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‘We may be deporting the wrong people’: New poll shows doubts about immigration crackdown

If you found out your neighbor had a past criminal conviction, your knee-jerk reaction might be that you’d want them relocated.  But what if that...

California prisoners sleep with ‘one eye open’. Should they have their own cells?

If you’re serving hard time inside a California prison, you’ll often find yourself stuck in a cramped cell with a complete stranger. You hang...

Democrat Eric Swalwell joins crowded California governor’s race to succeed Gavin Newsom

Rep. Eric Swalwell, a former Democratic presidential candidate who helped lead the second impeachment of President Donald Trump, has officially entered the fray to...

California sees revenue uptick, but not enough to erase its chronic budget deficit

In the four months since the Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom enacted a new state budget, revenues – primarily from personal income taxes —...

Billionaire activist Tom Steyer joins race to succeed Newsom as California governor

Tom Steyer, the billionaire climate activist and businessman who unsuccessfully ran for president in 2020, is the latest Democrat to jump into California’s crowded...

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California Prisons Rely on Their Own Staff as Human Fire Alarms — Here’s Why

California's prison system is leaning on an old-fashioned solution...

Hemet Voters to Decide on Proposed Sales Tax Increase

   Hemet voters will decide this November whether to...

California Prisons Ditch Costly Fire Alarm Upgrade, Rely on Staff to Spot Smoke Instead

California's prison system is confronting a familiar budget dilemma:...
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