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Joshua Ray, a social worker with the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians, inside one of the apartments of the building tribal leaders bought in Lakeport, Calif., through Homekey.

California Turned Pandemic Rentals Into Permanent Housing For Homeless People

Jul 16, 2021
California leased hotel rooms for unhoused residents during the pandemic to move them out of crowded shelters. Then it bought some of those hotels to create long-term homes for them.
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Law
A cache of 5,000 pounds of illegal fireworks seized at a South Los Angeles home exploded and destroyed an armored Los Angeles Police Department tractor-trailer, damaging nearby homes and cars and causing injuries, authorities said.

Illegal Fireworks Explode In Los Angeles Bomb Squad Truck, Hurting 17

Jul 01, 2021
Los Angeles Police bomb squad officers were in the process of seizing more than 5,000 pounds of illegal fireworks at a home in South Los Angeles at the time of the explosion.
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Law
Britney Spears arrives at a Hollywood movie premiere in 2019.

Britney Spears Is Under Conservatorship. Here's How That's Supposed To Work

Jun 24, 2021
With her father in charge of her life and her finances, the pop star has practically no autonomy. We spoke with a legal expert about what guardianships do — and what makes Spears' case different.
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Environment

Firefighting Monks Are Helping To Combat The Willow Fire In A Remote Area Of Big Sur

Jun 23, 2021
The fire had burned 2,877 acres with just 13% of it contained as of Wednesday. Emergency crews are watching for a return to hot and dry conditions at the end of the week.
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Education
When relaying why she chose the farm fields for her college graduation photo shoot, Jennifer Rocha explained it's because that's where her parents "sacrificed their backs, their sweat, their early mornings, late afternoons, working cold winters, hot summ

A College Grad Honored Her Parents With A Photo Shoot In The Fields Where They Worked

Jun 16, 2021
"The whole reason I wanted to go back to the fields with my parents is because I wouldn't have the degree and the diploma if it wasn't for them," says Jennifer Rocha, recent graduate of UC San Diego.
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Law
Prosecutors say Mary Margaret Kreuper, the 79-year-old former principal of St. James Catholic School in Torrance, Calif., has agreed to plead guilty to stealing $835,339 from a Catholic elementary school where she was the principal — in part to fund he

A Nun Stole $835,000 From A School To Feed A Gambling Habit, Prosecutors Say

Jun 10, 2021
Mary Margaret Kreuper, 79, agreed to plead guilty to one count of money laundering and one count of wire fraud. The federal charges carry a maximum prison term of 40 years.
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Animals

A Teen Shoves A Bear To Save Her Family's Dogs

Jun 01, 2021
Video of the terrifying encounter in a Southern California backyard shows Hailey Morinico using both hands to push the bear off a wall and break up the bear vs. dog confrontation.
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KNPR's State of Nevada

Is California Ruining Nevada?

May 21, 2021

There’s a T-shirt out there that says, “Don’t California My Nevada.” 

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National
Caitlyn Jenner, seen here speaking at the Women's March LA in January 2020, has announced she is running for governor of California in a recall election that could happen this year.

Caitlyn Jenner Announces Run For California Governor

Apr 23, 2021
"Californians want better and need better from their politicians," the 71-year-old Republican said. The state's Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, is likely to face a recall election this year.
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National
Two police officers stand outside an office building where a shooting occurred in Orange, Calif., Wednesday, March 31, 2021. The shooting killed several people, including a child, and injured another person before police shot the suspect, police said.

4 Killed In Shooting At Office Building In California

Mar 31, 2021

Police in Orange found "multiple victims" when they arrived at an office complex Wednesday. Two other people were injured in the incident, including the suspect.

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Politics
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, pictured on March 10, has come out swinging at Republicans leading the charge to remove him from office in a recall bid.

California Gov. Newsom Lashes Out At 'Extremist' Republicans, Pledges To Fight Recall

Mar 15, 2021
"Let's call it what it is: it's a partisan, Republican recall — backed by the [Republican National Committee], anti-mask and anti-vax extremists, and pro-Trump forces," Newsom said Monday.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Mimi Newman, pictured with her dog Miller, has lived in isolation for a year to avoid COVID-19. She says California's vaccine distribution strategy should have prioritized people with disabilities.

People With High-Risk Disabilities Feel Left Out By California's Vaccine System

Mar 09, 2021
California moved from a risk-based to an age-based system for the COVID-19 vaccine in January. People with disabilities say that pivot cast them aside and they should have been prioritized.
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National
Kareem Hawari poses in a "Designate Little Arabia" face mask.

'We're Here, We Deserve Dignity': Arab Americans Advocate For Little Arabia In Calif.

