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California is phasing out its youth prisons. Is a ‘shadow’ justice system emerging?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When Nia MooreWeathers first heard about California’s sweeping plan to shutter its youth prisons and transform the state’s juvenile justice system, she was filled with hope.

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13-year-old driver accused of stealing a car and causing fatal crash in California

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A traffic collision — which investigators say was triggered by a 13-year-old driver — left one person dead and about a dozen more injured, according to the Woodland Police Department.

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Why California Republicans still use Sacramento mass shooting in push to undo prison reforms

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — One year later, Sacramento’s deadliest mass shooting continues to shape discussions in the California Capitol. They revolve around one question: would lives have been saved if one of the suspects had served out his full prison sentence?

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Warriors still pushing for playoff spot after 119-97 win in Sacramento

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors remain in the hunt for a playoff spot after beating the Sacramento Kings 119-97 on Friday night.

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George Skelton: There's a bright side to the battery of California storms — more clean hydroelectric power and groundwater

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Drought-busting storms this season have given California priceless opportunities on two ecological fronts.

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Kerr: Wiggins won’t play in Warriors’ final 2 regular-season games

Andrew Wiggins will not play in the Golden State Warriors’ final two games of the regular season in Sacramento and Portland, head coach Steve Kerr said Wednesday in a radio interview.

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Biden, California lawmakers going to war against ‘junk fees’ on hotels, concert tickets and airlines

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Think of “junk fees” this way, says Susan Rice:

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Gov. Newsom wanted California to cut ties with Walgreens. Then federal law got in the way

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom declared last month that California was “done” doing business with Walgreens after the pharmacy chain said it would not distribute an abortion pill in 21 states where Republicans threatened legal action. Since then, KHN has learned that the Democratic governor must compromise on his…

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Sacramento City Council bans loud speakers outside Planned Parenthood clinics

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In 30 days, it will be illegal to use a loud speaker in front of Planned Parenthood clinics in the city of Sacramento.

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Undocumented California farmworkers would get path to state residency under new proposal

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California lawmaker is trying to create a path to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of undocumented farmworkers.

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George Skelton: California's evolution on Big Oil — in the state Capitol and my own family

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — What's striking about passage of Gov. Gavin Newsom's legislation to penalize Big Oil's alleged greed is the sea change it represents in California policy.

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Electric trash pickup in California? Not for years, as waste companies sidestep rules

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — That garbage truck you hear lurching through your neighborhood first thing in the morning? It runs on natural gas or diesel, dirtying the air with nitrogen oxides and contributing to carbon emissions that worsen climate change.

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How Xavier Becerra went from working construction in Sacramento to launching Obamacare

WASHINGTON — “Ex-zavey-err Becerra,” an elementary school teacher called out in 1960s Sacramento.

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3 UC Davis students killed in crash along California's Highway 99, campus officials confirm

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Three University of California, Davis students were identified as among those killed late last week in a car crash on Highway 99 in San Joaquin County.

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‘No Address’ cast talks homelessness, empathy as filming wraps on movie in Sacramento

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento’s growing homelessness crisis will move further into a wider spotlight later this year, with the release of a movie filmed in the region that delves into the struggles of unhoused populations.

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Coach Mike Brown says Kings have been ‘soft’ at home following overtime loss to Spurs

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Kings coach Mike Brown didn’t mince words after his team suffered one of its worst losses of the season with the start of the playoffs less than two weeks away.

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9-year-old California girl wanted to save her goat from slaughter. Then came the search warrant

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The 15-page search warrant and affidavit was very specific about the target Shasta County sheriff’s officials were after.

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Could California pay $800 billion in reparations? What experts said after estimate made news

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Reparations Task Force made headlines around the world this week as economic advisers to the group presented estimates that the state’s African American residents have suffered at least $800 billion in losses as a result of inequities in policing, criminal sentences, housing policies and more.

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George Skelton: Newsom learned with oil bill: Working with lawmakers is key to passing laws

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom did something new — for him. He got aggressively engaged behind the scenes, negotiating with legislators. And it paid off.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom launches national campaign to fight ‘authoritarian leaders’

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday launched a national campaign to counter the GOP agenda and announced that he’s hitting the road to “take the fight to states where freedom is most under attack.”

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Marcos Bretón: The Sacramento Kings’ playoff drought is over, and a region finally dares to believe

The Sacramento Kings are back in the playoffs after 17 long, bitter, dismally interminable years of futility. It should have never taken this long.

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Sacramento will rename a skate park after its former resident Tyre Nichols

The late 29-year-old Sacramento native will be posthumously honored with a bronze plaque that will be installed at the newly renamed park.

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Serra still represents California in DC. Here’s a lesson from Florida on replacing statues

WASHINGTON — A California sculpture almost 3,000 miles away from home stood for nearly a century without much public controversy — until now.

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GOP lawmaker calls for tracking homeless spending, working with Democrats on mental health

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Republican lawmakers say that, before California spends even more money battling homelessness, the public deserves to know exactly how the tens of billions of dollars already put toward the epidemic are being spent and whether the state is getting results. Among the GOP lawmakers calling for greater…

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California may create a new Amber Alert for missing Black women and girls. Here’s how

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Amid ongoing concerns that missing Black women and girls are too-often ignored by law enforcement and the media, a California legislator has proposed alert notifications to mandate immediate action when those cases happen.

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