“They believe they have the divine right to rule,” U.S. Sen Bernie Sanders told a crowd in Los Angeles Wednesday night. A proposed ballot measure would tax billionaires’ net worth by 5% for health care and schools, but top Democrats say it will drive them away.
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Eight backcountry skiers found dead and 1 still missing after avalanche near Lake Tahoe
Crews found the bodies of eight backcountry skiers Wednesday and were searching for one more who remains missing after an avalanche in the mountains near Lake Tahoe, authorities said, making it the deadliest U.S. avalanche in nearly half a century.
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Bernie Sanders and Gavin Newsom become adversaries over push to tax California billionaires
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders will be in Los Angeles on Wednesday to campaign for a proposed tax on billionaires, putting him at odds with California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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Factory-built housing hasn’t taken off in California yet, but this year might be different
Building homes inside a factory has long been seen as a way to revolutionize the American housing industry, ushering in a new era of higher-quality homes at lower prices. That dream has never quite panned out. Can California finally make it happen?
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Trump scraps a cornerstone climate finding as California prepares for court
After President Donald Trump rescinded the legal foundation for U.S. climate policy, California is preparing to sue — and could try to write its own rules.
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‘It’s time’: California leaders unveil biggest crackdown on drunk drivers in decades
A bipartisan coalition of state lawmakers has introduced 10 bills, an unprecedented package designed to stop deadly drivers.
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California announces investigation into delayed evacuation orders during L.A.-area wildfire
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a civil rights investigation Thursday into how delayed evacuations affected a historically Black community ravaged by one of last year’s deadly wildfires in Altadena.
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Facing ‘extinction vortex,’ California grants new protections to some mountain lions
State fish and game officials declared mountain lions on the Central Coast and in Southern California threatened under the state’s endangered species act.
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‘Valleycrat’ or Mamdani wannabe? California Democrats are split on how to win swing votes
After 2024 losses, Democrats are split on strategy: move to the middle or embrace economic populism. A Central Valley congressional race encapsulates the divide.
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California sues as Trump cuts $600M in public health grants to four states
The Trump administration has targeted grants aimed at helping fund public health workforce and disease monitoring in California, Colorado, Illinois and Minnesota. Ending these grants could result in layoffs and worse health outcomes, according to a lawsuit filed by California Attorney General Rob Bonta.