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How The State Of California Wasted $1.5 Billion On Failed Tech

CALIFORNIA — While twiddling his thumbs in the powerless office of lieutenant governor 12 years ago, Gavin Newsom wrote a book titled “Citizenville,” touting...

They Tried To Pay Their Overdue Rent. Their Landlord Wouldn’t Accept It

By Felicia Mello, CalMatters Crouching on the sidewalk in front of his apartment building in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood last Monday, Bradford Berger shuffled through...

Californians approved $1.5 billion for wildfire prevention. How will the state spend it?

Go broad or go deep? That’s one of the big questions state lawmakers are debating as they grapple with how to most effectively use...

California lawmakers scramble to fix ‘lemon’ vehicle law — again

For more than half a century, California’s “lemon” law was considered one of the best in the nation at giving consumers the legal right...

‘Limited to no impact’: Why a pro-housing group says California’s pro-housing laws aren’t producing more

One California law was supposed to flip defunct strip malls across California into apartment-lined corridors. Another was designed to turn under-used church parking lots into...

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Trial Ordered For 20-Year-Old Man Charged With Murder In Jurupa Valley DUI Death

A 20-year-old man accused of driving under the influence...

Case of shooting at Rihanna’s home clouded by concerns over accused woman’s mental health

The Florida woman who allegedly raked Rihanna’s West L.A. home...

Vance says $1.3 billion in Medicaid payments to California will be deferred over fraud concerns

Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday that the Trump...

Hemet Harmoneers Chorale to Present ‘Hope in a Calling’ Spring Concert

HEMET, Calif. — The Harmoneers Chorale of Hemet is...