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California sheriff seizes more ballot materials in defiance of state officials

Chad Bianco, running for governor, previously confiscated 650,000 ballots for baseless voter fraud investigation

The Guardian - US

California secession proponents get green light to take next steps toward ‘Calexit’

“People think if you’re a secessionist, you’re crazy,” Calexit leader Marcus Ruiz Evans told The Independent

The Independent UK

New data shows it's gotten easier to vote in the U.S. since 2000

Nearly 97% of voting-age U.S. citizens now live in a state with some form of early voting, according to a new report.

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California: staff member exposed after fentanyl mailed to elections office

Elections department in Yuba county says worker found powdery substance inside envelope and contacted police

The Guardian - US

California declines to block Trump from 2024 ballot

Just hours earlier, Maine became the second state to strike him from the ballot over his part in inciting the January 6 Capitol riots

The Independent UK

California official seeks to boot Trump from ballot after landmark Colorado ruling

Decision by Colorado’s highest court sets up SCOTUS battle over 2024 eligibility

The Independent UK

Days before election, far-right officials in California county insist on hand tally

Despite a warning from the state, board supervisors threaten to sue if Shasta county registrar uses voting machines

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein insists she’ll finish her term, but what happens if that changes?

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Despite continued — and mounting — questions about her health, Sen. Dianne Feinstein‘s office recently said she plans to finish out her term in the U.S. Senate.

The Orange County Register

California lawmakers on reparations panel challenge assumptions about payments to Black residents

A California state senator and member of a historic task force studying reparations proposals for African Americans says it could be tough to pass large payments for eligible residents

The Independent UK

No First Amendment Violation in Twitter Restricting Access to Post Flagged by Cal. Secretary of State

From O'Handley v. Weber, decided Friday in an opinion by Ninth Circuit Judge Paul Watford, joined by Judge Susan Graber and Federal Circuit Judge Evan Wallach: Rogan O'Handley contends that the social media company Twitter Inc. and California's Secretary of State, Shirley Weber, violated his constitutional rights by acting in…

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‘How can we let bygones be bygones?’ Intense talks highlight California reparations meeting

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Passionate voices filled a downtown auditorium on Friday during an intense discussion over whether Blacks and other historically disenfranchised Americans should receive reparations from the state.

Tribune News Service

Decades after California's affirmative action ban, legal debate stalls funding for Black students

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Decades after California voters approved a ban on affirmative action, Gov. Gavin Newsom is citing the state law as a hindrance to giving schools extra funding to support Black students.

Los Angeles Times

Legal settlement puts police agencies on notice about new use of deadly force restrictions

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Days after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a 2019 law meant to reduce police shootings, law enforcement union leaders began telling officers that the new policy didn't really change much at all.

Los Angeles Times

Erika D. Smith: Representation matters. But a Mayor Karen Bass means more for Black women in LA

Watching Karen Bass be given her flowers for becoming the first woman and only the second Black person to be elected mayor of Los Angeles, I can't help but think of how much has changed in California over the past two years.

Los Angeles Times

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The Independent UK

Voters to decide on California ban on flavored tobacco

California banned the sale of flavored tobacco products two years ago, but the law has never been allowed to go into effect due to a campaign backed by big tobacco companies to put the issue to voters

Los Angeles Times

Election integrity, voter turnout among top priorities for California secretary of state candidates

LOS ANGELES — In the November race for California secretary of state, the candidates — Republican business executive Robert Bernosky and incumbent Shirley Weber, a Democratic former lawmaker — seem to agree on one thing: the need to boost voter registration and turnout at the polls.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: California workers urgently need an $18 minimum wage. The Legislature should act this year

Californians may have gotten temporary relief recently when gas prices finally fell to about $6 a gallon this month, down from as high as $8 per gallon in June in Los Angeles County. Inflation has rocked the economy, with prices soaring 9.1% in June.

Tribune News Service

Dialysis reform will be on the California ballot yet again. Does it stand a chance?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Once again, California’s largest health care workers union is campaigning for dialysis reform — but they face powerful opponents.

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San Diego bans flavored tobacco, including menthol cigarettes, in 7-2 vote

SAN DIEGO — San Diego approved a ban Monday on flavored e-cigarettes and flavored tobacco, including menthol cigarettes, a move supporters said would boost public health for local teens and people living in many minority neighborhoods.

Tribune News Service

Investors keep up diversity pressure after California law tossed

WASHINGTON — Shareholder groups say they’ll keep up pressure on board diversity during this year’s proxy season after a judge invalidated a California state law requiring companies to have directors from underrepresented backgrounds that has inspired similar laws across the country.

Roll Call

Investors keep up diversity pressure after California law tossed - Roll Call

After a California judge rejected a state law requiring board diversity, investors said they would continue to push companies to change.

Los Angeles Times

California’s reparations effort moves ahead. Here’s what’s next

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s Reparations Task Force voted Tuesday to define those who are eligible for reparations as descendants of African Americans enslaved in the U.S. or of free Black people living in the country before the end of the 19th century.

Los Angeles Times

Who should receive reparations in California for slavery? Answers raise more questions

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Antoinette Harrell has spent nearly three decades of her life verifying cases of slavery in the South before and after emancipation.

The Guardian - US

California reparations to be limited to descendants of enslaved people, taskforce decides

Landmark group votes to base compensation plan on lineage rather than race after day of debate

Los Angeles Times

California recall election cost $200 million, top elections official says

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The unsuccessful special election to remove California Gov. Gavin Newsom from office cost state and local governments more than $200 million, according to a final tally released Thursday by state elections officials.

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