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Decades Apart, Californians Describe Being Caught in Immigration Raids

A new exhibit at the California Museum in downtown Sacramento is drawing a striking parallel between two chapters of American immigration history separated by...

State Housing Incentive Meant to Boost Low-Income Rentals May Be Slowing Apartment Development

California's long-running housing crunch continues to hit hardest for the roughly 14 million residents living in or near poverty, and the state's soaring rents...

California Supreme Court Rules Cities Cannot Add Hurdles to Tax Refund Claims

The California Supreme Court has ruled that cities cannot force taxpayers to exhaust local administrative appeals before pursuing a tax refund claim in court,...

Gig Workers in California Take Key Step Toward Forming a Union

California ride-hailing drivers cleared a major hurdle this week in their yearslong push for collective bargaining rights, announcing the formation of a new union...

Newsom Pushes Last-Minute Plan to Shield California Utilities From Wildfire Costs

Governor Gavin Newsom is spending the final stretch of his last legislative session pushing a controversial plan to ease the financial burden wildfires have...

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Kohler booked on murder, hit-run death after Palm Avenue scooter crash

Mason Drew Kohler, 31, was booked on felony murder, hit-and-run death, and DUI charges, according to the Riverside County jail roster, which lists a Hemet PD arrest at Palm Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue. Hemet police say two pedestrians on an electric scooter were struck there about 6:55 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22; one was pronounced dead. Police have not named the driver, and the decedent's identity remains withheld.

Vote Yes on Proposition 45: A Vote for Jobs and Innovation

A yes vote on Proposition 45 is a vote for jobs and innovation.

San Jacinto Planning Commission recommends two annexations, including 151 homes south of Ramona Expressway

The San Jacinto Planning Commission voted 3-0 Tuesday to recommend two sphere-of-influence annexations to the City Council, including Tentative Tract Map 34271 for 151 single-family lots south of Ramona Expressway. Neither file is a completed annexation.

Shooters Hemet restored to full permit; A placard, score 92

Shooters Sports Bar & Grill at 121 E. Florida Ave. was approved Sept. 22 to open back to full permit status, and the A placard was re-posted. The county report lists a manual score of 92, with no live or dead cockroach activity observed and a surveillance recheck by Sept. 29.

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