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Californian mother says puppies ‘never given us any reason’ to suspect mauling

The governor of California stood in a patch of dry brown grass as he made his proclamation:

LOS ANGELES — In 1953, James Hong left Minnesota with a buddy in a Buick and hit Route 66, bound for California.

Megachurch leader Naasón Joaquín García was sentenced last week to nearly 17 years in state prison after pleading guilty to child sexual abuse, putting an end to a case that in its early days made headlines for the astonishingly high $50 million bail amount set by the court.

Oftentimes those who oppose adult-use cannabis argue that its legalization will trigger a rise in crime rates.

Element 7 continued to expand its retail footprint across California this week with three new store openings in seven days — stores opened their doors in Mendota, Willits, and Chula Vista.

Placer County officials believe just a few dozen veterans remain in the foothill community’s homeless population, and the local agency has a new program to help those former troops find places to live.

California officials have agreed to pay out $51 million to settle some of the claims stemming from the 2018 shooting at the Yountville Veterans Home, where a gunman and former patient killed three women staffers before shooting himself, according to state budget documents.

More struggling California homeowners now qualify for mortgage relief, after the state on Tuesday expanded a COVID-19 program designed to help those who have fallen behind on their payments during the pandemic.