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An unusually high number of influential state legislators are retiring or running for higher office. The reasons include a combination of new electoral districts, term limits and political ambition. -
A 65-year-old man says he was permanently disabled during a videotaped traffic stop in which Northern California officers said they deliberately used “pain compliance” techniques. -
Wednesday will be Lorena Gonzalez’s last day in the California State Assembly. -
Republican Larry Elder is bypassing a possible rematch with California Gov. Gavin Newsom this year to raise money for House and Senate candidates. -
Legislators may work on paid leave policies, employee data protection, farmworker elections, and more. There are ballot measure proposals that could impact businesses, and business groups will raise the issue of California’s unemployment insurance fund debt. -
The latest COVID-19 surge caused a run on store-bought tests and has put extra pressure on in person testing. -
The lawmaker headed the San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, before being elected to the Assembly in 2013. -
The high court ruled that the parole opportunity does not apply to prisoners serving sentences for a combination of violent and nonviolent felonies. That applies even to those whose primary offense is considered nonviolent under state law. -
As the Legislature reconvenes today, Californians can expect lawmakers to continue focusing on housing and climate, plus COVID-19, health care and how to spend another budget surplus. -
California's mountain snow holds 160% of the water it normally does at the end of December. That's according to officials from the state Department of Water Resources, who measured the snowpack on Thursday in the Sierra Nevada.
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