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California lawmakers OK buffer zones between new oil wells and homes, schools

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After years of failed attempts to impose health and safety buffer zones around new oil and gas wells in California, state lawmakers on Wednesday sent a bill to the governor that would require setbacks between those production sites and residential neighborhoods and other sensitive areas.

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Gov. Newsom's court-ordered treatment plan for homeless Californians passes final test

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom's sweeping proposal to provide court-ordered treatment for homeless Californians struggling with mental illness and addiction passed the Legislature on Wednesday after lengthy debate that ended in overwhelming approval of the plan.

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California bill to allow minors to be vaccinated without parental consent is withdrawn

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A bill to allow minors to consent to vaccines without parental permission will not move forward this year, with the author of the measure saying Wednesday that it remained short of votes heading into the final day of California's legislative session.

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California lawmakers pass new social media protections for minors

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers passed legislation designed to protect the privacy and well-being of minors on social media and shield them from predators and exploitative commercialization on internet platforms.

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California could soon restrict the use of solitary confinement in prisons and jails

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers on Tuesday sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill to limit solitary confinement in jails, prisons and private detention centers and ban its use altogether for vulnerable populations such as pregnant and elderly people.

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Dynamite discovery closed Lake Tahoe highway for hours as bomb squad deployed a robot

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Law enforcement officials on Monday used a robot to safely detonate “very old” dynamite found along a highway on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe, authorities said.

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Kindergarten could soon be mandatory for California children

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is one step closer to mandating that children attend kindergarten, a requirement that would come after droves of the state's youngest students skipped the grade during the COVID-19 pandemic and heightened learning gap concerns.

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A tomato spill makes a major California highway a marinara mess

A truck hit the center divider on I-80 between San Francisco and Sacramento, Calif., Monday morning, slathering several lanes in quickly crushed tomatoes and forcing morning commuters to play ketchup.

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George Skelton: California legislators push politics aside to get a big housing deal done

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When a legislature operates the way it should, big things can happen.

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California's governor said he would give land back to Native Americans in California. Has he?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When her mother was in a Placer County hospital with the kidney infection that would take her life, Geri Camp received a final request.

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They escaped Afghanistan. But war’s struggles followed them

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Inside a two-bedroom apartment in Sacramento, three siblings laughed as they watched an eager group of contestants competing to win a Lamborghini on a YouTube stream.

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Many mysteries remain in strange case of California man strangled with a zip tie

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Michelle Silva believes her kid brother would want her to stop trying to learn the details of his death in La Grange seven years ago.

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George Skelton: Pour more money and planning into renewable energy — and keep Diablo Canyon running if needed

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The dust-up at the state Capitol over nuclear power is the direct result of politicians either setting unrealistic goals or failing to plan — or both.

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Commentary: To the people mad about Biden forgiving student loans: You’re wrong, get over yourselves

I attended an extremely poor, extremely diverse high school in Sacramento where we were constantly told that attending college was the only way to pull ourselves out of poverty and reach the middle class. But the only way to afford the ridiculous cost of even community college or a state…

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An "herbal remedy" results in death

Lori McClintock, the wife of U.S. Rep. Tom McClintock, died of "adverse effects of white mulberry leaf"

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California lawmakers reject bill to extend bar hours to 4 a.m. in West Hollywood, San Francisco and Palm Springs

SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers on Wednesday rejected legislation that would have allowed West Hollywood, San Francisco and Palm Springs to authorize weekend alcohol service until 4 a.m. at bars, nightclubs and restaurants.

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Congressman’s wife died after taking herbal remedy marketed for diabetes and weight loss

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The wife of a Northern California congressman died late last year after ingesting a plant that is generally considered safe and is used as an herbal remedy for a variety of ailments, including diabetes, obesity and high cholesterol, KHN has learned.

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Proposal to put abortion protections in California Constitution appears headed for victory

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A measure to amend the state Constitution to add protections for abortion rights appears on track for victory this fall as the issue of reproductive rights appears to be strongly motivating the state's voters.

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Police confirm body found in reservoir is missing California teen Kiely Rodni

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An autopsy on Tuesday confirmed that the body of Kiely Rodni, the Truckee 16-year-old who had been missing for two weeks, was the remains found Sunday in her submerged vehicle in the Prosser Creek Reservoir.

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Voters dissatisfied about direction of California but still back Newsom, poll shows

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Nearly a year after crushing a Republican-led recall attempt, Gov. Gavin Newsom leads his GOP challenger by more than 2 to 1 in the 2022 governor's race, even though a majority of voters express dissatisfaction about where California is headed, a new poll shows.

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George Skelton: Newsom tries to have it both ways on fighting climate change and California's housing shortage

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Top priorities often conflict. Enjoy a vacation or advance at work? Save money for retirement or your kids' college education?

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California Legislature won’t make sending unwanted nude photos a crime

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A bill is headed to the governor’s desk that would create a path for suing people who send unsolicited sexual pictures, but the legislation stops short of making “cyberflashing” a crime in California.

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Newsom vetoes bill to set up drug overdose prevention programs in some California cities

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday vetoed a controversial bill that would have allowed supervised injection site pilot programs in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Oakland, in efforts to prevent drug overdose deaths and connect people to treatment for addiction.

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California is at risk of a mega-flood. Are Central Valley communities prepared for it?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It starts to rain, and it doesn’t stop. Day after day after day. The rivers keep rising. Mud, ash and burned logs from recent wildfires clog the rapidly rising channels. Levees overtop or burst. Dams strain or buckle. Neighborhoods are submerged. Flood waters wash over freeways.

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Once struggling, United Farm Workers gains new clout in California, wants to use it

CERES, Calif. — By late morning it was already hot, but not nearly as scorching as it would be in just a few hours. Lourdes Cardenas, 59, had already walked nearly 8 dusty, sun-blasted miles from Turlock, with about that many more to go to the day’s destination in downtown…

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