California getting new state park, first in 13 years
MODESTO, Calif. (AP) — California will acquire a sprawling former farm property in the San Joaquin Valley and create a new state park for the first…
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California is in a water crisis, yet usage is way up. Officials are focused on the wrong problem, advocates say
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN California is facing a crisis. Not only are its reservoirs already at critically low levels due to unrelenting drought,…
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California Republicans see chance to unseat Democratic AG
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Republicans think they have a chance this year to unseat an appointed state attorney…
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California governor: $98B surplus backs true pro-life state
By ADAM BEAM and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday pledged to use the…
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Students taken to hospital for eating chips laced with cannabis in Southern California
lls Elementary School were taken to the hospital late Thursday after allegedly eating chips laced with some sort of…
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Inflation triggers California minimum wage increase in 2023
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s minimum wage will jump to $15.50 per hour next year, Gov. Gavin…
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Housing Report: Three-times the minimum wage is needed to afford rent in Santa Cruz County
A new housing report is highlighting just how much the increasing cost of living is pricing low-income families out of the Monterey Bay…
Continue Reading Coastal Fire destroys at least 20 homes in Orange County, California, as hundreds are evacuated
By Taylor Romine, Christina Maxouris, Aya Elamroussi and Eric Levenson, CNN A rapidly moving brush fire destroyed at least 20 homes and forced the…
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In drought-ravaged California, water use is up dramatically
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s water use jumped dramatically in March, state officials said Tuesday, as…
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After a 100 year absence, California condors are released back into the Northern Redwoods
The critically endangered California condor has been absent from Northern California redwood forests for over a century — until Tuesday, when the…
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Illegal marijuana grow and rooster fight ring discovered
On April 20, law enforcement served a search warrant in Burson for a large illegal marijuana cultivation operation as well as for illegal rooster…
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Mother-daughter owned Salinas flower shop makes Mother’s Day a family affair
Murillo helps run the flower shop located on East Market St., owned by her mother, Magdalena Bautista. The mother-daughter duo has been busy working…
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New program lets first-time homebuyers in California borrow a down payment at 0% interest
A new California program is aiming to give first-time homebuyers a better playing field — offering loan forgiveness — if you stay in a home long…
Continue Reading 22-year-old ‘Pro-Life Spiderman’ describes scaling to top of California’s tallest tower
By Stephanie Sierra Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — A 22-year-old who calls himself the…
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Newsom: Democrats need ‘counter-offensive’ in culture wars
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom faulted his own political party Wednesday for setbacks in…
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California Governor, lawmakers vow to add abortion to state constitution
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION & AP) California voters could get a chance to add abortion protections to the state’s constitution this fall. With the…
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California to expand Medi-Cal for undocumented immigrants beginning in May
Universal health coverage is one of the most sweeping changes proposed by Governor Gavin Newsom in his newly-revealed 2022-23 state budget…
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Nurses and health care workers at 15 Sutter facilities hold one-day strike
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) — Nurses and health care workers at 15 facilities across Northern California will hold a one-day strike today,…
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Salinas PD: Salinas man killed in Sacramento mass shooting was “known gang member”
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)– A Salinas man that was killed in a Downtown Sacramento mass shooting in early April has been identified as being a…
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Major drop in enrollment for California public schools
According to the California Department of Education CDE, less than 6 million students are enrolled in public…
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Sherri Papini, woman who faked 2016 kidnapping, signs plea deal
Originally Published: 12 APR 22 18:15 ETBy Elizabeth Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Sherri Papini, the Northern California woman accused of faking…
Continue Reading California utility giant PG&E pays $55 million settlement over Kincaide and Dixie wildfires
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) will pay $55 million as part of a settlement with multiple Northern California counties…
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Massive Home Depot fire results in Shelter-in-place advisory for South San Jose, still no cause
People living or working in South San Jose were put under a shelter-in-place advisory until Sunday afternoon, after a Home Depot was engulfed in…
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Car accident leads to deadly crash on California Highway 1
A vehicle accident led to a deadly crash at the crossing of State Route 1 and Gorda Mountain Road Saturday…
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Northern California firefighters battle blaze near port
A fire that grew to four-alarm status Saturday near a port in Benicia, about 40 miles northeast of San Francisco, has “slowed considerably” but is…
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Filipino history digital archive is unveiled at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History.
