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Money wars: Special interests spend big in California primary
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In some races, the independent expenditure committees funded by special interest groups are clearly supporting or opposing candidates. In others, the strategy is more complicated.Bay Area
‘Everyone loses’: Sacramento Valley struggles to survive unprecedented water cuts
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Growers protected for decades by their water rights are suffering for the first time during this record-breaking drought. Wildlife refuges are struggling, too.gavin newsom
Sky-high prices mute California’s economic recovery
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California’s unemployment rate is improving, but inflation, sky-high prices and high interest rates threaten the state’s economic recovery.California
The new MADD movement: Parents rise up against drug deaths
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People who have lost children to pills laced with fentanyl are demanding stricter penalties from lawmakers and social media protections from Silicon Valley.Bay Area
Beverley Hills lawyer indicted for threatening Bay Area businesses with ADA litigation
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The alleged victims include the 89-year-old owner of Chinatown Kite Shop.California
The Great Culling: Which California bills did legislators kill?
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On suspense file day, legislators killed about 220 California bills on issues including education, health care, housing and workers.Bay Area
City Council resolution declares Oakland a sanctuary city for abortion
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The legislation comes in response to the potential ouster of Roe v. Wade, which was decided in 1973 and made abortion legal in the U.S.Bay Area
California’s progressive laws take a tumble in the courts
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Most recently, courts pushed back on requirements for gender equity in boardrooms.gavin newsom
