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For the fourth year in a row, California lawmakers are weighing whether to give violent criminals the legal right to cite abuse in their legal defense.
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Following about six weeks of testimony, a Chula Vista jury deliberated for less than a day before convicting Millete, 44, of murdering his wife of 20 years, May "Maya" Millete. -
California police and fire unions are backing bills that would create new retirement benefits or raise pay. Lawmakers approved them overwhelmingly. -
According to state law, campus police can own military weapons to uphold safety as long as they report it to the public. However, not every college follows every part of the law, according to an investigation by CalMatters into all 148 public colleges and universities in California. -
With Tuesday's approval, the city will begin 30 days of public outreach before enforcement goes into effect, followed by a 60-day warning period before citations will be issued. -
Some residents said they saw no noticeable difference; others saw a drop in the number of illegal fireworks. -
Firefighters worked Tuesday to subdue the smoldering remnants of a brush fire that has blackened hundreds of acres and forced evacuations of military facilities on the grounds of Camp Pendleton since erupting at the beginning of the work week. -
Millete, 44, is charged with murdering his wife of 20 years, May "Maya" Millete, who has not been seen or heard from since Jan. 7, 2021. -
The virus is primarily a bird disease but can be transmitted to humans when certain types of mosquitoes feed on an infected bird and then bite a person. -
California police are making arrests after killings more often, a trend that could be contributing to the state’s record-low homicide rate. -
Despite public outcry and public records laws, the city of San Diego never released records of the nearly two-years-old incident. A judge has ordered the city to release the records by July 17.
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