Under legislation sponsored by state Sen. Nancy Skinner, schools would not be able to suspend students for nonviolent acts such as ignoring the teacher, talking back or disrupting the class.
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Fears grow as floodwaters threaten to drown this California city and prison complex
The only thing preventing floodwaters from inundating the city of Corcoran is an aging, 14-mile-long wall of dirt. Can it hold?
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Supreme Court sides with FDA on abortion pills, blocks Texas rulings for now
The conservative Supreme Court refused to second-guess the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of abortion pills as safe and effective.
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Wildfires are ravaging the American West. Can a contest help solve the problem?
A group backed by corporate and foundation donations is putting $11 million in prize money to solve a problem: detecting and stopping wildfires.
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White House urges patience as Sen. Feinstein’s absence leaves judicial agenda in jeopardy
Addressing the roadblock the longtime Democratic senator from California’s absence has created for judicial nominations, the Biden administration says, “It is her decision.”
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Lyrid meteor shower, peaking Sunday night to Monday morning, could feature fireballs
The Lyrid meteor shower, one of the oldest known such phenomena, appears this year with little moon interference, promising a good show.
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Oakland A’s plan to buy land for new stadium in Las Vegas, move there in 2027
Three years after the NFL’s Raiders left for Sin City, the Athletics say they’re aiming buy land near the Las Vegas Strip, where they’ll build a new ballpark and move into it in 2027.
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Striking before-and-after satellite photos show the start of the great California snowmelt
Images from space show the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountain ranges beginning to shed their record snowpack as weather warms up.
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Despite storms, many Californians are still coping with dry wells and awaiting fixes
In the San Joaquin Valley, 1,800 families rely on state-funded water deliveries to fill household tanks. The list of those waiting for fixes has been growing.
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Federal court slows a California ban on natural gas appliances
A three-judge panel sided with the California Restaurant Association against a Berkeley policy that “prohibits the installation of natural gas piping within newly constructed buildings.”