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CA secessionists set for Sacramento rally
Proving out the maxim that some things never go out of style however unpopular they are, a group of California secessionists announced plans to follow up this year’s momentous presidential election with a rally for Golden State independence in
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Nancy Pelosi will vote for legal pot
Although former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, waited until the last minute, she sent an unequivocal message to voters and fellow Democrats: It’s okay to mainstream weed. On Friday, Pelosi revealed “she plans to vote for California’s Proposition 64,
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California voters poised to legalize marijuana
Despite a mixed bag of support for the many propositions on California’s voluminous ballot, legalized recreational in-state marijuana use appears to be headed from far-off dream to dawning reality. “Last month, the two most prestigious California public opinion outfits
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CA GOP pivots to save down ballot races
The shifts and splits that have long beleaguered the California Republican Party have culminated in historic unpopularity this election year, presenting officials with an open question as to how the party can best retool in the wake of Donald
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Air Resources Board plots new zero-emission vehicle plan
California’s environmental regulators have revisited their credit program for zero emissions vehicles, which hasn’t done enough to position the state for the kind of carbon savings needed to meet future targets. The zero-emissions subsidy hasn’t suffered from a lack of
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Attorney General Harris conducting investigation of Wells Fargo
Attorney General Kamala Harris has joined the growing pile-on against Wells Fargo’s improper business dealings. “California’s attorney general is conducting a criminal investigation into whether employees at San Francisco-based Wells Fargo bank stole customers’ identities in the sales practices
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Pentagon halts CA National Guard repayment demands
Reeling from outrage over a costly bureaucratic misstep, the Pentagon has halted its efforts to force California National Guardsmen to personally repay salary bonuses that should not have approved in the first place. As some observers concluded that only Congress could clean up
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Former state senator sentenced to 42 months in prison for corruption
Headed for a sizable jail term, ex-state Sen. Ronald Calderon, caught in a sting that laid bare his role in an influence-peddling scheme, has reached the likely end of his political career. Calderon, “once the most powerful member of a politically influential
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New poll shows uphill battle to end California death penalty
Despite a broad trend toward increasing skepticism and opposition around capital punishment, California’s ballot initiative ending the practice faces a steep climb heading into November. The Institute for Social Research at Sacramento State University, through the CALSPEAKS public-opinion project, found that
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California Democrats tar opponents with Trump
California Democrats have centered around a handful of Republican challengers they hope to tar with Donald Trump’s brush. Assemblymen Dante Acosta, R-San Bernardino, David Hadley, R-Torrance and Marc Steinorth, R-Redlands, Assemblywoman Young Kim, R-Fullerton, and state Senate candidate Mike Antonovich have all
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