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LA City Council calls for criminal investigation into migrant transportation

Members of the Los Angeles City Council were pursuing an investigation today into whether human trafficking and kidnapping were committed when Texas Gov. Greg Abbott bused migrants from his state to L.A. Councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez introduced the motion alongside her colleagues Nithya Raman, Monica Rodriguez and Hugo Soto-Martinez to direct the City Attorney’s office to

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Authorities warn of scams targeting seniors

Financial scams targeting the senior population of Riverside County and elsewhere are an ongoing concern, prompting authorities today to urge residents to be alert to potential fraud and use simple steps to prevent being victimized. “Bad actors continue to target seniors in fraudulent financial schemes,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said during a briefing at

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes constitutional amendment to tighten access to guns

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday he is proposing an amendment to the United States Constitution that would enshrine into law gun regulations including universal background checks and raising the minimum age to buy a firearm to 21, his latest foray into national politics. Newsom’s proposed 28th Amendment would also institute

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Florida official says migrants flown to California went willingly, refutes claims of coercion

By TRÂN NGUYỄN and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration said Tuesday that three dozen migrants whom the state flew from the U.S. southern border to California on private planes all went willingly, refuting allegations by California officials that the individuals were coerced to travel under false pretenses. Two planes arrived

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Temecula teachers plan rallies over rejection of social studies curriculum for inclusion of Harvey Milk

Temecula Valley Unified School District teachers are expected to take part in rallies today in response to a recent school board vote rejecting textbooks and curriculum for an elementary school-level social studies program, a vote that made headlines when the board president referred to slain gay-rights activist Harvey Milk as a “pedophile.” During its May

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California officials blast Florida’s DeSantis over transfer of migrants from Texas to Sacramento

By TRÂN NGUYỄN and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California leaders lashed out at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and hinted at a criminal investigation Monday over the arrival of two flights of migrants who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border into Texas and then were sent to Sacramento, allegedly at the direction of

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California advances fentanyl bills focused on prevention, increased penalties

By TRÂN NGUYỄN, ADAM BEAM and SOPHIE AUSTIN SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers have advanced more than a dozen bills aiming to address the fentanyl crisis, including some that would impose harsher prison sentences for dealers, ahead of a critical deadline this week. Legislators in the Assembly and Senate debated measures on Wednesday as

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Judge says fire retardant drops are polluting streams but allows use to continue

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A judge ruled Friday that the U.S. government can keep using chemical retardant to fight wildfires, despite finding that the practice pollutes streams in western states in violation of federal law. Halting the use of the red slurry material could have resulted in greater environmental damage from wildfires, said U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen in

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California unlikely to run short of electricity this summer thanks to storms, new power sources

By Adam Beam SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California regulators say the state is unlikely to experience electricity shortages this summer after securing new power sources and a wet winter that filled the state’s reservoirs enough to restart hydroelectric power plants that were dormant during the drought. The nation’s most populous state normally has more than enough electricity

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