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‘I would have been a great mom’: California finally pays reparations to woman it sterilized
California over decades sterilized thousands of people in state prisons, state-run homes and hospitals. Lawmakers created a reparations program for them, but it has denied most applications.
Vote-by-mail ballots on their way to California voters
Voters across California will be receiving their vote-by-mail ballots in the coming days.The ballots were sent out Monday across Central California."Voters can expect them here in the next two to three days, and and then can begin to make their choices," Merced County Registrar of Voters, Mel Levey said.Those ballots can be returned by mail, at the county's elections office or in a drop box starting Monday."Ballots from those boxes will brought in and processed later this week," Fresno County Clerk and Registrar of Voters, James Kus said.All drop box locations in Kings, Tulare and Fresno counties are open 24...
Lopez: Prop. 36 saves lives and protects communities by requiring treatment for deadly addictions
As a 35-year veteran of law enforcement I know both the healing power of substance abuse treatment and the danger of releasing those from jail or prison whose untreated addictions drive them to hurt themselves and others with alarming regularity. California once used proven drug courts to require treatment for...
Housing nonprofit alleges widespread discrimination against Section 8 tenants in California
The Housing Rights Initiative filed civil rights complaints Monday, alleging California landlords routinely discriminate against Section 8 tenants. The filings, with the California Civil Rights Department, were based on an undercover investigation.
California Interstate 80 Construction in Sierra Nevada Corridor to Cause Delays Through Fall
PLACER/NEVADA/SIERRA COUNTIES – Caltrans is advising motorists traveling along Interstate 80 (I-80) in the Sierra Corridor to prepare for significant delays this fall, as multiple construction projects and emergency repairs are underway. Travelers may experience delays of up to two hours as lane and ramp closures continue in several locations across Placer, Nevada, and Sierra counties.
Salmon swim freely in the Klamath River for 1st time in a century after dams removed
HORNBROOK, Calif. (AP) — For the first time in more than a century, salmon are swimming freely along the Klamath River and its tributaries — a major watershed near the California-Oregon border — just days after the largest dam removal project in U.S. history was completed. Researchers determined that Chinook salmon began migrating Oct. 3 into previously inaccessible habitat above the site of the former Iron Gate dam, one of four towering dams demolished as part of a national movement to let rivers return to their natural flow and to restore ecosystems for fish and other wildlife. “It’s been...
California Drivers; Here's How To Get Your Share Of The $50 Million Settlement
Californians who purchased gasoline in Southern California in 2015 may get some of their money back in a $50 million settlement with gas trading firms. The settlement has resolved a lawsuit filed in 2020 by the California Department of Justice. The lawsuit alleged that various entities manipulated spot gasoline market prices. The result drove up prices.
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