Calif. Democrats vying for US House may crowd each other out
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Fresh-faced Democrats are packing U.S. House races nationwide, inspired to run in the Trump era with hopes of seizing long-held Republican seats in a much-anticipated “blue...
View ArticleEx-relative of suspected serial killer: ‘True shock and awe’
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — James Huddle always hoped the rapist who terrorized the Sacramento suburbs in the 1970s and prompted him to buy a pistol for protection would be caught. But Huddle was stunned...
View ArticleCalifornia sues over plan to scrap car emission standards
California and 16 other states, including Washington, have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its plans to scrap gas-mileage standards and how much greenhouse gases vehicles can emit.
View ArticleAccused serial killer’s lawyer moves to halt search warrant
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The 72-year-old former police officer who authorities say is the Golden State Killer appeared in court Wednesday as his lawyer tried to limit additional evidence from being...
View ArticleJudge OKs taking DNA, photos of Golden State Killer suspect
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors can collect DNA, fingerprints and body photographs of the former policeman suspected of being California’s Golden State Killer, a judge ruled Thursday. Attorneys...
View ArticleObama backs California’s Feinstein in re-election fight
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Former President Barack Obama waded into California’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate on Friday, throwing his support to incumbent Dianne Feinstein. It’s his only primary...
View ArticleFeinstein faces fellow Democrat in US Senate re-election
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In her early U.S. Senate bids, Dianne Feinstein fought her way past Republicans who criticized her as an example of California liberalism. Now as she seeks her fifth full term...
View ArticleCalifornia moves to require solar panels on all new homes
The new building standard would be the first such statewide mandate in the nation. It represents California's latest step to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
View ArticleLawyers for Golden State Killer suspect fight to keep documents sealed
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Defense attorneys for the man suspected of being the Golden State Killer argued that prosecutors’ search and arrest warrants should not be released publicly. The Associated Press...
View ArticleMore Californians choose to register without political party
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — More than a quarter of California voters aren’t registered in a political party, making independents the fastest growing share of voters in the state, according to state data...
View ArticleCalifornia’s Brown stresses support for water tunnel project
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown is stressing the importance of putting his ambitious plan to reroute California’s water system on stable footing before he leaves office next year. Brown...
View ArticleBoard approves California bullet train’s 2018 business plan
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The board tasked with overseeing California’s ambitious high-speed rail project approved a new business plan Tuesday and pledged to keep pushing forward even as the plan faces...
View ArticleCalifornia #MeToo leader cleared of groping allegations
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Outside investigators on Thursday cleared a California assemblywoman who was once at the forefront of the state’s #MeToo movement of allegations that she groped a male staff...
View ArticleMisconduct claims, union attacks cloud Democrat’s campaign
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Once a leader of California’s #MeToo movement and a shoo-in for re-election, Democratic Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia is campaigning for her political life under the cloud of...
View ArticleCalifornia’s Feinstein drops support for death penalty
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein says she no longer backs the death penalty, a reversal of decades-long support that comes during a primary campaign where her stiffest...
View ArticleJudge weighs release of warrants in Golden State Killer case
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A judge on Tuesday weighed how much information to release about the arrest of a former police officer accused of being the Golden State Killer. Sacramento County Superior...
View ArticleCalifornia’s ‘jungle primary’ sets off party scrambling
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Across televisions in Orange County, a flashy ad slams GOP congressional candidate Rocky Chavez for supporting a California climate change program and a massive state budget....
View ArticleRecords: DNA from tissue led to Golden State Killer arrest
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — DNA from a tissue left in a trash can led authorities in April to arrest a former police officer suspected of being California’s notorious, elusive Golden State Killer,...
View ArticleCalifornia’s ‘jungle primary’ sets off party scrambling
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Across televisions in Orange County, a flashy ad slams GOP congressional candidate Rocky Chavez for supporting a California climate change program and a massive state budget....
View ArticleCalifornia’s Feinstein trounces rivals in US Senate primary
LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein cruised to first place in California’s primary on Tuesday in her bid for a fifth full term in Washington. In a video statement delivered from Washington,...
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