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From racial justice to dirty air, California’s new AG plots a progressive health care agenda
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In a candid interview, California’s newly appointed attorney general, Rob Bonta, reflects on his progressive roots and says he will pursue a health care agenda centered on the principle that quality medical care is a right, not a privilege.California
Death penalty faces critical test: Will California high court raise bar?
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The California Supreme Court will this week begin hearings in a case challenging the state’s application of the death penalty.COVID-19
Public safety debate reignites
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The mass shooting in San Jose that left nine people dead is just one of countless in a surge of gun violence across the country.California
Newsom outlines a $2 billion wildfire and emergency preparedness plan
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The budget is the largest ever for wildfire preparedness, Newsom said.California
Running out of water and time: How unprepared is California for 2021’s drought?
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With most of the state gripped by extreme dryness, some conditions are better, some worse, than the last record-breaking drought.City
PPD: Crime down slightly overall in first quarter of 2021
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But vehicle break-ins and other larceny/theft incidents were up compared to the same period in 2020.
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Nancy O’Malley, Alameda County district attorney, won’t seek a fourth term
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O'Malley joined the district attorney's office in 1984 and in 2009 became the first woman elected as district attorney in the county.Arts & Entertainment
