ICE expands immigration raids into California’s agricultural heartland
Alarm spread through California agricultural centers Tuesday as panicked workers reported that federal immigration authorities — who had largely refrained from major enforcement action in farming communities in the first…
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How is Southern California’s congressional delegation responding to LA’s protests? – Orange County Register
As protests over federal immigration sweeps entered a fifth day in Southern California, Democrats and Republicans representing California in Congress have responded in different ways. Democrats are demanding answers as…
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Sun’s Out, Funds Up: California’s Local Minimum Wage Increases in July
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Sharks love this stretch of California’s coast. A surfer almost found that out the hard way
Sometimes the surfer catches a gnarly wave, and other times a shark catches the surfer. Luckily for one California surfer, a shark swimming in San Mateo County waters over the…
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U.S. attorney in L.A. moves to ‘neutralize’ California’s sanctuary rules
The top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles is ratcheting up immigration enforcement in jails as the Trump administration looks for more ways to remove more immigrants from sanctuary cities. U.S….
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Missing hiker was found in California’s mountains. Then came the skeptics
In the days following missing camper Tiffany Slaton’s rescue from the Sierra National Forest, what began as a heartwarming tale of a woman surviving against all odds has been tinged…
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Federal prosecutors in LA work to ‘neutralize California’s sanctuary state policy’ – Press Enterprise
LOS ANGELES — Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles on Monday announced the launch of a program to file complaints and arrest warrants to allow federal law enforcement to take defendants…
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The mystery of Northern California’s ‘exploding’ birds is being solved
A recent spate of birds falling dead in one Bay Area neighborhood has turned into a homespun mystery after a resident claimed one exploded, neighbors blamed the local utility company…
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We unearthed colonial California’s story with a trickle of funding
We humans, if we are to live intentional and thoughtful lives, almost always return to a series of timeless questions: Who are we? Where did we come from? Where are…
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Life after California’s death row: Condemned inmates get second chance
SAN FRANCISCO — By age 46, Bob Williams had spent more than half his life in isolation, waiting to die on San Quentin’s death row. Williams was 18 when he raped and…
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Fate of California’s auto standards will come down to Senate battle
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives took a trio of votes this week targeting California’s decades-old authority to enforce its own environmental standards, setting the stage for a significant standoff in the…
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This week’s bestsellers at Southern California’s independent bookstores – Press Enterprise
The SoCal Indie Bestsellers List for the sales week ended April 27 is based on reporting from the independent booksellers of Southern California, the California Independent Booksellers Alliance and IndieBound. For…
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Southern California’s Catholic leaders reflect on Pope Francis
Three years ago, on the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ papacy, I wrote a story describing the humble Jesuit-born Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the first pope to be “a bit…
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RFK Jr. announces a plan to ban certain food dyes, following California’s lead
WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of Health and Human Services, on Tuesday announced a plan to ban synthetic food dyes that color everyday snack items such as Flamin’ Hot…
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Are skittish consumers hurting Southern California’s job market? – Press Enterprise
Southern California shed workers in March as consumer-centric employers trimmed staffing. Bosses in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties had 7.95 million workers in March – a decrease…
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Contributor: Small nuclear reactors are no fix for California’s energy needs
It might seem like everyone from venture capitalists to the news media to the U.S. secretary of Energy has been hyping small modular reactors as the key to unlocking a…
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The sunflower sea star could hold the key to restoring kelp forests off California’s coast
Ashley Kidd signed onto the Zoom call a few minutes late, giddily explaining that 12 minutes ago there was an unexpected development in a planned spawn of critically endangered starfish….
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California’s Democratic politicians never hold each other accountable – Press Enterprise
The more California Democratic politicians get caught acting unethically, the more obvious it becomes that the Democratic-run Legislature has zero interest in oversight and accountability. For example, Democratic Insurance Commissioner…
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California’s schools chief has a $200,000 salary — and more than a couple side gigs – Orange County Register
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond has regularly worked side jobs at local nonprofits to earn extra income because he says the state pay is insufficient. Subscribe to continue reading…
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State Bar’s botched exam for new lawyers is California’s latest entry to the hall of shame – Press Enterprise
Is there something in California’s water that induces the state’s bureaucrats to make boneheaded errors of judgment? It would seem so, given the sorry history of monumental screwups. Many of…
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