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Californians brace for increased health care premiums if federal subsidies expire

SACRAMENTO — For the last two years, Syd Winlock has had a major burden lifted from his surgically repaired shoulder.

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George Skelton: In California, Election Day has become election month

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It's ironic that as our cyber-driven world accelerates, election vote counting slows to a crawl. Are we willing to accept that?

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State worker union gets vocal in fight against CalPERS’ office requirements

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A union representative who works at CalPERS is leading one of the most visible fights in California state government against strict in-office requirements amid a new COVID-19 surge.

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Folsom’s historic Negro Bar will undergo a temporary name change from California parks

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California State Parks Commission on Friday voted to temporarily rename Folsom’s lakeside Negro Bar recreation area, changing it at least for the time being to Black Miners Bar.

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George Skelton: The Senate gun safety deal may seem like small potatoes — but it's not

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Politicizing is paying off. And hopefully we're headed for the slippery slope that gun lobbies long have dreaded.

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The Supreme Court limited California’s worker protection law. Will legislature respond?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The U.S. Supreme Court limited the reach of California’s cornerstone employee-protection law on Wednesday – but action by the state legislature could soften the blow.

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Can I get my flu shot and COVID booster at the same time? Yes, but know your symptoms

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A spike in flu cases across the country, along with another COVID-19 surge, is leaving more people vulnerable to catching some form of disease — especially those who aren’t vaccinated.

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California county appointee who posed with Proud Boys while dressed as Santa resigns

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Northern California man whose appointment last year to a county commission after posing for photos with a group of Proud Boys stirred controversy resigned this week ahead of his planned removal by local elected leaders.

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Sacramento police chief unveils strategy to turn back increasing gun violence trend

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento Police Chief Kathy Lester on Tuesday unveiled her strategy to combat the rising trend of gun violence. It’s a plan designed to rely on data analysis to focus enforcement operations and to use partnerships with community groups to lead intervention efforts and work on the root…

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Rancho fire burns homes in rural Northern California town that saw 2017 mass shooting

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Four and a half years after a mass shooting, the tiny Northern California community of Rancho Tehama has been hit with one of the first significant wildfires of 2022.

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George Skelton: Voters paid attention to party affiliation, not positions, in California's statewide primaries

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When running for partisan political office, what usually counts most are simple things campaigns often can't control — especially in a low-profile statewide race.

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Q&A: California lawmaker takes on insurance companies and gets personal about his health

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California state Sen. Scott Wiener made a startling revelation at a spring legislative committee hearing: “I was in the hospital. I experienced the most intense abdominal pain that I could even imagine.”

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Can California keep offering cheap health care? Here’s what state network’s new CEO says

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Jessica Altman took over in March as chief executive officer of Covered California, and even as she was settling into a new home in Sacramento she also was making the rounds with congressional leaders to drive home just how much Californians want access to health insurance.

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UC Davis graduation abruptly halted during ceremony due to extreme heat, people hospitalized

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The University of California, Davis graduation ceremony was abruptly cut short Friday morning after extreme heat left six people hospitalized.

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George Skelton: San Francisco voters had heard and seen enough of Chesa Boudin

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The San Francisco earthquake Tuesday should have rattled liberal Democratic politicians all over America, especially in California’s state capital and Los Angeles.

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PG&E’s ‘excessively delayed response’ worsened Dixie fire spread, Cal Fire report claims

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Cal Fire blamed PG&E Corp. for an “excessively delayed response” that contributed to the furious initial spread of last year’s Dixie fire, which became the second-largest wildfire in California history.

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California wants to slash insulin prices by becoming a drugmaker. Can it succeed?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is diving into the prescription drug business, attempting to achieve what no other state has done: produce its own brand of generic insulin and sell it at below-market prices to people with diabetes like Sabrina Caudillo.

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How will Trump involvement affect California congressional races in November election?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Donald Trump’s shadow hovers over the congressional race between Kevin Kiley, Trump’s choice, and Kermit Jones.

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Juneteenth bill would give California state workers 12th paid holiday, cost up to $20 million

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A proposal to make Juneteenth a paid holiday for California state workers has passed the Assembly and moved to the Senate.

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Eva, the California dog that saved its owner from mountain lion attack, dies unexpectedly

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Eva, the dog credited for saving her owner’s life after she was attacked last month by a mountain lion in rural Northern California, died unexpectedly Wednesday morning.

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Analysis: Ten years later, California’s ‘top two’ primary isn’t always what it seems

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s primary election won’t be remembered for what happened in a sprawling state Senate district that stretches from Lake Tahoe to Death Valley. But maybe it should.

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Will California be a November firewall for Democrats? Five takeaways from Tuesday’s primary

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California voters could determine who controls the U.S. House next year, and Tuesday’s primary offered strong clues as to what matters to them — crime, the economy and maybe Donald Trump.

Los Angeles Times

California leaders move to enshrine abortion, contraceptive rights in state Constitution

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Democratic legislative leaders, hoping to solidify the long-term right in California to abortions and contraceptives, will introduce a bill Wednesday asking voters to enshrine those protections in the state Constitution.

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Commentary: Wildfire smoke reminds us of climate change’s intangible damage on our mental health

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — There is no fire season any more, there are just fires — a recently popularized adage that’s becoming more true every year. Yet summer remains the most dangerous time for wildfires in California and surrounding western states. In just the last few days, Sacramento’s air quality has…

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Gov. Newsom advances to November as California primary returns come in

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom took a large step toward reelection Tuesday after quickly besting a crowded field of scarcely known challengers in the primary, though the size of his first-round victory was unclear immediately following the closing of polls in California.

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