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Caltrans Traffic Advisory for Mariposa County: One-Way Traffic Control Delays Expected on State Routes 49, 132 & 140 on March 29 - April 4, 2026

March 27, 2026 – MARIPOSA COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will have traffic controls in place for the following construction and maintenance activities on State Route ...
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Caltrans Traffic Advisory for Merced County: Rest Area & Highway Ramp/Lane Closures on I-5 and State Routes 152 & 165 for March 29 - April 4, 2026

TRAFFIC ADVISORY Rest Area & Highway Ramp/Lane Closures Interstate 5 and State Routes 99 & 152 . March 27, 2026 – MERCED COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation ( ...
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Center for Biological Diversity: President Trump’s Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth,Targets America’s Most Endangered Whales

A new Trump administration legal filing says that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth wants to exempt all oil industry ...
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California U.S. Senator Alex Padilla Leads Charge to Successfully Block Another SAVE America Act Push, Says, “No Matter How Republicans Try To Spin It, The SAVE Amer…

On Thursday, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, issued ...
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San Jacinto Suspect Arrested for Sexual Assault of Minors He Met Online, Riverside County Sheriff Seeks Additional Victims

Riverside County Sheriff's Office officials report that on March 17, 2026, deputies assigned to the San Jacinto Sheriff’s Station began an investigation into the sexual assault of a minor. Deputies ...
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Los Angeles DA Files Felony Charges Against LAUSD Employee and Vendor Owner in Alleged $22 Million Contracting Scheme

March 27, 2026 – LOS ANGELES, CA – A Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) information technology employee and the owner of a technology vendor company are facing felony charges in connection ...
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California Budget & Policy Center Report Finds State and Federal Budget Actions Threaten the Health & Economic Security of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander ...

Building on the 2024 Women’s Well-Being Index, the new report highlights gender disparities in California and signals deeper harm for AANHPI women amid federal threats and state inaction. Using ...
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Sacramento County Suspect Arrested for Double Homicide in the Shooting Death of a Man and Woman in Orangevale

Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at about 12:00 p.m., North Patrol deputies were dispatched to the Sunshine Mobile Village at 6132 Main Avenue in ...
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Los Angeles Police Seek Public’s Help IDing Driver Wanted in Hit-and-Run Death of Electric Scooter Rider

March 27, 2026 – Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles Police Department officials report that the South Traffic Division detectives are investigating a traffic collision that resulted in the death of a man ...
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University of California Co-sponsored Bill to Place a $23 Billion Bond to Fund Scientific Research in California on the November 2026 Ballot Clears Senate Health …

March 27, 2026 - University of California-sponsored legislation, SB 895 by Senator Scott Wiener, passed the Senate Health ...
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California Attorney General Bonta, Part of a Coalition of 18 Attorneys General, Backs D.C.’s Large Capacity Magazine Ban

California Attorney General Bonta on Thursday, as part of a coalition of 18 attorneys general, filed a brief in support of the District of Columbia in Benson v. United States which is pending before ...
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Republican U.S. Senators Call On Trump Administration to Reinstate the Protect Life Rule to Prevent Taxpayer Funded Abortions

Excerpts of the letter are below, and the full letter can be found here.