The possession and personal use of “magic mushrooms” and ayahuasca could be decriminalized under a new psychedelics bill introduced Monday backed by veterans.
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A measure to place abortion protections in the state Constitution ahead in early returns
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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California voters approve ban on sale of flavored tobacco products
Anti-tobacco advocates fought for years to end the sale of flavored products they said have generated a youth vaping crisis.
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In groundbreaking plan, California allows affordable housing on some commercial properties
California lawmakers struck a seemingly impossible deal to build more housing in areas traditionally zoned for big box stores and office buildings.
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It just got harder in California to steal and then sell catalytic converters
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two laws Sunday that will make it harder to sell stolen catalytic converters.
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California could soon restrict the use of solitary confinement in prisons and jails
California lawmakers have passed a bill to limit solitary confinement in jails, prisons and private detention centers.
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Newsom to sign gun law modeled after Texas abortion ban, setting up Supreme Court fight
The California governor will be signing a gun control bill Friday that mimics Texas’ abortion ban, despite its uncertain legal prospects.
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Political party ID dominates California attorney general’s race, other state contests
California’s closely watched primary race for attorney general faded into a standard partisan contest Tuesday, giving the Democratic incumbent Atty. Geb. Rob Bonta an easy victory for the top spot on the Nov. 8 ballot to likely face one of two Republicans instead of a high-profile independent prosecutor. Bonta easily led the field of five […]
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The June primary for California attorney general is a fight for second place
For the candidates running to unseat California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta, the fight for political survival is now. California’s primary election rules send only the top two vote-getting candidates, regardless of political affiliation, to the general election. As the incumbent and only Democrat on the ballot, Bonta is expected to cruise out of the June […]
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A ‘no party preference’ prosecutor could shake up California attorney general’s race
Sacramento District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert has spent three decades in courtrooms prosecuting murderers and rapists. Now she wants to be the state’s top cop.