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Los Angeles Fire Captain Tops City's Highest-Paid List With $712,000 In 2022
In 2021, the highest-paid employee also was a fire captain. That captain made $434,394 in overtime in 2021, for total pay of $598,532.
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MediCal's Latest Expansion To Include Those Incarcerated For Up To 90 Days Before Release
For the past six years, the state of California has been working to extend health coverage to more residents.
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New Report Shows Hispanics Face Rising Scrutiny From Police In California
The Jan.1 2023 report analyzes stop data collected by 58 law enforcement agencies from Jan. 1, 2021, to Dec. 31, 2021.
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Report: California Air Resources Board Plan Falls Short In Addressing California's Climate Goals
The LAO criticized CARB plan for lacking a clear strategy to achieve targets in greenhouse gas reduction set out by the state.
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CA Ranks As The Number One State For Outbound U-Haul Trucks For Third Year
Since Covid, the California Policy Lab has found that the state has seen a 12% increase in the number of people leaving.
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California To Receive $469.8 Million In CVS Settlement To Address Opioid Crisis
On Jan. 3, California Attorney General Robert Bonta signed onto a multistate $5 billion settlement with CVS.
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California Planning Gun Microstamp Database
On July 1, 2022, California Penal Code section 31910 was revised, requiring semiautomatic pistols sold to have microstamping technology.
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Republicans Criticize Delaware's Tightening Tailpipe Rules
Delaware is planning to enact some of the most stringent regulations for vehicle emissions in the nation.
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Another Record: Nearly 314,000 Apprehensions, Gotaways At Southern Border In December
Agents apprehended at least 226,050 people and reported at least 87,631 who evaded capture by law enforcement last month.
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Prisons Across California To Close Or Shrink
One on the chopping block is Chuckawalla Valley State Prison in Blythe, a city of 18,000, in eastern Riverside County, closing March 2025.
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California's AG Rob Bonta Joins 19 States In Support Of ATF 'Ghost Gun' Rule
The rule, which redefined terms in several of ATF's previous regulations, is primarily opposed by Second Amendment groups and gun owners.
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2022 Saw More California Businesses Relocate To Florida
While their top relocation destination is Texas, several major companies have relocated to Florida since Gov. Gavin Newsom's been in office.
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Nearly 302,000 Apprehended, Gotaways Reported In California In FY22
This is out of a record 3.3 million illegal entries reported by Border Patrol for all nine southwest border sectors in the fiscal year.
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Fentanyl Crisis In California Reaches Catastrophic Proportions, Seizures Up Nearly 600%
There was enough of the drug reaching the state in 2022 to kill every man, woman and child in North America — twice.
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Report: California Is One Of The Least Charitable States Despite Being One Of Wealthiest
When it comes to charitability, California ranks near the bottom among the 50 states, according to WalletHub's World Giving Index.
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University Of California Strike Ends With Raises All Around
The vote tally for UAW 2865 was 11,386 to 7,097 in favor of the agreement. The SRU-UAW vote was 10,057 to 4,640 for ratification.
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Census: Californians Are Leaving The State
California leads the country in domestic net outward migration.
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Analysis: Two California, Louisiana Cities Among The Neediest In America
They have high poverty rates, high unemployment, food insecurity, low computer or internet access, and a large share of delinquent debtors.
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Newsom Declares A State Of Emergency After Humboldt County Earthquake
The earthquake and aftershocks resulted in damaged infrastructure, including schools and buildings, and caused structural fires.
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California State Senator Scott Wiener Files Bill To Decriminalize Psychedelics
State Senator Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, introduced Senate Bill 58 on Monday.