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California Lawmakers Weigh Bill to Let Abuse Survivors Cite Trauma as Defense in Violent Crime Cases
Susan Bustamante has made this trip before — and she’s prepared to make it again.
The 71-year-old Orange County woman, once sentenced to life in...
Grizzly Bears Once Called California Home — Should They Return?
Should California welcome grizzly bears back to the wild? Lawmakers want to find out — and the idea is drawing sharp lines between the...
Grizzly Bears Vanished From California Long Ago — Should They Return?
California once boasted so many grizzly bears that early settlers name-checked the animal when they founded their short-lived Bear Flag Republic. Historians estimate as...
Most California Lawmakers Never Break From Their Party. Here Are the Few Who Do
In a Legislature built on party discipline, breaking ranks is a rare and risky move for California lawmakers — but a handful of legislators,...
California Lawmakers Who Break From the Party Line
A political shakeup in the Central Valley is offering a preview of what may lie ahead for lawmakers in Sacramento who dare to break...