Mar 07, 2021
Members of the community in Anaheim have been advocating for an official designation of the vibrant district for more than a decade. But the city council has been reluctant to support the efforts.
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Business
Ifeoma Ozoma is the Founder and Principal of Earthseed.

'It Really Is A Gag Order': California May Limit Nondisclosure Agreements

Mar 06, 2021
Former Pinterest employee Ifeoma Ozoma risked a lawsuit when she made public her allegations of workplace discrimination and harassment. She hopes California will ban contracts like the one she had.
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Newscast headlines

Official: California Likely Facing Critically Dry Year

Mar 02, 2021

LOS ANGELES (AP) — State water authorities say California will likely face a critically dry year with much less runoff from the Sierra Nevada snowpack than normal and reservoirs that already are showing the impact of winter precipitation that is well below average.

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Coronavirus Updates
California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks at a press conference following the opening of a new large scale COVID-19 vaccination site in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Newsom says the state will start setting aside 10% of its vaccine allotment for teachers, day ca

California Will Begin Setting Aside 10% Of COVID-19 Vaccine Doses For Teachers

Feb 20, 2021
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the plan on Friday as part of an effort to accelerate in-person learning across the state.
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Health

As California Expands Vaccination, Some Worry Farm Workers Will Lose Out

Feb 14, 2021
Walter Newman, has been giving flu vaccines to California farm workers for decades. He talks to NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about ensuring they get COVID-19 shots, even as the state runs low on doses.
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National
In this Jan. 31, 2020, file photo, a masked worker cleans a street in the Chinatown district in San Francisco. Police and volunteers have increased their street presence after a series of violent attacks against older Asian residents in Bay Area cities s

Anger And Fear As Asian American Seniors Targeted In Bay Area Attacks

Feb 12, 2021
The assaults have prompted some businesses to close early, while volunteers have set up protective escorts for older residents.
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America Reckons With Racial Injustice
Los Angeles County prosecutors took District Attorney George Gascón to court and won a ruling Monday, putting on hold some of his criminal justice reforms that would reduce sentences for criminals.

Judge Blocks LA District Attorney's Reforms

Feb 09, 2021
A Los Angeles County judge ruled Monday that District Attorney George Gascón's policy to end sentencing enhancements in criminal cases violates California's three-strikes law.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
The Supreme Court said California can no longer continue with a ban on indoor church services put in place amid the pandemic.

Supreme Court Rules Against Calif., Doubles Down On Religious Rights Amid Pandemic

Feb 06, 2021
The court sided with two churches that said a ban on indoor church services violated their rights to free exercise of religion. But the justices let stand restrictions that cap attendance at 25%.
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National
California's first surgeon general, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, is sworn in by Gov. Gavin Newsom in February 2019. A leading voice on health care equity, she's helping shape the state's vaccination makeover following its rocky start.

COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution: How High-Tech California Is Now Trying To Fix It

Jan 27, 2021
The nation's most populous state says it's pivoting fast following a chaotic and inefficient county-based rollout of the vaccine. Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris tells NPR about the do-over.
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Coronavirus Updates
Clinicians care for COVID-19 patients last week in a makeshift intensive care unit at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, Calif. California is lifting regional stay-at-home orders, but county and local authorities can keep other restrictions in place

California Lifts Stay-At-Home Orders: 'Light At The End Of The Tunnel'

Jan 25, 2021
State health officials are breathing a sigh of relief. But they are also cautious: More than 40 million Californians live in counties where COVID-19 risk is deemed "widespread."
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Coronavirus Updates
By the end of the day, more people received an injection on Monday than have been vaccinated since the start of the vaccine program on Dec. 18, Judson Howe, president of Adventist Health said.

Hospital Scrambles To Find Patients Before Freezer Failure Ruins 830 Vaccines

Jan 05, 2021
The crisis starts around 2 a.m. at a hospital in Mendocino County, Calif. A compressor gives out, giving the staff two hours to use the coronavirus vaccines before they are declared unusable.
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Coronavirus Updates
The coronavirus crisis in Los Angeles County hospitals has become so bad that ambulance services have been told not to transfer patients with a low chance of survival to preserve hospital beds.

LA Paramedics Told Not To Transport Some Patients With Low Chance Of Survival

Jan 05, 2021
Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases that have inundated ICUs, the Southern California county is also asking ambulance crews to conserve bottled oxygen.
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Coronavirus Updates
A coronavirus outbreak occurred at the Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center's emergency department, with 44 staff members testing positive for the virus between Dec. 27 and Jan. 3.

Costume May Have Contributed To An Outbreak At California Hospital, Infecting 44

Jan 04, 2021
Hospital officials in San Jose are investigating whether an inflatable costume contributed to an emergency department outbreak. One hospital employee died after testing positive for the coronavirus.

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