, RSV death in child under 5
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Monday, California health officials reported the first death of a young child due to flu and Respiratory Syncytial…
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California Assembly announces leadership change for 2023
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon says he will step down next summer, ending what…
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Governor Gavin Newsom wins another term as California Governor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP News)- Democrat Gavin Newsom wins reelection for governor in California. This is a developing…
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Suspect detained in connection to Ward Fire investigation in Goleta
Firefighters are working to contain a brush fire that started late Wednesday in…
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A California marijuana company is being sued over the potency of its joints
Originally Published: 26 OCT 22 13:39 ET By Zoe Sottile and Claudia Dominguez, CNN (CNN) — Two disgruntled…
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Woman arrested for alleged EDD fraud after stealing serial killer and Scott Peterson’s identities
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Wednesday that a woman was arrested for allegedly stealing over…
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Suspected Stockton serial killer arrested
Stockton Police announced Saturday afternoon that a suspect has been arrested in connection to a series of shooting deaths across the…
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Menlo Park tree trimmer killed after fall into wood chipper identified
MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — The tree trimmer that was killed Tuesday in the San Francisco Bay Area after he fell into a wood chipper has been…
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California legalizes digital license plates: Here’s how it works
By Alexa Mae Asperin LOS ANGELES – Digital license plates for both private and commercial vehicles are now legal…
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Newsom to call special legislative session over gas prices
By ADAM BEAM and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday he will call a special…
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Federal court expected to rule DACA unlawful soon
by: Nathalie Vera FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A federal court is set to decide on the future of DACA in the coming days. More than 600,000…
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California inflation relief checks coming this week
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE Oct. 3, 2022, at 12:21 p.m.-Millions of California taxpayers will be receiving a one-time Middle…
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You will soon be able to jaywalk ticket-free in California
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Californians will soon be able to cross the street outside of a formal intersection without being ticketed — as long as…
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Two hurt when helicopter crashes in yard of Fresno home
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A helicopter spun out of control and crashed in the front yard of a home in central California, hurting a pilot and…
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Newsom relaxes refinery rules as California gas prices soar
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced that oil refineries could start…
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Gov. Newsom signs bill to speed graduation and cancel debt at community colleges
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill Friday to help encourage people to return to school by offering a faster track to…
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Newsom has mixed verdict on California criminal justice laws
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered a mixed verdict on more than three dozen criminal…
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New law aims to make California haven for transgender youth
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A new law aims to stop other states from punishing children who come to California for…
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Sheriff says 15-year-old girl killed was shooting at deputies
By FOX 11 Digital Team HESPERIA, Calif. – The 15-year-old girl who was the center of an Amber Alert, reportedly fired at officers during a…
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California governor signs laws to boost housing production
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — They’ve become a familiar sight along the wide commercial corridors of America —…
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Governor Newsom signs bill to expand farmworkers union rights
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- After weeks of marching by farmworker rights advocates, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2183 Wednesday, which gives…
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Newsom signs abortion protections into law
SACRAMENTO, (KION-TV): California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a package of 12 bills Tuesday, establishing some of the strongest abortion protections in…
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Student loan forgiveness: 3.5 million Californians qualify, find out if you’re eligible
By Mary Stringini California will receive the most relief from President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan. A White House analysis released on…
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Judge approves $230M settlement in California oil spill case
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has approved a $230 million lawsuit settlement by the owners of a pipeline that spilled more than 140,000 gallons of…
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