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• CaliforniaJun 17

  US Secret Service agent robbed at gunpoint in California during Biden visit

  A United States Secret Service agent was robbed at gunpoint in Tustin over the weekend shortly after President Joe Biden held a glitzy fundraiser in Southern California, police said.

• california wildfiresJun 17

  Map: See where wildfires are burning in California

  Use this interactive map to see where fires are burning in California.

• CaliforniaJun 17

  California legislator pushing to end legacy admissions practices

  Is it time for private colleges and universities to end legacy admissions practices? A legislator thinks so and he wants California to join a handful of other states who have banned the practice.

• CaliforniaJun 16

  Strong winds, steep terrain hamper crews battling Los Angeles area's first major fire of the year

  Strong winds are pushing flames from a wildfire through dry brush in mountains along Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles. Officials on Sunday warned residents in the fire’s path to be prepared to leave if the blaze explodes in size again. LA County’s first major wildfire of the year swiftly grew to nearly 23 square miles, one day after it...

• CaliforniaJun 15

  2,000-acre brush fire growing in SoCal community of Gorman

  The Los Angeles County Fire Department is battling a fire in the Gorman area.

• Air QualityJun 17

  Smoke from Point Fire affecting Bay Area air quality

  The smoke from the Point Fire in Sonoma County has led to a Spare the Air alert across parts of the Bay Area on Monday.

• california wildfires21 hours ago

  Point Fire in Sonoma County burns roughly 1,200 acres; containment up to 20%

  Firefighters on Tuesday continued to attack the Point Fire in Sonoma County, a wildfire that’s scorched more than 1,200 acres, destroyed two structures and left at least one firefighter hurt.

• EconomyJun 15

  ‘Wouldn't be where I am today:' California's small business owners fight to save state aid

  Small business leaders and advocates traveled to the Capitol last week and among other things lobbied against the cuts to the Small Business Development Center and the Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center.

• CaliforniaJun 15

  California's Democratic leaders clash with businesses over curbing retail theft. Here's what to know

  The efforts to tamp down organized retail theft in California this year have largely boiled down to two paths.

• Jun 14

  You don't think corn dogs are haute cuisine? These chefs, using alligator sausage, beg to differ.

  The chefs heading Team USA at an international food competition this week in New Orleans are incorporating flavors of their native California in dishes featuring New Orleans regional ingredients.

• CaliforniaJun 14

  2 dead in single-engine plane crash in Northern California

  Two people have been killed in a single-engine plane crash in Northern California.

• CaliforniaJun 15

  Converting cow manure to fuel is growing climate solution, but critics say communities put at risk

  California has become a leader in curbing methane emissions from dairy farms, a major source of the greenhouse gas.

• Jun 14

  The cost of keeping the aging Diablo Canyon nuclear plant open five more years could be as much as double what PG&E had first estimated back when a deal was struck two years ago to run it longer to help assure grid reliability, experts say.

• health careJun 13

  CEO of telehealth company Done charged in online Adderall distribution scheme

  The founder and CEO of a California-based telehealth company was arrested and charged on Thursday for her involvement in an alleged scheme to distribute Adderall over the internet and commit healthcare fraud.

• CaliforniaJun 13

  California Senate approves ban on schools notifying parents of their child's pronoun change

  School districts in California would be barred from forcing teachers to notify parents if their child asks to go by a new pronoun at school under a bill the state Legislature is weighing amid legal battles over the rights of parents and gender-nonconforming students.

• CaliforniaJun 13

  California Legislature rejects many of Gov. Gavin Newsom's budget cuts as negotiations continue

  The California Legislature has passed its own version of a state spending plan that rejects many of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget cuts. Thursday’s vote was not really a public rebuke of Newsom. The Legislature had to pass a balanced budget before Saturday in order to keep getting paid while negotiations with the governor continue. The Legi...

• Supreme CourtJun 13

  Supreme Court blocks ‘Trump too small' trademark gambit

  The Supreme Court has rebuffed a California lawyer’s attempt to trademark the phrase “Trump too small,” a reference to a crude joke made about former President Donald Trump.