The Watsonville is in the Heart Digital Archive, regarding the lives of the Manong generation, had it’s public launch at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art…
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Proposed California bill would allow non-citizens to become peace officers
A new bill is aiming to allow non-citizens to become police officers in…
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A California law requiring more diversity on company boards is unconstitutional, judge rules
Originally Published: 04 APR 22 18:44 ET Updated: 04 APR 22 18:56 ET By Tiffany Anthony and Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — A judge in Los Angeles has…
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California snowpack is critically low, signaling another year of devastating drought
Snowpack in the California Sierra this winter is just 38% of normal, California water officials said Friday, in the latest sign the state’s…
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Salinas farmworkers call on Newsom to pass union voting bill on Cesar Chavez Day
On the holiday meant to memorialize the efforts of Cesar Chavez, California farmworkers are gathering across the state to call for more support from…
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162,000 pounds of Skippy peanut butter recalled due to possible steel fragments
(KION-TV)– Hormel Foods is recalling 81 tons of Skippy peanut butter due to the ones being sold by Walmart and other retailers finding small…
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Eviction protection extended until end of June
The California eviction moratorium measure AB 2179 has just passed the California…
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Public comment period for California’s early prisoner release to end in mid-April
Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations public comment…
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California reparations task force decide eligibility for compensation
The California reparations task force reached a decision Tuesday night on eligibility for…
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1st Latina justice takes seat on California Supreme Court
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP News) UPDATE MARCH, 2022 at 12:29 p.m.– The first Latina to serve on the California Supreme Court has been sworn in as…
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What a UC Berkeley legal battle says about college housing affordability nationwide
College students across the country are facing a…
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New bill regarding catalytic convertor thefts headed to Senate
A new California Senate Bill 919 is aiming to help lower catalytic convertor…
Continue Reading 150 law enforcement agencies in the US and Canada take pledge to increase women in the ranks to 30% by 2030
By Emma Tucker, CNN The Memphis Police Department and the New York State Police took a pledge this week to increase the representation of women in…
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With Feds sending no water to local farms, growers in San Benito County are forced to cut back production
After years of drought — and an exceptionally dry start to the year — farmers in San Benito County will be receiving no water this year from some…
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Governor Newsom unveils plan for $11 billion in gas tax refunds
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)– Governor Gavin Newsom announced Thursday a proposition for $11 billion in tax refunds to help aid with rising gas…
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Cal State University appoints interim chancellor
CALIFORNIA (KION-TV) UPDATE MARCH 23, 2022 at 3:50 p.m.– The California State University Board of Trustees has appointed a new interim chancellor on…
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CSU Trustees vote to remove SAT and ACT tests from admissions
CALIFORNIA (KION-TV)– The CSU Board of Trustees unanimously approved a resolution to amend Title 5 of California’s Code of Regulations to remove SAT…
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Vaccine requirements for indoor mega-events to end in April for California
CALIFORNIA, (KION-TV)– California Public Health announces an end to vaccine requirements for indoor mega-events come the beginning of April. Proof…
Continue Reading Former Apple employee charged with defrauding $10 million
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A former Apple employee has been charged with defrauding the tech giant out of more than $10 million by taking kickbacks,…
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California lawmakers propose $400 rebate to offset high gas prices
Californians complained — and lawmakers listened. A group of state Democrats is proposing a $400 rebate for every California taxpayer, meant to…
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Suspension of California’s 51-cent gas tax fails to pass State Assembly
Republican state lawmakers are calling for the suspension of California’s $.51 per gallon tax on gasoline amid sky-high…
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San Jose State University ex-trainer charged with sexual assault
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice says it has charged San Jose State University’s former director of sports medicine with…
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More Americans are living paycheck to paycheck
The increase for the cost of living is having more households live paycheck to paycheck, especially with rising inflation and gas…
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Palo Alto businesswoman killed in Ukraine with her 2 children
PALO ALTO, Calif. (KION-TV)– A Silicon Valley-based company said they lost their chief accountant Tuesday after a Russian mortar artillery strike in…
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Governor Newsom proposes tax rebate for Californians as state deals with nation’s highest gas prices
By Maeve Reston, CNN (CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing a tax rebate to ease some of the pain at the pump in his state, which has…
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