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California tree carnage: A decade of drought and fire killed a third of Sierra Nevada forests

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Admirers of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains are familiar with the swaths of blackened trees flanking its sprawling green forest ranges. A new University of California, Berkeley study quantifies that devastation, finding nearly a third of southern Sierra conifer forests have died in the last decade.

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Sacramento school board candidate argued polio vaccine could be replaced with light

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A candidate for a seat on a Sacramento school board aired vaccine misinformation and criticized state policies related to race and sex education at public meetings over the past year, videos show.

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For some California Latinos, the abortion debate was not a ‘real conversation’ — until now

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Over his career in politics, Sacramento City Councilman Eric Guerra and his mother, Amparo Perez Quintero, 68, found common ground on almost every issue — education, immigrant rights, public safety and housing.

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California man who lost his legs to Amtrak train denies claim he was attempting suicide

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Amtrak amputation lawsuit playing out in Sacramento federal court devolved into a duel of witnesses Wednesday, with one woman claiming Joe Nevis told her he was trying to kill himself when he lay down on the railroad tracks six years ago and Nevis and his sister…

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Sacramento sheriff deputies stop Black people 4.5 times as often as whites, report says

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A new analysis by the ACLU contends Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office deputies spend an exorbitant amount of time pulling over drivers for minor traffic violations, a practice that disproportionately harms Black and brown communities while wasting tens of millions of taxpayer dollars each year.

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Surprise witness: Man who lost legs while lying on California train tracks was trying suicide

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A last-minute witness jolted the trial of a man suing Amtrak and a Marysville hospital after his legs were cut off by a passing train as he lay on the tracks early on Christmas Eve 2016.

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PG&E facing $155 million fine over fatal 2020 Zogg fire in Northern California

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — State regulators said Wednesday they plan to impose a $155.4 million fine against PG&E Corp. over the Zogg fire, which killed four people in rural Shasta County two years ago.

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California sheriff’s office stops Black drivers five times more often than white people, data shows

A new report says sheriffs’ patrols spend more time conducting racially biased stops than they do responding to calls for help

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Racist pranks at California schools ended football seasons. Coaches see a tie to COVID-19

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Northern California high school sports coaches see a connection between the disconnect students felt during the COVID-19 pandemic and the sequence of jarring, racist pranks that disrupted games over the past year.

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George Skelton: Propositions 28 and 31 are the easiest 'yes' votes on the California ballot. They both benefit kids

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two propositions on the state ballot may be the easiest "yes" votes you'll ever find. Both help kids.

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Newsom commits to 2nd term as governor. But presidential ambition often breaks promises

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom doubled down Sunday on his declaration of “sub-zero interest” in a 2024 presidential candidacy, pledging in a debate with his GOP opponent to serve a full second term if re-elected as expected next month.

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The radicalization of Kevin Kiley: A California politician’s strange journey from MLK to MAGA

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In 2007, an idealistic 22-year-old Harvard student named Kevin Kiley wrote in his undergraduate thesis that “politicians are inclined to do the easy thing — cater to the worldviews of their constituents — rather than offer the more challenging task of self-examination.”

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California teacher charged with hiding missing teenager for nearly two years

Holga Castillo Olivares, 61, accused of concealing the fact that unnamed Sacramento teenager was staying at her home

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No Kawhi Leonard? No problem for Clippers as Paul George scores 40 in win

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The pregame public-address announcement of teams’ inactive players is usually an afterthought inside NBA arenas, with fans still streaming in generally less concerned about the players not in uniform than locating their seats.

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George Skelton: De Leon embodied the American dream. After racist audio leak, he's living a political nightmare

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Back when he led the state Senate, currently disgraced Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León acknowledged growing up with "a chip on my shoulder," thinking "I wasn't good enough, maybe."

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California Woman collected $145,000 in jobless benefits using names of death row inmates Scott Peterson, Cary Stayner

A Sacramento woman has been charged with multiple counts of felony grand theft and forgery after she allegedly collected more than $145,000 in unemployment benefits using the identities of convicted killers Scott Peterson and Cary Stayner, the state attorney general’s office announced Wednesday.

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California sets up age requirement for those handling political campaign bucks

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — No longer will candidates running for office in California be able to rely on a high schooler’s financial wizardry.

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California woman collected $145,000 in jobless benefits using names of death row inmates Scott Peterson, Cary Stayner

A Sacramento, California, woman has been charged with multiple counts of felony grand theft and forgery after she allegedly collected more than $145,000 in unemployment benefits using the identities of convicted killers Scott Peterson and Cary Stayner, the state attorney general’s office announced Wednesday.

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California wildfires reversed years of climate change progress in 2020 alone, study says

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s record-setting wildfires of 2020 destroyed 4.2 million acres of forest — and erased years of progress the state made on battling climate change.

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Yuba City high school football players apologize for participating in slave auction

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Three Yuba City high school football players apologized during an NAACP press conference on Monday for their involvement in a mock slave auction that ended their team’s entire season.

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How Keegan Murray cemented the Kings’ status as Iowa’s favorite NBA team

The Sacramento Kings have cemented their status as the favorite NBA team of the state of Iowa.

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George Skelton: In the hands of politicians, redistricting can be poisonous. The cure is an independent commission

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The hateful, racist conversation secretly recorded among Los Angeles City Council members illustrates a reality: Self-interest redistricting brings out the worst in politicians.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom will call off COVID state of emergency next year

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom said he plans to take action in February to end the COVID-19 state of emergency in California that he initially declared in 2020.

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What are the best hidden – and affordable – wine regions around Sacramento? See these 6 spots

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is still America’s wine capital, but day trips to Napa and Sonoma counties aren’t what they once were.

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What's next for the Lakers and injured Russell Westbrook?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Last season, every missed Russell Westbrook shot in Sacramento was met with the chorus of Foreigner's "Cold as Ice" playing over the Golden 1 Center's speakers.

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