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Justice Patricia Guerrero was sworn in as the newest judge of California's Supreme Court Monday, becoming the first Latina woman in the role.

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  • Law

Newest California Supreme Court judge is the first Latina in the role

Justice Patricia Guerrero has been an associate justice in a federal appeals court, a trial court judge, a law partner and a federal prosecutor.

March 29, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
MIAMI, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 22: Gabriela Chirinos places the handle back on the pump after filling her vehicle with gas at a Shell station on November 22, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced he would ask state lawmakers to temporarily "zero out" state gas taxes next year.

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  • Economy

California's governor is proposing $11 billion of relief from record gas prices

Also included in the proposed package is $750 million to give Californians free rides on public transit for three months.

March 25, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
MIAMI, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 22: Gabriela Chirinos places the handle back on the pump after filling her vehicle with gas at a Shell station on November 22, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced he would ask state lawmakers to temporarily "zero out" state gas taxes next year.

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  • Economy

California's governor is proposing $11 billion of relief from record gas prices

Also included in the proposed package is $750 million to give Californians free rides on public transit for three months.

March 25, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Rep. Vic Fazio, joined by his wife Judy, announces to a gathering of friends and supporters in the Woodland Hote, in Woodland, Calif., on Nov. 17, 1997, that he will not seek re-election to the House of Representatives next term, following a 10-term career in Congress.

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  • Politics

An ex-congressman from California who reached across the aisle has died

Vic Fazio, a 20-year congressional Democrat from California, rose to become an influential party leader in the House. He was 79.

March 17, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Hank the Tank is "our big bear friend who has adopted the Tahoe Keys neighborhood as his residential area," police in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., say. Officials with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife say that DNA samples show that at least two other large bears have broken into nearly two dozen homes.

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  • Animals

DNA evidence shows Hank the Tank didn't work alone

Evidence shows that giant bear is getting a bad rap. And local officials say they're getting so many calls about him that it's affecting their ability to take emergency calls.

February 24, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Gov. Gavin Newsom, right, walks through rows of boxed personal protective equipment with dignitaries and elected officials, as he prepares to announce the next phase of California's COVID-19 response on Thursday.

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  • National

California changes its COVID strategy and announces a plan to live with the virus

The state's plan sets specific goals, such as stockpiling masks, providing wide-scale daily vaccinations and tests and adding 3,000 medical workers within three weeks in surge areas.

February 18, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Mickey and Minnie Mouse perform during a parade as they pass by the Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World in Florida. The theme park resort announced Tuesday that face coverings will be optional for fully vaccinated visitors in all indoor and outdoor locations.

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  • National

Disney theme parks say face masks are now optional for vaccinated visitors

Walt Disney World and Disneyland do not require proof of vaccination to enter but Disney says guests who aren't fully vaccinated must continue to wear face coverings in all indoor locations.

February 16, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
California is suing Tesla after a three-year investigation in which the state says it found racial discrimination against Black workers at Tesla's plant in Fremont, Calif.

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  • Law

California sues Tesla over alleged rampant discrimination against Black employees

California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing said in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that Black employees at Tesla's Fremont plant in the state have faced racism and harassment.

February 11, 2022
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  • Deepa Shivaram
A sign reminds customers that masks are required in their store in New York in December. A growing number of states are lifting their indoor mask mandates in the coming weeks.

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  • National

New York lifts indoor mask mandate, with California and N.J. mandates also set to end

New York will no longer require masks in most indoor public settings, but they will still be required in schools and health care facilities. Several other states have made similar moves this week.

February 09, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
GPB News NPR

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  • National

California universal health care bill dies without a vote

The bill had to pass by midnight on Monday to have a chance at becoming law this year but its Democratic author didn't put it up for a vote when he realized it wouldn't pass.

January 31, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Save the Redwoods League has donated more than 500 acres of redwood forestland to the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council, a coalition of Native tribes that have been connected to the land for thousands of years.

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  • Environment

A California redwood forest has officially been returned to a group of Native tribes

Save the Redwoods League purchased and donated the 523-acre area to the InterTribal Sinkyone Wildnerness Council, a group of 10 tribes that have been connected to the land for thousands of years.

January 26, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
The Colorado Fire burns along Highway 1 near Big Sur, Calif., on Saturday.

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  • National

A wildfire near California's Big Sur forces residents to evacuate

A wind-driven wildfire broke out late Friday in the rugged mountains above Big Sur, forcing residents to evacuate from their homes and authorities to shut down a stretch of Pacific Coast Highway.

January 22, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Sirhan Sirhan is seen arriving for a parole hearing in August 2021 in San Diego. On Thursday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom blocked the parole recommendation for Sirhan, who killed Robert F. Kennedy in 1968.

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  • Politics

California governor denies RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan parole

The parole panel's recommendation to release Sirhan, 77, in August was based in part on new California laws since he was last denied parole in 2016 — the 15th time he'd lost his bid for release.

January 13, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A young person wears a mask while waiting in line at a COVID-19 testing site on the Martin Luther King Jr. medical campus on Monday in Los Angeles.

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  • Health

California extends its indoor mask mandate until February as omicron surge continues

So far, nearly 80% of California residents have been vaccinated with at least one dose of the COVID vaccine. The extended statewide mask mandate is set to expire on Feb. 15.

January 05, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
A sign is posted in front of a Walmart store in American Canyon, Calif. The state has filed a lawsuit against Walmart for allegedly disposing of hazardous waste, state officials announced.

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  • Business

Walmart sued for allegedly dumping hazardous waste in California

Investigators said inspections of trash compactors from Walmart stores over the last six years found dozens of items classified as either hazardous waste or customer records with personal information.

December 20, 2021
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  • Jonathan Franklin
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