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Byline: KATHLEEN RONAYNE

05 Feb

California bill would limit genitalia surgery for children

published on February 5, 2019 - 1:28 PM

(AP) – California doctors would be barred from treating or performing surgery on children born with genitals that don’t fit

28 Jan

Insurance claims from deadly California wildfires top $11.4B

published on January 28, 2019 - 12:52 PM

(AP) – Insurance claims from California’s deadly November 2018 wildfires have topped $11.4 billion, making the series of fires one

23 Jan

Erin Brockovich urges California to stop PG&E bankruptcy

published on January 23, 2019 - 12:50 PM

(AP) – Consumer activist Erin Brockovich, who famously took on Pacific Gas & Electric Co. in the 1990s, urged California

09 Jan

Trump, California spar over money for wildfire relief funds

published on January 9, 2019 - 12:35 PM

(AP) – President Donald Trump threatened Wednesday to withhold money to help California cope with wildfires, a day after new

07 Jan

California’s Newsom rebukes White House in inaugural

published on January 7, 2019 - 1:09 PM

(AP) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom was sworn in Monday and immediately drew sharp battle lines with President Donald Trump,

28 Dec

Jerry Brown wraps a 5-decade history in California politics

published on December 28, 2018 - 9:21 AM

(AP) – It was a matter of life and death in 2015 when California Gov. Jerry Brown pondered an assisted

19 Dec

California governor predicts too much Democratic spending

published on December 19, 2018 - 1:21 PM

(AP) – Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown helped his party become dominant in California politics during his eight years leading the

20 Nov

‘We need hundreds’: Fire victims’ families urged to give DNA

published on November 20, 2018 - 2:14 PM

(AP) – Authorities are using a powerful tool in their effort to identify the scores of people killed by the

18 Oct

California housing measures offer hope for high-cost Salinas

published on October 18, 2018 - 1:30 PM

(AP) – Middle-school English teacher Maryam Powers doesn’t take vacations. To earn additional money, she picks up an extra period

08 Oct

Governor candidates spar on vision for California

published on October 8, 2018 - 1:59 PM

(AP) – Republican John Cox attempted to lay California’s high cost of living at the feet of Democrat Gavin Newsom

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