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California Supreme Court Rejects State Law Requiring Trump Disclose Tax Returns
President Donald Trump does not have to disclose his tax returns to appear as a candidate on California’s primary ballot next spring, a unanimous state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
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California Senate Approves Bill Giving Wage, Benefit Protections for Uber and Lyft Drivers
The California Senate has passed a bill that would give new wage and benefit protections to workers at so-called gig economy companies like Uber and Lyft.
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Daughter, Mom, and Aunt Killed in Leucadia Cliff Collapse
The three victims tragically killed when a cliff collapsed on a beach in Leucadia, California, Friday were related: a daughter, mother, and aunt, spending a day at the beach celebrating life and a recent family triumph.
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3 Killed, 2 Hurt in Leucadia Cliff Collapse: Sheriff's Dept.
Three people were killed and two others were injured when a cliff collapsed in Leucadia Friday afternoon, the sheriff’s department confirmed.
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‘John Doe DNA' From 1992 Matched to Northern California Rape Suspect
California prosecutors said Monday that they used an unusual tactic to identify a suspect for three rapes committed more than 25 years ago, keeping the case alive long after the normal legal deadline would have expired.
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After He Was Labeled a Child Rapist, He's Finally Exonerated and Filing a Lawsuit for the 25 Years Lost
Back in 1991, Vicente Benevides was wrongly convicted of raping and killing a toddler, and after decades of anguish in prison, he’s finally free, and is filing a lawsuit.
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Hit-and-Run Driver Kills a 91-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Who Was Crossing a Valley Village Street
A $50,000 reward was being offered for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for a hit and run in Valley Village that killed a 91-year-old Holocaust survivor.
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California Governor Won't Free Manson Follower Van Houten
California Gov. Gavin Newsom overruled a parole board’s decision to free Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten on Monday, marking the third time a governor has stopped the release of the youngest member of Manson’s murderous cult. Van Houten, 69, is still a threat, Newsom said, though she has spent nearly half a century behind bars and received reports of...
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California Governor Won't Free Manson Follower Van Houten
California Gov. Gavin Newsom overruled a parole board’s decision to free Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten on Monday, marking the third time a governor has stopped the release of the youngest member of Manson’s murderous cult. Van Houten, 69, is still a threat, Newsom said, though she has spent nearly half a century behind bars and received reports of...
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Have You Heard This Through the Grapevine? The Marvin Gaye Stamp is Available
A commemorative stamp featuring late soul singer Marvin Gaye was officially released at a first-day-of-issue event honoring the “Prince of Soul” and celebrating his music at Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre.
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San Francisco Mayor London Breed Requests Brother's Early Release
San Francisco Mayor London Breed has written a letter asking for outgoing Gov. Jerry Brown’s help to free her brother, who is not eligible for parole for another 15 years in a notorious homicide case.
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Supreme Court Blocks 3 Californias Measure From Ballot
The California Supreme Court has blocked a measure that would divide the state in three from appearing on the November ballot.
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Yelp Can't Be Ordered to Remove Posts, Court Says
A divided California Supreme Court has ruled that online review site Yelp.com cannot be ordered to remove posts against a San Francisco law firm that a judge determined were defamatory.
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California High Court Rules Criminal Defendants Can Some Access Social Media
The California Supreme Court has ruled that Facebook and other social media companies must turn over user content that is public to criminal defendants. The court on Thursday kicked the specific case back to the trial court to decide whether information requested by the defendants was open to the public – and, therefore, information that companies must provide.
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Civil Rights Groups Call for End to Courthouse ICE Detentions
Civil rights and indigent defense groups asked Massachusetts’ highest court Thursday to stop federal agents from arresting immigrants targeted for deportation at courthouses, saying the practice is scaring victims, witnesses and others away from halls of justice.
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Immigration Authorities Detail Plan for Courthouse Arrests
Federal immigration authorities formalized a policy Wednesday to send deportation agents to federal, state and local courthouses to make arrests, dismissing complaints from judges and advocacy groups that it instills fear among crime victims, witnesses and family members. The two-page directive from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it will enter courthouses only for specific targets, such as convicted criminals,...
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Manson Has Endured as the Face of Evil for Nearly 50 Years
Other killers snuffed out far more lives than Charles Manson did in 1969. Yet he has endured for nearly a half century as the personification of evil, even in an age in which mass shootings leave dozens dead at a time. Manson, the hippie cult leader who died Sunday at 83, horrified America a generation ago with the way he...
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Charles Manson Admitted to Hospital: Report
Mass murderer Charles Manson is in a Bakersfield hospital, though the severity of his condition is unclear, it was reported Thursday.
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Divers Removing 30-Year-Old Junk Reef Off California Coast
Divers are removing hundreds of old tires, plastic jugs and other junk that was dumped off the Southern California coast nearly 30 years ago by a man who thought he was helping the ocean environment....
The cleanup began last week off of Newport Beach, the California Coastal Commission announced Wednesday....
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Man Gets $650K After Fighting LA Parking Ticket
The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday approved a $650,000 payout for a man who successfully fought how the city of Los Angeles processes challenges to parking tickets.